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The Spanish-American War Part A

1.By the late 1800s, what remained of the once- mighty Spanish Empire? Spain held the Philippine Islands, Guam Island, a few African outposts, and Cuba and Puerto Rico 2. The Unites States, as far back as the mid-1800s, had shown an interest in acquiring what? Cuba

3. In 1868 and 1878, what happened that renewed American interests in Cuba? Cubans revolted unsuccessfully against Spain 4. What did Spain do in Cuba in 1886? Abolished slavery

5. What business in Cuba did American capitalists become heavily involved? Sugar Plantations 6. In 1895, who launched a revolt against Spanish authority in Cuba? Jose Marti ( )

7. What became of Jose Marti? He died during his attempted 1895 revolution 8. What did Spanish general, Valeriano Weyler (sent in 1896), do to suppress the revolution in Cuba? He had whole chunks of Cuba’s rural population placed in concentration camps, where thousands died.

9. In the United States, whose newspapers exploited the tales of Spanish atrocities and stoked American appetites for war? William Randolph Hearst Joseph Pulitzer 10. Hearst’s and Pulitzer’s sensational and lurid tales of so-called Spanish barbarity became known as what? Yellow journalism

11. When noted American artist, Frederic Remington (who provided illustrations to Hearst newspapers), stated to William Randolph Hearst that war between the U.S. and Spain was unlikely, how did Hearst reportedly reply? “You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.”

12. When William McKinley took office in 1897, what was on the rise? American support for a war with Spain 13. In February 1898, what happened to the U.S.S. Maine, an American battleship anchored in the Cuban port of Havana? It mysteriously exploded, and 260 Americans were killed in the explosion

14. In the wake of the explosion, who did the Hearst newspapers blame for blowing up the U.S.S. Maine? The Spanish 15. Americans who wanted war with Spain began to recite what slogan? “Remember the Maine!”

16. Despite no real proof of Spanish sabotage, President McKinley asked for, and received what, on April 20, 1898? A Congressional declaration of war on Spain The Spanish-American War had begun