18 2 Worksheet

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18-2: The Spanish-American War As you read about the Spanish-American War, write notes to answer the questions about its causes and effects.

Causes: How did each of the following help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish-American War? 1. American business owners __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. José Martí _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Valeriano Weyler _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Yellow journalism ________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. De Lôme letter ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. U.S.S. Maine _____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War? 7. Cuba ___________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Puerto Rico ______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Guam __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Philippine Islands________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Vertical Time Line—Multiple Choice Directions: Use the time line located below and your knowledge of U.S. history to answer the questions. _____ 1. The first battle after the U.S. declaration of war occurred in A Cuba.

B Puerto Rico.

C the Philippines.

D Maine.

_____ 2. What incident sparked America’s declaration of war? A the battle of San Juan Hill B the explosion of the battleship Maine C the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico D the destruction of the Spanish fleet _____ 3. The period from the U.S. declaration of war to the cease-fire was approximately A 4 months

B 6 months C 8 months D 10 months

_____ 4. Which of the following events occurred closest to the August cease-fire? A the Treaty of Paris B the action in the Philippines C the battle of San Juan Hill D the invasion of Puerto Rico

Sequencing 5. Place the following events in the correct chronological sequence by placing either a 1, 2, 3, or 4 in front of the event. The Americans _____ U.S.S. Maine explodes. _____ Cuba declares independence. _____ Spain agrees to a cease fire. _____ U.S. begins war with Spain.