USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Volunteer cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War, most famous for charging up San Juan Hill
A
Rough Riders
B
Suffregettes
C
Yellow Journalists
D
GI Joes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most famous of all the units fighting in Cuba, the “Rough Riders” was the name given to the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt resigned his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roosevelt was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, one hundred years later, for what was described as “… acts of bravery on 1 July, 1898, near Santiago de Cuba, Republic of Cuba, while leading a daring charge up San Juan Hill."

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