Author Question: In the late 1890s, some business leaders feared that a possible war with Spain would __________. ... (Read 52 times)

kodithompson · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

According to the introductory video in section 18.4, what did critics say Theodore Roosevelt should have used as the title of his book on the war in Cuba?

A) The Rough Riders
B) Alone in Cuba
C) White Mans Burden
D) Battle of Manila Bay

Question 2

Who did the American press blame for the explosion on the Maine in 1898?

A) Spain
B) Britain
C) Mexico
D) Cuba

Question 3

What did many members of Congress want William McKinley to do?

A) recognize Filipino independence
B) pursue an isolationist foreign policy
C) go to war against Spain over Cuba
D) recall the Maine from Havana

Question 4

In the late 1890s, some business leaders feared that a possible war with Spain would __________.

A) derail the economic recovery in the United States
B) close foreign markets to American manufacturing
C) trigger retaliatory attacks from the British empire
D) result in a naval blockade of the Gulf of Mexico