NAME _____________________________
OPEN NOTEBOOK QUIZ
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank to the left of each question or statement. For
this section, use the homework assignment, “The Spanish-American War.”
_____1. Who was the leader of the Cuban Revolutionary Party who moved to the United
States and planned a revolt against Spain during the 1890s?
A. Jose Marti
B. Emilio Aguinaldo
C. Simon Bolivar
D. Joseph Pulitzer
_____2. Which of the following colonies were controlled by the Spanish during the late
1890s?
A. Cuba
B. Philippines
C. Puerto Rico
D. All of these.
_____3. Who was the owner of the New York World newspaper?
A. William Randolph Hearst
B. Joseph Pulitzer
C. Chuck Daly
D. Virginia Whig
_____4. A style of sensational writing which is exaggerated, emotional, and sometimes just
plain untrue is –
A. muckraking
B. yellow journalism
C. paparazzi
D. essay
_____5. Which vessel did President William McKinley send to Cuba to supervise the island
and protect American citizens?
A. The USS Constitution
B. The USS Yorktown
C. The USS Maine
D. The USS Vasquez
_____6. Why did the above ship explode in Havana Harbor on February 15th, 1898?
A. It was attacked by Cuban refugees.
B. It was torpedoed by the Spanish.
C. Americans scuttled the ship after fear of a Spanish attack.
D. No one is certain why the ship sank.
_____7. “Remember the Maine!” was the battle cry of this war:
A. The Texas War for Independence
B. The Mexican-American War
C. The Spanish-American War
D. The War of 1812
_____8. The first major battle of the Spanish-American War took place at Manila Bay, in this
nation –
A. Spain
B. The United States
C. Hawaii
D. The Philippines
_____9. Theodore Roosevelt was a member of this volunteer cavalry unit –
A. Minutemen
B. Doughboys
C. Rough Riders
D. Buffalo Soldiers
_____10. TR and his cavalry unit participated in the major battle in Cuba, which resulted in a
victory for American soldiers over the Spanish –
A. Santiago
B. The Battle of San Juan Hill
C. Manila Bay
D. Guam
_____11. Which colonies did the United States take from the Spanish at the conclusion of the
Spanish-American War?
A. Guam
B. Puerto Rico
C. The Philippines
D. All of These.
_____12. Who was the leader of the Filipino freedom fighters who led a revolt against the
United States of America between 1898 and 1902?
A. Jose Marti
B. Ho Chi Minh
C. Emilio Aguinaldo
D. James Connolly
_____13. Where did the United States build a naval base on the island of Cuba at the end of
the Spanish-American War?
A. Pearl Harbor
B. Manila Bay
C. Santiago Bay
D. Guantanamo Bay
_____14. Puerto Ricans are citizens of –
A. Cuba
B. Spain
C. The United States of America
D. Dominican Republic
_____15. Members off the Anti-Imperialist League were all opposed to the expansion of the
United States by –
A. statehood
B. diplomacy and trade
C. military aggression
D. isolationism
SECTION II. Use the Spanish-American War Matching Review to answer these questions.
A. yellow journalism B. Pearl Harbor
C. Maine
D. Puerto Rico
E. Rough Riders
G. T. Roosevelt
H. Guantanamo Bay
F. The Philippines
_____16. A sensational, exaggerated, and sometimes outright untrue method of reporting
which is blamed for causing the Spanish-American War. Both William Randolph Hearst and
Joseph Pulitzer’s newspapers used this method to sell more newspapers.
_____17. At the end of the Spanish-American War, Spain was forced to cede all of its colonial
possessions: Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and ______________ _________.
_____18. He was a future president and a member of a volunteer cavalry unit that fought
during the Spanish-American War.
_____19. This volunteer cavalry unit was made up of cowboys, miners, college students,
policemen, and even Native Americans. They fought at the battle of San Juan Hill alongside
African-American soldiers from the 10th Cavalry Unit.
_____20. The United States acquired this naval base from Hawaiian King Kalakaua in 1887; it
was an important refueling station for American vessels.
_____21. This was the battle cry of the United States soldiers during the Spanish-American War:
“Remember the _________________!”
_____22. After the Spanish-American War, the United States forced Cubans to allow us to build
this naval base on their soil; today, thousands of suspected terrorists are held in this location.
_____23. The first major battle of the Spanish-American war took place when the US Navy
attacked the Spanish fleet at Manila Harbor in this country.
SECTION III. Arrange these seven (7) events in their correct order, chronologically:

THE PURCHASE OF ALASKA FROM RUSSIA BY WILLIAM SEWARD FOR $7.2 MILLION.

THE EXPLOSION OF THE USS MAINE IN HAVANA HARBOR

THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL – THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE ROUGH RIDERS
FINEST HOURS.

THE UNITED STATES PRESSURES HAWAIIAN KING KALAKAUA TO GRANT PERMISSION TO
BUILD A NAVAL BASE AT PEARL HARBOR.

THE PANAMA CANAL IS COMPLETED.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHEN PRESIDENT
WILLIAM McKINLEY WAS ASSASSINATED IN BUFFALO NEW YORK.

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ENDS WITH THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF PARIS OF
1898.
Write the bold-faced, underscored portion of each statement on the appropriate line below:
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1867 - _________________________________________________________________
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1887 - __________________________________________________________________
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February 15, 1898 - ______________________________________________________
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July 1, 1898 - ____________________________________________________________
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December 1898 - _________________________________________________________
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1901 - __________________________________________________________________
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1914 - __________________________________________________________________