Spanish American War Webquest Answers

Question: What came before & after the war? What is the time period?

Answer: Post Civil War & Pre WWI;1900

Question: List two reasons why America went to war with Spain:

Answer: To free Cuba from Spanish domination and to build an empire

Question: List five islands that the United States acquired in the late 1800s:

Answer: Philippines, Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, and Hawaii

Question: List the dates and how long the United States was involved in the Spanish American War.

Answer: 1898-1902, “4 years”

Question: About how many United States soldiers served in the Spanish American War?

Answer: 306,760 soldiers

Question: About how many United States soldiers died in the Spanish American War?

Answer: 2,446 soldiers

Question: What American ship exploded in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898?

Answer: USS Maine

Question: Who did American newspaper barons William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, blame the sinking of the USS Maine on?

Answer: Spain

Question: In what two locations did America fight Spanish forces?

Answer: Cuba and Philippine Islands

Question: What happened to Cuba at the end of the Spanish American War?

Answer: Cuba was liberated and had its freedom