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The Spanish-American War

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : War History : The Spanish-American War

Introduction:
"Even though it is usually not seen as a major war in U.S. history too often, it is the war was a milestone on America's rise to superpower status!"


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


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


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


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


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


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


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?
    Explosion of the USS Maine
    Spain attacked the Florida Keys from Cuba
    Cuban rebels destroyed sugercane crop
    McKinley sent a war message so he could be elected for another term


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


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


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