Reading Challenge
Ch. 20 The Spanish-American War/EQ: Why did the United States go to war against Spain in 1898, and why was the
outcome significant?
Reading Challenge
1.
Who was the Yellow Kid?
2.
An sensationalized style of journalism designed to attract readers was known as
3.
How did the Yellow Kid affect Joseph Pulitzer’s newspaper, the World?
4.
How did the Yellow Kid affect Joseph Pulitzer’s newspaper, the World?
5.
Why did Spain refuse to grant Cuba its independence?
6.
Many American businesspeople were nervous about the political situation in Cuba in the late 1800s because
7.
Why did many Americans sympathize with the rebellion in Cuba against Spanish rule?
8.
Which of the following words can be used to characterize the reporting at New York newspapers such as the
World and the Journal?
9.
The de Lôme letter
10. Why was the USS Maine in Havana harbor in 1898?
11. Which of the following was least eager to go to war against Spain?
12. Were the newspapers justified in concluding that Spain was responsible for the sinking of the Maine?
13. Where was the Spanish-American War fought?
14. In what way were American soldiers unprepared for conditions they experienced in the Spanish-American
War?
15. How did the Spanish lose control over the Philippines?
16. Which of the following is the best description of the Spanish-American War?
17. How did the Treaty of Paris change the United States?
18. Which of the following was one of the provisions in the Treaty of Paris?
19. Which statement about Cuba is true?
20. What was the Anti-Imperialist League’s basic criticism of empire building?