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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

On what date did Emilio Aguinaldo declare Philippine independence?

Answer

June 12, 1898

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

How many U.S. sailors died in the explosion of the USS Maine?

Answer

266

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

Which Philippine city was captured by U.S. forces in a mock battle after the war had ended?

Answer

Manila

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

What U.S. Army general commanded the Fifth Army Corps in Cuba?

Answer

William Rufus Shafter

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
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On what date did the Battle of Manila Bay take place?

Answer

May 1, 1898

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
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What was the name of the U.S. ship scuttled at the entrance of Santiago harbor in June 1898?

Answer

USS Merrimac

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

Who famously called the Spanish-American War a 'splendid little war'?

Answer

John Hay

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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What was the name of the Spanish diplomat whose insulting letter about President McKinley influenced the war?

Answer

Enrique Dupuy de Lôme

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

How much money did the U.S. pay Spain to acquire the Philippines in the Treaty of Paris?

Answer

$20 million

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

What was the term used to describe the sensationalist newspaper reporting that stirred up war fever?

Answer

Yellow journalism

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which Spanish general surrendered the city of Manila to the U.S. in August 1898?

Answer

Fermín Jáudenes

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

What was the name of the U.S. volunteer cavalry unit led by Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt?

Answer

Rough Riders

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