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What American naval vessel's destruction caused the U.S. to declare war against Spain?
The U.S.S. Boston
The U.S.S. Blocker
The U.S.S. Maine
The U.S.S. Constitution
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The Spanish-American War was primarily fought in what Caribbean island because that was where the Maine was destroyed?
Jamaica
Hispaniola
Cuba
Santo Domingo
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The U.S.S. Maine specifically exploded in what Cuban city's harbor, leading many to believe it was destroyed by the Spanish troops stationed there?
Havana
Varadero
Pinar Del Rio
Santa Clara
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What man was the President of the United States during the Spanish-American War?
Grover Cleveland
James Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
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Historians have generally blamed the American public's desire for war on what journalistic practice of embellishing stories with the goal of sparking outrage?
Red journalism
Yellow journalism
Blue journalism
Green journalism
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What newspaper publisher famously stoked American war sentiment, as demonstrated in his iconic quote, "You furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war"?
William Randolph Hearst
Max Bornean
Giuseppe-Vulpe Dosser
Graham Turner
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What year did the Spanish-American War take place during?
1860
1871
1886
1898
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Approximately how long did the Spanish-American War last? (Choose the closest answer)
3 Months
6 Months
11 Months
1 Year and 6 months.
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The Spanish-American War was the decisive end of the Cuban Revolutionary War as well. Cuba's war for independence was largely started by which of the following intellectuals who lost his life in 1895 for urging his countrymen to rebel?
Jose Marti
Karl Marx
Emilio Aguinaldo
Pancho Villa
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The Spanish-American War is often said to have started on April 21st, 1898 because which of the following events happened on that day?
America seized Havana Harbor from Spain
The U.S.S. Maine exploded
America began to blockade Cuba
America's ambassadors withdrew from Spain
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The Spanish-American War wasn't only fought in Cuba. America also routed the Spanish from what Pacific island nation when they captured Manilla Bay?
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
Samoa
New Zealand
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America brought what historic Filipino revolutionary back to the islands in hopes that he would convince his countrymen to support the U.S. as they fought Spain?
Emilio Aguinaldo
Temenos Aldagarde
Jose P. Laurel
Manuel Roxas
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What man became Cuba's first president after touring America to drum up support for his countrymen's independence?
Raul Castro
Francisco Franco
Tomas Estrada Palma
Mario Garcia Menocal
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Which of the following regions did America NOT receive dominion over after the Spanish-American War?
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Guam
The Philippines
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What American naval commander seized Manilla and, by extension, The Philippines despite his coal and ammunition shortages?
Oliver Hazard Perry
Matthew Perry
George Dewey
Robin Curtis
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What future American president became known for his leadership of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War?
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
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Roosevelt and his Rough Riders are best known for capturing what fortified hill during the Spanish-American War?
Osarra Hill
San Juan Hill
Pewter Hill
San Miguel Hill
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What Prime Minister of Spain made his country surrender during the war because he'd already been quite open about wanting to grant the colonies their independence?
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Alfin Travero Mussa
Pepin Toreadora
Manuel El Daro
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Antonio Canovas del Castillo, the Prime Minister of Spain before Sagasta, had stated his country would never surrender control of its colonies. However, he stopped being Prime Minister one year before the Spanish-American War for what reason?
He was removed from office following an infidelity scandal.
He defected to France.
He resigned to become an opera singer.
He was assassinated.
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To put all of the Cuban rebels at ease, America drafted what political resolution that stated clearly the nation wouldn't try to annex Cuba?
The Pinkney Amendment
The Gadsden Amendment
The Teller Amendment
The Robinson Amendment
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What animalistic name was given to African American soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War as well as prior frontier engagements?
The Snakeskin Snipers
The Buffalo Soldiers
The Beaver Troopers
The Lion Corps
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During what brief but influential battle in Cuba did American operatives cut multiple undersea cables that allowed soldiers on the island to communicate with Spain?
The Battle of Iros
The Battle of Rue Calluga
The Battle of Cienfuegos
The Battle of El Toboso
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Military historians argue that Spain might have had a fighting chance in the war had what decorated Spanish marine commander been deployed to the frontlines with his advanced cruiser fleet?
Picuros
Cervantes
Rosea
Camara
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What ruler-named armored battleship led Camara's Fleet and possibly could have dispatched America's naval blockade around Cuba?
King Ferdinand II
Emperador Carlos V
Charlemagne
Imperative Alphonse
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What disease claimed more American lives during the Spanish-American War than actual combat did?
Scarlet fever
Polio
The Spanish flu
Yellow fever
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The 7x57mm Mauser was a weapon used by Spain during the war, but American troops called the weapon by what nickname?
The Spanish Flea
The Spanish Hornet
The Spanish Badger
The Spanish Tiger
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America also drafted what piece of legislation that said they would have a hand in Cuba's politics until the nation drafted its own constitution and had a functioning democratic government?
The Monroe Doctrine
The Greystone Proviso
The Platt Amendment
The Sherman Act
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America's navy defeated Spanish warships fleeing Cuba in what major naval victory where the Americans received only two casualties?
The Battle of Santiago
The Battle of Red Cliffs
The Battle of Grey Gulf
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
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What historic commander gained combat experience in the Spanish-American War that he would later use as the Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War One?
George Patton
John Pershing
Anthony Wayne
James Doolittle
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The Spanish-American War led to the U.S.A. becoming the dominant political force over what region of Atlantic islands?
The Canary Islands
The Falklands
The Caribbean
Indonesia
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