Spanish-American War Con't

Column 1

100

· the Maine
· the Rough Riders
· "Yellow Press"
· San Juan Hill

All of these terms are associated with which conflict?

Spanish-American War

200

A major reason why the United States oversaw the building of the Panama Canal was to...

A. fulfill our treaty obligations to Spain.

B. increase the prosperity of Central America.

C. insure the re-election of President McKinley.

D. increase the mobility of the U.S. naval fleet.

D. increase the mobility of the U.S. naval fleet.

Column 2

100

"Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century was marked by...

A. a decrease in readership.

B. over-reliance on facts and evidence.

C. a decline of the popularity of radio.

D. sensational headlines and questionable facts.

D. sensational headlines and questionable facts.

200

A policy that tries to avoid foreign alliances and involvement is called...

isolationism