Test Your Knowledge of Cuba's Historic War of Independence - Take This Quiz Now!
What treaty officially ended the conflict in 1903?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Madrid
Treaty of Havana
Treaty of Versailles
What country provided military assistance to the Cuban rebels?
United States
France
Mexico
Canada
How many years did the war last?
3
5
7
10
Who declared Cuba's independence from Spain in May 1902?
Tomás Estrada Palma
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
José Martí
Antonio Maceo
What was the primary cause of the war?
Slavery
Religion
Political oppression
Economic inequality
Who led the Cuban forces during the war?
Antonio Maceo
José Martí
Máximo Gómez
Fidel Castro
What year did the Cuban War of Independence begin?
1895
1898
1901
1912
Who negotiated an end to the war with Spain?
William Rufus Day
John Hay
Elihu Root
Henry Cabot Lodge
What was the name of the guerrilla force formed by Máximo Gómez?
The Cuban Liberation Army
The Cuban Revolutionary Forces
The Cuban Insurrectionary Army
The Cuban Nationalist Army
What is the name of the Cuban flag adopted in 1902?
Flag of the Republic of Cuba
Flag of the Revolutionary Army
Flag of the Cuban Revolution
Flag of the Cuban Liberation Movement
What two countries signed the Platt Amendment which granted the U.S. special rights in Cuba?
Cuba and the United States
Spain and the United States
Cuba and Great Britain
Spain and Great Britain
What U.S. state was used as a staging area for the invasion of Cuba?
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Who assassinated José Martí in 1895?
Anastasio Somoza García
Gerardo Machado
Fulgencio Batista
Rafael Trujillo
What document abolished slavery in Cuba?
The Pact of Zanjón
The Ley de la Reforma
The Manifesto of Montecristi
The Constitution of 1940
What was the outcome of the war?
Spain ceded control of Cuba to the United States
The U.S. recognized Cuban independence
Spain retained control of Cuba
The Cuban rebels won their freedom
What naval battle took place off the coast of Cuba between American and Spanish fleets?
The Battle of Santiago de Cuba
The Battle of Manila Bay
The Battle of Cardenas
The Battle of San Juan Hill
When did the United States declare war on Spain?
April 25th, 1898
February 15th, 1899
June 12th, 1900
December 10th, 1902
What was the name of the secret society formed by Cuban intellectuals to support the revolution?
La Liga Revolucionaria Cubana
El Partido Independiente de Cuba
Los Insurgentes
La Asociación Libertadora
Who was the first president of Cuba after it achieved independence?
Tomás Estrada Palma
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
José Martí
Antonio Maceo
Which Spanish Prime Minister refused to recognize Cuban autonomy and instead sent additional troops to the island?
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Antonio Canovas del Castillo
Eduardo Dato Iradier
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll
What U.S. President issued a proclamation of neutrality at the start of the war?
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
James Garfield
Who wrote the Cuban National Anthem?
Perucho Figueredo
Miguel Matamoros
Ignacio Agramonte
José Julián Martí
What event marked the beginning of the war?
The Cry of Yara
The Battle of San Juan Hill
The Siege of Santiago
The Burning of Manzanillo
What Spanish general commanded the army sent by Spain to put down the rebellion?
Valeriano Weyler
Arsenio Linares y Pombo
Ramón Blanco y Erenas
Francisco Jareño
When did the U.S. withdraw its occupying forces from Cuba?
1902
1903
1904
1905
What type of government did Cuba have after achieving independence?
Constitutional democracy
Communist dictatorship
Military junta
Absolute monarchy
Who were the main leaders of the Cuban independence movement?
José Martí, Máximo Gómez, and Antonio Maceo
Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and Camilo Cienfuegos
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Calixto García, and Bartolomé Masó
Raúl Castro, Osvaldo Dorticós, and Ernesto “Che” Guevara
What happened to General Weyler after the war?
He was exiled to France
He was executed
He was imprisoned
He was pardoned
What event precipitated the U.S. declaration of war against Spain?
The sinking of the USS Maine
The burning of Manzanillo
The surrender of Santiago
The signing of the Platt Amendment
What was the official name of the war?
The Ten Years' War
The Cuban War of Independence
The Spanish-American War
The Caribbean Conflict
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