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Question 1

Yellow Journalism

Answer 1

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers.

Question 2

Battleship Maine

Answer 2

An American battleship that blew up and sunk in Havana, Cuba in 1898. It’s destruction was blamed on Spain and led to the Spanish American war. “Remember the Maine” became a slogan for fighting the war.

Question 3

Spanish-American War (1898)

Answer 3

Conflict between the U.S. and Spain that began the rise of the U.S. as a world power. The U.S. gained possession of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines from Spain. Cuba became a protectorate of the U.S.

Question 4

protectorate

Answer 4

A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.

Question 5

Platt Amendment

Answer 5

This stated that the US could intervene in Cuba’s affairs even though it was an independent nation.

Question 6

Jose Marti

Answer 6

Led the fight for Cuba’s independence from Spain from 1895 through the Spanish-American War.

Question 7

Emilio Aguinaldo

Answer 7

Leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain (1895-1898). He proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1899, but his movement was crushed and he was captured by the United States Army in 1901.

Question 8

Rough Riders

Answer 8

Volunteer soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War.

Question 9

Reconcentration Camps

Answer 9

Concentration camps in Cuba where thousands died of hunger and disease. Spain used these to put anyone who was against Spanish control of Cuba.