MCQs of History – The Spanish American War

Which tariff upset the Cuban sugar economy in the mid 1890s?

Which Spanish colony did the Spanish-American War erupt over in 1898?

Which general set up concentration camps in Cuba?

The Cuban nationalist group fighting the Spanish were called the ______.

Which president promised to do everything in his power to stop a Spanish- American War?

Hearst’s brand of Journalism was known as______Journalism.

What was Frederic Remington’s profession?

Which American ship exploded in Havana harbour on February 15, 1898?

This Spanish minister to Washington_________ wrote a letter which insulated McKinley, and was intercepted by Hearst’s newspaper.

Who was Hearst’s major business competitor?

Who said the following “You furnish pictures and I’ll furnish the War”?

Who was Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the first part of the McKinley administration?

Which Democrat was McKinley’s archrival in presidential elections?

This legislation promised that the US would grant Cuba independence rather than annex it. It reminds_______.

Theodore Roosevelt gave an order for a surprise naval attack against the Spanish fleet in the waters off which Spanish colony?(The attacks happened on May 1,1898)

Who commanded the attack at the Battle of Manila?

Who wrote the Influence of Sea Power Upon History?

Emilio, Aguinaldo was a _______.

The US acquired island colonies mainly to serve as what?

In 1898, the________ island was annexed, but it did not belong to Spain previously.

While the US Asiatic Squadron was anchored in Manila harbour, the Navy of which nation harassed them?

This US Army general_________ commanded the ground invasion of Cuba. He was so fat and ill his men carried him around on a door.

Who had over all command of the Rough Riders?

The Rough Riders are famous for winning which the battle in Cuba?

Which of the following statements about the Rough Riders is FALSE?

________painted a famous picture of the charge up San Juan Hill.

About hoe many American soldiers died during the war because of Spanish bullets?

About how many US soldiers died due to disease during the Spanish- American War?

This Spanish admiral______ wanted to surrender, but was forced to fight on.

The Spanish fleet was_______.

US worship had advantage over the Spanish ships?

Which agreement ended the Spanish- American War in 1898?

How big the indemnity the US paid Spain exchange for the Philippines?

What religion were most Filipinos in 1898?

Which Literary advised McKinley from behind-the-scenes?

Which literary luminary was a member of the Anti-Imperialist League?

Most of the pro- imperialist US was swept up by the ideology of _______.

Who helped the Treaty of Paris through the Senate?

_________ established a Puerto Rican governmental system in 1901 that granted some limited self- government to the Puerto Ricans?

What US city did a large number of Puerto Ricans immigrate to after US annexation of the island?