Q 01/05

In which year was the Spanish-American War fought?

A) 1876

B) 1898

C) 1912

D) 1848

Answer · why

B) 1898

It lasted from 21 April to 13 August, just 16 weeks.

Q 02/05

The sinking of which US warship in Havana Harbor triggered the war?

A) USS Oregon

B) USS Olympia

C) USS Merrimac

D) USS Maine

Answer · why

D) USS Maine

The armored cruiser exploded on 15 February 1898, killing more than three-quarters of her crew of 355.

Q 03/05

Which three territories did the US acquire from Spain as a result of the war?

A) Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines

B) Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Philippines

C) Cuba, Hawaii and Samoa

D) The Canary Islands, Cuba and Guam

Answer · why

A) Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines

Cuba became a US protectorate on the road to independence in 1902.

Q 04/05

Who was US president during the war?

A) Grover Cleveland

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) William McKinley

D) Benjamin Harrison

Answer · why

C) William McKinley

He had resisted demands for intervention until public pressure after the Maine became overwhelming.

Q 05/05

Which Spanish general, nicknamed 'The Butcher', introduced the reconcentration policy in Cuba?

A) Arsenio Martínez Campos

B) Valeriano Weyler

C) Ramón Blanco

D) Pascual Cervera

Answer · why

B) Valeriano Weyler

His camps slowed the rebellion but became a gift to anti-Spanish propaganda in the US.