The Spanish-American War

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1. What year did the Spanish-American War commence? 1897 1898 1899 1900

2. What year did the war end? 1899 1898 1900 1901

3. Who was the first civilian Governor General of the Philipines? Theodore Roosevelt George Dewey Grover Cleveland William Taft

4. Who was the admiral that defeated the entire Spanish fleet in the Pacific? George Dewey Walter Reed Theodore Roosevelt John Hay

5. Who led the ill-equipped Rough Riders to victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill? Walter Reed John Hay Theodore Roosevelt William Taft

6. Near which Cuban city did the Battle of San Juan Hill take place? Havana Camaguey Cienfuegos Santiago

7. Which territory did the U.S. NOT acquire from the treaty that ended the war? Guam Cuba The Philippines Puerto Rico

8. What was the main cause, the 'last straw,' that led to the eruption of war? Cuban rebels destroyed sugercane crop McKinley sent a war message so he could be elected for another term Spain attacked the Florida Keys from Cuba Explosion of the USS Maine

9. Which amendment/treaty granted Cuban independence and recognition from both the U.S. and Spain? Platt Amendment Teller Amendment Treaty of Paris Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

10. Who described the Spanish-American War as a "splendid little war"? Joseph Pulitzer Jose Marti William Hearst John Hay