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