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SKILLBUILDER PRACTICE
Becoming a World Power
Distinguishing Facts from Opinions
Facts are events, dates, statistics, or statements that can be proved to be true. Opinions
are the judgments, beliefs, and feelings of a writer or speaker. Distinguishing facts
and opinions can help you think critically about books, events, or anything that
might influence your opinion.
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Read the following statements about the Spanish-American War. Write F in front
of each fact and O in front of each opinion.
1.
The U.S.S. Maine, exploded on February 15, 1898.
2.
The Maine should not have been in Havana harbor at that time.
3.
The sinking of the Maine was the worst event in the United States in the last
quarter of the 1800s.
4.
About 260 people died in the Maine disaster.
5.
Historians disagree about what caused the explosion.
6.
An accident aboard the ship caused the explosion.
7.
After the sinking of the Maine, calls for war increased.
8.
The sinking of the Maine caused the United States to declare war.
9.
The slogan “Remember the Maine!” became famous.
10.
Students today should learn about the sinking of the Maine.
11.
The Republican Party was divided over going to war.
12.
McKinley was a Civil War veteran who knew the horrors of war.
13.
Republican leaders who demanded war with Spain did so because they were
too young to have fought in the Civil War.
14.
About 5,500 Americans died in the war, mostly from diseases and food
poisoning.
15.
If McKinley had waited a little longer, he could have negotiated freedom for
Cuba without a war.
16.
The treaty ending the Spanish-American War was signed on December 10,
1898.
17.
According to the treaty, Spain lost control of Cuba.
18.
The peace treaty gave the United States control of the Philippines, Puerto
Rico, and Guam.
Skillbuilder Practice
Unit 7 Resource Book
McDougal Littell American History
Ch 22 Becoming a World Power (1880–1914)
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