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l.
Turn to pages 72-73 of the Atlas. Use the timeline at the top of the page to help you
complete the following timeline.
19t7
1898
Spanish-
Immigrants from
American War
Southern and Eastern
Europe pour into
the U.S.
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History Through Maps
2.
Read the overview. Also look at map A, "Fighting in Cuba," and map B, "Fighting in the
Philippines." For each pair of events, write C next to the cause and E next to the effect.
U.S.S. Maine explodes
near Cuba.
Spanish-American War be gins.
U.S. Nary attacks the Spanish at Manila.
b.
The United States takes control of the Philippines.
The United States wins the Spanish-American War.
c.
Spanish fleet is sunk at Santiago de Cuba.
The United States gains the Philippines.
d.
The United States wins the Spanish-American War.
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People and Their Environments
3.
Look at graph D, "U.S. Deaths in the Spanish-American War." Use the information to
answer the following questions.
a.
How many U.S. soldiers and sailors died in battle?
b. What was the major killer of Americans during the Spanish-American War?
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4.
Look at map A and photo C. Use the information to complete the following paragraph.
The United States declared war on Spain after the
exploded near Havana in the year
invaded the
InJuly the United
States
end of the island. The
led by Theodore Roosevelt, defeated the Spanish at
Two days later, the U.S. Naly
seven Spanish ships
trying to
break through the American blockade. Roosevelt used his fame from the war to
become
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5.
Look at map B and map E, "America's Overseas Empire." Write T if the statement is
true and F if the statement is false.
a.
Atl U.S. territories were in the Pacific.
b. Most U.S. territories helped increase trade with Asia.
c.
Five territories were acquired
in 1898.
d. The people of the Philippines welcomed U.S. rule.
e.
The United States gained territory in North America.
2a' Gathering the Facts
6.
Look again at map E. Write the year the United States gained contiol over each of the
following territories.
Territory
a,
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Year
Alaska
Midway
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone
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