Section 2 The Spanish American War

What role did Jose Marti play in the Cuban revolt against Spanish rule?

• He was a Spanish general

• He was a Cuban president

• He was a newspaper journalist and poet

• He was a US ambassador

What happened to Jose Marti during the Cuban revolt?

• He became the president of Cuba

• He was exiled to Spain

• He was killed in battle and became a national hero

• He surrendered to the Spanish

What action did General Valeriano Weyler take to end the revolt in Cuba?

• He negotiated peace with the rebels

• He placed the Cuban people into concentration camps

• He withdrew Spanish troops

• He granted independence to Cuba

What was the consequence of General Weyler's actions in Cuba?

• It led to Cuban independence

• It improved relations with the US

• It angered the US

• It resulted in a peace treaty

What role did William Randolph Hearst play in the media's influence on the war fever?

• He published the NY World.

• He sent Frederic Remington to report on Cuba and draw war scenes.

• He was known for Yellow Journalism.

• He published the STL Post Dispatch.

Who published the NY World and also published dramatic stories about Cuba?

• William Randolph Hearst

• Frederic Remington

• Joseph Pulitzer

• The Yellow Kid

What is Yellow Journalism named after?

• A famous journalist

• A comic strip called the "Yellow Kid"

• A newspaper

• A war event

Who was responsible for stirring up problems in Cuba in 1897, contributing to false journalism?

• Enrique Dupuy de Lome

• Frederic Remington

• William Randolph Hearst

• Joseph Pulitzer

What was the name of the letter associated with Enrique Dupuy de Lome?

• The Remington Letter

• The Hearst Letter

• The de Lome Letter

• The Pulitzer Letter

Who was the commander of the US Navy's Asiatic League assigned to attack Spain's Navy in the Philippines?

• George Dewey

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley