Chapter 4: Spanish-American War

In February 1898, the USS Maine suddenly exploded in the harbor of Havana Cuba. Who did the Cubans think made the ship explode?

• Spain
• Germany
• Singapore
• Italy

___________________________ a large farm, usually in a warm climate, on which many workers, servants, or enslaved people live and work

• Plantation
• Exaggerate
• Imperialism
• Tension

______________________ means to describe the quality something as being more impressive or unusual than it actually is.

• Plantation
• Yellow Fever
• Exaggerate
• Tension

_______________________ a feeling produced in a situation when people do not trust each other.

• Tension
• Happy
• Confusion
• Yellow Journalism

Newspapers exaggerated the Spanish oppression of Cubans.

• True
• False

How did most Americans feel about American Imperialism at this time?

• They wanted to be involved in foreign affairs.
• They did not want to be involved in foreign affairs.
• They did not believe that it was good.

Why did Cubans rebel against Spain?

• They wanted their independence.
• They did not believe in what the Spanish did.
• They were happy and wanted to be part of Spain.

The U.S. did not want to protect American business interests in Cuba.

• True
• False

Who did the Cubans call for help when they rebelled against Spain?

• France
• Germany
• Russia
• United States

____________________________ a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means.

• Tension
• Rough Riders
• Imperialism
• Yellow Journalism