8th US History - Ch 17a (pg.312-318)

Question 1

Who was President McKinley’s Vice-Presidential running mate in the 1900.

Answer 1

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 2

Who was the President who believed that America must stay in the Philippines to protect them from foreign powers.

Answer 2

William McKinley

Question 3

Who was the U.S. Army doctor who helped prove that mosquitoes spread malaria and yellow fever.

Answer 3

Walter Reed

Question 4

Who was the lieutenant colonel who helped lead a group of volunteer troops know as the Rough Riders.

Answer 4

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 5

Who commanded the American Fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay?

Answer 5

George Dewey

Question 6

Who was the President who was fatally shot by a man who claimed to be an anarchist?

Answer 6

William McKinley

Question 7

Where did the United States gain permission to establish a navel base in return for protecting Hawaii from foreign invasion?

Answer 7

Pearl Harbor

Question 8

What American battleship exploded in the harbor at Havana, Cuba?

Answer 8

the Maine

Question 9

According to the Teller Resolution, why did the United states fight the Spanish-American War?

Answer 9

to free Cuba from tyranny

Question 10

What amendment provided for Cuban independence under certain conditions?

Answer 10

Platt Amendment

Question 11

What proclaimed that the United States would oppose any European interference in the affairs of independent Latin American Nations?

Answer 11

The Monroe Doctrine

Question 12

The United States determined to enforce the Monroe Doctrine in what dispute?

Answer 12

Venezuelan Boundary Dispute

Question 13

Where did the first battle of the Spanish-American War take place?

Answer 13

Philippine Islands

Question 14

What division of cavalry volunteers advanced on Santiago and charged up San Juan Hill. Who led these people?

Answer 14

Rough Riders

Theodore Roosevelt was the leader.

Question 15

What formally ended the Spanish-American War in 1898?

Answer 15

The Treaty of Paris

Question 16

What letter written by the Spanish ambassador to Cuba infuriated the American People?

Answer 16

Delome letter

Question 17

What is “yellow journalism”?

Answer 17

Printing of sensational stories intended to excite the reader.

Question 18

What happened to the Maine?

Answer 18

It was a U.S. battleship that was sent to Havana, Cuba, to protect American lives and property. One February 15, 1898, the ship suddenly exploded in the harbor, killing 260 American sailors. Cuba denied their involvement in the attack.

Question 19

What was the Teller Resolution?

Answer 19

Congress granted the President power to use military force to liberate Cuba.

It stated that the US intended to free Cuba from tyranny and didn’t seek to control the island itself.

Question 20

What was the “battle cry” based on the bombing of the Maine?

Answer 20

“Remember the Maine!”

Question 21

What happened on July 3, 1898?

Answer 21

The US defeated the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor within 4 hours.

Question 22

Who led the volunteer American forces called the Rough Riders?

Answer 22

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 23

What area did the US purchase for $20 million in 1898?

Answer 23

the Philippines

Question 24

What two people worked to control malaria and yellow fever?

Answer 24

Dr. Walter Reed and Carlos Finlay

Question 25

Who became President after the assassination of President William McKinley?

Answer 25

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 26

What American battleship blew up in the harbor at Havana, Cuba?

Answer 26

the Maine