United States History Question of the Day


American soldiers cheer announcement
of victory at Santiago, Cuba, 1898
(Source:Wikimedia Commons--public domain)


Question 010021:

Which of the following is not true of the Spanish-American War?

    (A)   President McKinley felt God had called him to declare war on Spain
    (B)   following the surrender of the Spanish in the Philippines, Filipinos fought against American troops
    (C)   more American soldiers died from yellow fever in Cuba than from bullets
    (D)   more Americans died in the Battle of Manila Bay than all of the other battles of the war combined
    (E)   the Teller Amendment pledged that U.S. would guarantee self-rule to Cubans

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