AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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They captured Cemetery Ridge.
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They consisted of cowboys, miners, college students, Native Americans and Policemen-a cross section of America.
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They were an all black unit.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roosevelt recruited a diverse group of cowboys, miners, law enforcement officials, and Native Americans to join the Rough Riders. They participated in the capture of Kettle Hill, and then charged across a valley to assist in the seizure of San Juan Ridge, the highest point of which is San Juan Hill.
Detailed explanation-2: -That regiment was the famous Rough Riders of the Spanish-American War. The group was an all-volunteer cavalry regiment of cowboys, Native Americans, college athletes, East Coast blue bloods, ranchers, sheriffs, miners and policemen who banded together in 1898 to drive the Spanish out of Cuba.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Rough Riders played a key role in the outcome of the Spanish–American War by assisting the American forces in forming a constricting ring around the city of Santiago de Cuba.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Roosevelt recruited the Rough Riders in San Antonio, ” Fairchild told me. “They trained in Texas before heading to Cuba.”