Which amendment later gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs?
Answer
Platt Amendment
99294 Intermediate Trivia Questions
99294 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What Filipino leader fought alongside the U.S. against Spain?
Answer
Emilio Aguinaldo
How many days did the Spanish-American War officially last?
Answer
109 days
What was the decisive land battle of the war in Cuba?
Answer
Battle of San Juan Hill
Which Spanish general was known for his brutal reconcentration policy in Cuba?
Answer
Valeriano Weyler
On what date did the U.S. declare war on Spain?
Answer
April 25, 1898
What congressional resolution stated the U.S. had no intention of annexing Cuba?
Answer
Teller Amendment
Who commanded the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba?
Answer
Pascual Cervera
Which Byzantine emperor issued the Corpus Juris Civilis?
Answer
Justinian I
Which Germanic tribe sacked Rome in 410 AD?
Answer
Visigoths
Which chronicler wrote 'Historia Regum Britanniae'?
Answer
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Which battle in 1453 ended the Hundred Years' War?
Answer
Battle of Castillon
Which pope called for the Fourth Crusade in 1202?
Answer
Pope Innocent III
Which medieval university was founded in Oxford around 1096?
Answer
University of Oxford
Which Byzantine emperor was known as 'the Bulgar Slayer'?
Answer
Basil II
Which treaty divided the Carolingian Empire in 843?
Answer
Treaty of Verdun
Which Islamic caliphate ruled much of Spain in the 10th century?
Answer
Caliphate of Córdoba
Which religious order was founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1209?
Answer
Franciscans
Which dynasty ruled the Holy Roman Empire during the 12th and 13th centuries?
Answer
Hohenstaufen
What medieval military order was founded in 1119 to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land?
Answer
Knights Templar
Which English king was known as Richard the Lionheart?
Answer
Richard I
What was the name of the first major book printed using movable type in Europe?
Answer
Gutenberg Bible
Which university, founded in 1088, is considered the oldest in continuous operation?
Answer
University of Bologna
Which battle in 1314 secured Scottish independence from England?
Answer
Battle of Bannockburn
What prolonged conflict between England and France lasted from 1337 to 1453?
Answer
Hundred Years' War
Which battle in 732 CE stopped the Islamic expansion into Western Europe?
Answer
Battle of Tours
What was the name of the medieval trade federation of Northern European cities?
Answer
Hanseatic League
Which institution tried and punished heretics in medieval Europe?
Answer
Inquisition
Which medieval queen of France became Queen of England after her marriage to Henry II?
Answer
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Which two treaties make up the Peace of Westphalia?
Answer
Treaty of Münster and Treaty of Osnabrück
Which 1629 imperial edict ordered the return of secularized church lands?
Answer
Edict of Restitution
Who was the Holy Roman Emperor at the start of the war in 1618?
Answer
Matthias
Which 1632 battle saw Gustavus Adolphus defeat Tilly on the Lech River?
Answer
Battle of Rain
Which 1648 battle in Bohemia was the final action of the Thirty Years' War?
Answer
Battle of Prague
Which battle in 1648 is often called the last major battle of the Thirty Years' War?
Answer
Zusmarshausen
Which Swedish chancellor directed Sweden's policy after Gustavus Adolphus died?
Answer
Axel Oxenstierna
Which French chief minister declared war on Spain in 1635?
Answer
Cardinal Richelieu