Causes
Fighting in the Philippines
Fighting in Cuba
How it Ends
Results
100
Which country was being mistreated by Spain?
Cuba
100
True of False: the Philippines originally helped the Americans
True
100
True or False: there was heavy fighting in Cuba.
True
100
Who won the Spanish-American War?
The United States
100
True or False: Spain won the war
False
200
What was the style of journalism used during the war that involved over-exaggerated and sometimes fake headlines?
Yellow Journalism
200
What was the first battle of the war?
The Battle of Manila Bay
200
Who was a leader of the Rough Riders? (Hint: He later became a U.S. president)
Teddy Roosevelt
200
True of False: The war would ultimately be decided by land
False
200
Which country gained independence by the end of the war?
Cuba
300
What was the last event that triggered the start of the Spanish-American War?
The explosion of the U.S.S Maine
300
Who was the General at the first battle of the Spanish-American War?
General Dewey/George Dewey
300
What the places called that Cuban peasants were forced to live in by the Spanish?
Concentration camps
300
What was the cavalry group that fought in the war?
Rough Riders
300
Which treaty ended the war?
The Treaty of Paris
400
Which major industry was the U.S. trying to protect?
Sugarcane
400
The Philippines were a base for which country's fleet?
The Spanish
400
What naval battle tactic did the U.S. use to trap Spain in Santiago Harbor?
A blockade
400
Where was the last battle of the war? (Hint: it was also the name of the battle)
San Juan Hill
400
Spain paid which country $20 million at the end of the war?
The Philippines
500
Name the two newspaper owners who were known for a popular type of journalism during the war?
William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
500
Who was the dictator of the Philippines during the time of the war? (First and last name)
Emilio Aguinaldo
500
What was the war tactic primarily used in the war?
Guerrilla Warfare
500
In what year was the treaty that ended the war signed?
1898
500
The U.S. got which two countries at the end of the war?
Puerto Rico and Guam
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