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Spanish American War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an explosion sank the battleship of maine in the havana harbor | before |
| major general nelson a. miles invaded puerto rico | during |
| spain ceded guam, puerto rico, and the philippines to the us | after |
| joseph pulitzer and william randolph hearst used the yellow press to boost sales of their newspapers | before |
| the panama canal is built | after |
| an event occured (rough riders) which boosted the political career of teddy roosevelt | during |
| most of spains colonies rebelled and gained their independence but cuba and puerto rico remained under spanish rule | before |
| the us was responsoble for governing people in foregin lands | after |
| commodore george dewey destroyed the spanish fleet in manila bay | during |
| disease claimed the lives of 4600 american soldiers | during |
| a revolution broke out in cuba in 1895 | before |
| the army and navy were strengthened, and the us became a military power | after |
| american businessmen began to worry about sugar and tobacco investments they had made in cuba | before |
| american land forces took control of manila, the capital of the philippines | during |
| spains altantic fleet was destroyed as it tried to escape from santiago | during |
| spain gave cuba its independence | after |
| the us paid $20 mil for the philippines | after |
| the spanish ignored president william mckinleys demand that cuba be given its independence | before |
| theodore roosevelt and the rough riders captured san juan hill | during |