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| Which tariff upset the Cuban sugar economy in the mid 1890s? |
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| Which Spanish colony did the Spanish-American War erupt over in 1898? |
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| Which general set up concentration camps in Cuba? |
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| The Cuban nationalist group fighting the Spanish were called the: |
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| Which president promised to do everything in his power to stop a Spanish- American War? |
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| Hearst's brand of journalism was known as what kind journalism? |
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| What was Frederic Remington's profession? |
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| Which American ship exploded in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898? |
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| This Spanish minister to Washington wrote a letter which insulted McKinley, and was intercepted by Hearst's newspaper. |
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| Who was Hearst's major business competitor? |
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| Who said the following: "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war"? |
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| Who was Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the first part of the McKinley administration? |
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| Which Democrat was McKinley's archrival in presidential elections? |
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| This legislation promised that the US would grant Cuba independence rather than annex it. |
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| Theodore Roosevelt gave an order for a surprise naval attack against the Spanish fleet in the waters off which Spanish colony? (The attack happened on May 1, 1898) |
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| Who commanded the attack at the Battle of Manila? |
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| Who wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History? |
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| The US acquired island colonies mainly to serve as what? |
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| In 1898, this island was annexed, but it did not belong to Spain previously. |
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| While the US Asiatic Squadron was anchored in Manila harbor, the Navy of which nation harassed them? |
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| This US Army general commanded the ground invasion of Cuba. He was so fat and ill his men carried him around on a door. |
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| Who had overall command of the Rough Riders? |
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| The Rough Riders are famous for winning which battle in Cuba? |
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| Which of the following statements about the Rough Riders is FALSE? |
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| They became the "Green Berets" during World War II |
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| This artist painted a famous picture of the charge up San Juan Hill: |
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| About how many American soldiers died during the war because of Spanish bullets? |
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| About how many US soldiers died due to disease during the Spanish-American War? |
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| This Spanish admiral wanted to surrender, but was forced to fight on: |
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| US warships had what advantage over the Spanish ships? |
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| They were newer, and many were steel |
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| Which agreement ended the Spanish-American War in 1898? |
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| How big was the indemnity the US paid Spain in exchange for the Philippines? |
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| What religion were most Filipinos in 1898? |
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| Which businessman advised McKinley from behind-the-scenes? |
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| Which literary luminary was a member of the Anti-Imperialist League? |
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| Most of the pro-imperialist US was swept up by what ideology? |
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| Who helped the Treaty of Paris through the Senate? |
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| This act established a Puerto Rican governmental system in 1901 that granted some limited self-government to the Puerto Ricans: |
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| What US city did a large number of Puerto Ricans immigrate to after US annexation of the island? |
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| How did the US Consitution end up applying to the newly annexed territories of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico? |
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| It sometimes applied, depending on the situation |
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| Which Supreme Court case(s) settled the issue of how the US Constitution and American laws would apply in the newly acquired territories? |
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| This US Army pathologist discovered the cause of yellow fever: |
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| This 1902 Amendment to the Cuban constitution gave the US the right to have a naval base on the island: |
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| What was the name of the US Navy base in Cuba? |
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| The Spanish American war did what? |
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| Showed that the US was a Great Power |
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| What was the name of the conflict between the insurrectos and the Spanish in the 1860s and 1870s? |
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| What was the name of Hearst's start newspaper? |
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| Who led the Puerto Rican resistance against US domination in Puerto Rico? |
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| This "Rough Rider" was nearsighted and wore glasses: |
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