Spanish American War and American Imperialism Web
Scavenger Hunt
Today you are going to investigate the Spanish American War. The answers to the questions
are located on the linked websites. You will need to read the entire section before answering.
Make sure you answer each part of the questions in full.
1. What did the Cespedes Constitution of 1869 call for?
2. What was the Ten Years War most serious problem?
3. Why is Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis an important concept to the
Spanish-American War?
4. Why was the US able to pay attention to the Cuban Independence
Movement of the 1890's?
5. What were the specifics of General Weyler's Reconcentration Policy?
6. According to historians, what were the roots of the Philippine Revolution?
7. What was Katipunan?
8. When the United States refused to give the Philippines their
independence, who led the Filipino forces in opposition to the U.S.?
What kind of war was it?
9. McKinley begins to be called upon by people, such as William Randolph
Hearst, to do something about the atrocities occurring in Cuba. What is
McKinley's response?
10.
Why did Roosevelt say, "I should welcome almost any war, for I think
this country needs one."
11.
Who commanded the "Rough Riders", and what was this unit's
official name?
12.
Why did McKinley ask Congress for money in December of 1897?
How much did the President himself donate?
13.
What was the headline in the New York Journal covering the De
Lome Letter?
14.
How big of an award did William Randolph Hearst offer for the
capture of the perpetrator of the USS Maine explosion?
15.
What have conspiracy theorists pointed to as the cause of the USS
Maine explosion?
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When did Congress declare war? When did the war officially end?
What political position did Roosevelt win initially after his return
from Cuba?
Why was Tampa, Florida chosen as a staging grounds?
Who ratifies treaties and what percent of a vote does ratification
require?
BONUS: How many states were there in 1899?
20.Describe the reward offered for the "detection of the Perpetrator of the
Maine Outrage." (How much, and who posted it?)
21.Explore the Headline Gallery and select one of the samples. Write down
the headline. Explain how this might have inflamed American passions
for war.
22.How effective was the Dynamite Gun used in the Spanish American
War? (Describe briefly how well it worked.)
23.Who is called the "father of Yellow Journalism" , and why was he called
this?
24. Private Manning , a member of the 33rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry,
was the first soldier of the war to have what?
25.In April 1898 Senator Henry M. Teller (Colorado) proposed an
amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain. What did this
amendment say?
26.John Hay, Secretary of State, wrote a letter to Theodore Roosevelt
describing the Spanish-American war as…
27.What disease caused more American casualties in Cuba than the Spanish
bullets? Who led the battle against it, and what were the symptoms?
28.Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan? What did he recommend with regard
to the U.S. military?
29.Explain the Boxer Rebellion.
30.What was the name of the policy of economic expansion which was
introduced by President William Howard Taft? Dollar diplomacy
31.McKinley begins to be called upon by people, such as William Randolph
Hearst, to do something about the atrocities occurring in Cuba. What is
McKinley's response?
32.Why did Roosevelt say, "I should welcome almost any war, for I think
this country needs one."