Cuba
Which country held claim on cuba before the war?
Spain
the main source of news for the public during this time
newspaper
how many Americans died from war itself in the Spanish American war?
400
Theodore Roosevelt became the leader of a Calvary unit named this..
The Rough Riders
What is the largest state in America?
Alaska
America gave Spain how much money for the other islands it acquired after the war
20,000,000
Newspaper publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer tried to provoke American citizens to call for war by using this type of journalism
yellow journalism
How many Americans died from disease and from eating rotten meat in the Spanish American War
4000
What was Theodore Roosevelts job title in the navy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
What is the official language of Brazil
Portuguese
this group gets the credit for winning the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba
The Rough Riders
“You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war”
W.R Hearst
the sinking of this US ship lead to the US declaring war
USS Maine
Theodore Roosevelt believed the war would expand, so he telegraphed Commodore George Dewey to move American ships to ________________
The Philippines
What is the name of the famous fortress in San Francisco Bay that served as a prison?
Alcatraz
This amendment limited Cuba’s power and made it a U.S. protectorate
The Platt Amendment
Publisher of the new york world
Joseph Pulitzer
What was the nickname given to the Spanish American War?
A splendid little war
What is the closest star to Earth?
The Sun
What were the two reasons that Americans wanted to free Cuba from Spanish rule
1 sympathy
2 they were invested in Cuba financially
Publisher of the new york journal
William Randolph Hearst
who were the true heroes of San Juan Hill?
The Buffalo Soldiers
Who is the only U.S. president to have earned the Medal of Honor?
Theodore Roosevelt