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Spanish-American War
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7th Grade
08/30/2011

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Who was President during the war?
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McKinley
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What is yellow journalism?
Definition
Journalism that doesn't tell the truth.
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Who were the buffalo soldier's?
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African American soldiers.
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Who were the rough riders?
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The first voluntary U.S. Calvary. Led by Teddy Rosevelt.
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What year did the Maine blow up?
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1898
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How many people were killed when the Maine blew up?
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264
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Who were the two people who were fighting to sell the most papers during this time?
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Pulitzer and Hearst
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Who was the General was fat and was only in pictures with men who were in shape?
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William Shafter
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Who interviewed every rough rider?
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Richard Harding Davis
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What happened in Guantanamo?
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The first attack.
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Was U.S.A.'s soldier transport good?
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No
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Were the Cubans fit for war?
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No
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What is worse the diseases or the enemy?
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Disease.
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What hill made Teddy Rosevelt famous?
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San Juan Hill
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What Calvary were the Buffalo soldiers and Cubans in?
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10th
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Who was John Persing?
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He was in charge of the 10th Calvary.
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Did the 10th Calvary get any fame?
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No
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Wat was the most important thing that the U.S. got from the war?
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It got put on the map
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What was the famous quote that was frequently said during the Spanish-American War?
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Remember the Maine.
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What is the English translation of the term?
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Blood and Iron.
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What is the German phrase that became the motto of the successful German army?
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Blut und Isen.
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What was the name of the Prussian who was instrumental in the organization of the German states into a unified Germany?
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Otto Von Bismarck.
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What was the name of the political philosophy that basically indicated a nation must do what is politicly necessary, not what is good or moral?
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Realpolitik.
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What is the name of the political treatise written by the Italian Machiavelli?
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The Prince.
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