Spanish+American+War+Webquest

__ Directions: __ 1. Use the interactive worksheet below to answer the questions given to you on your handout. 2. Text for each question is hyper linked. __ Questions __
 * __Spanish-American War Webquest__**
 * 1)  Why is [|Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis]an important concept to the Spanish-American War?
 * 2)  Why was the US able to pay attention to the [|Cuban Independence Movement of the 1890's]?
 * 3)  What were the specifics of General Weyler's [|Reconcentration Policy]?
 * 4)  According to historians, what were the roots of the [|Philippine Revolution]?
 * 5) McKinley begins to be called upon by people, such as William Randolph Hearst, to do something about the atrocities occurring in Cuba. What is [|McKinley's response]?
 * 6)  Why did Roosevelt say, [|"I should welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one."]
 * 7)  What was the official name of the [|Rough Riders]?
 * 8)  Why did McKinley ask Congress for [|money] in December of 1897? How much did the President himself [|donate]?
 * 9)  What was the headline in the //__New York Journal__// covering the [|De Lome Letter]?
 * 10)  How big of an award did William Randolph Hearst offer for the capture of the [|perpetrator]of the USS Maine explosion?
 * 11)  What have [|conspiracy theorists] pointed to as the cause of the USS Maine explosion?
 * 12)  When did Congress [|declare war]? When did the war [|officially end]?
 * 13)  What [|political position] did Roosevelt win initially after his return from Cuba?
 * 14)  Why was [|Tampa, Florida] chosen as a staging ground?
 * 15)  Who [|ratifies treaties] and what percent of a vote does [|ratification] require?