Question

1. cuba tried for years to get its freedom from ______. a. france b. spain c. the united states d. puerto rico 2. the spanish government forced cubans to move ____. a. into concentration camps b. to havana c. to florida d. to the countryside 3. president mckinley sent the u.s.s. maine to ____. a. bomb havana b. rescue the cubans c. protect americans in cuba d. all of the above 4. the war to free cuba was called the ____. a. civil war b. seven years war c. cuban war d. spanish - american war 5. after the war ended, the united states gained control of ______. a. puerto rico b. guam c. the philippines d. all of the above

Explanation:

1. 古巴长期是西班牙殖民地，为摆脱西班牙统治争取自由，所以选B。
2. 西班牙政府曾强迫古巴人进入集中营，A符合史实。
3. 麦金莱总统派缅因号到古巴是为保护在古美国人，C正确。
4. 解放古巴的战争是美西战争，D正确。
5. 美西战争后美国获得波多黎各、关岛、菲律宾，D正确。

Answer:

1. B. Spain
2. A. into concentration camps
3. C. protect Americans in Cuba
4. D. Spanish - American War
5. D. all of the above