11/9 Bell ringer

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish-American war include Puerto Rico, Guam and-

• Cuba

• Spain

• Philippines

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-

• Pebble Beech

• San Juan Hill

• Normandy

• Havana Harbor

______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.

• Red-top
• Government
• Newspaper lying
• Yellow Journalism

What ship had a huge explosion that killed 260 Americans?

• The Magic
• The Titanic
• The Lusitania
• The USS Maine

What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?

• Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
• Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
• Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
• Cuba wanted independence from Spain 

What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?

• Isolationism
• Repubicanism
• Militarism
• Imperialism

Why did we care about Cuba?

• We had businesses there
• Cuba belonged to us

Which President wanted to calm to situation between Spain and Cuba by sending a battleship?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley

• Abraham Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy

What economic interests did US businessman have in Cuba?

• Cattle Ranching

• Sheep Ranching

• Sugar Cane Plantations

• Cotton Plantations

What did the Monroe Doctrine say?

• The U.S. would stay out of the affairs of European colonies in the Western Hemisphere.

• Europeans can continue to create as many colonies in the Western Hemisphere as they wanted.

• The U.S. could not create colonies in the Eastern Hemisphere.

• The U.S. and Europe would not continue to create colonies around the world.