Turn of the Century

Which of the following statements about cowboys is TRUE? 

• They did not exist until the 1900s
• Many of them were African Americans
• Most cowboys were farmers
• Cowboys became less important once cattle trails developed

I became president in 1897 at a time when the U.S. wanted the nation to expand in order to keep the nation strong.  Who am I?

• William McKinley
• Teddy Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Warren Harding

The years marking the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th are often called the...

• age of innovation
• cattle trail era
• turn of the century
• old West

Thomas Edison is most remembered for his...

• invention of the telephone
• ability to build airplanes
• use of electricity
• development of crop rotation

George W. Carver is best remembered for...

• invention of the telephone
• ability to build airplanes
• use of electricity
• development of crop rotation

Alexander G. Bell is best remembered for...

• invention of the telephone
• ability to build airplanes
• use of electricity
• development of crop rotation

The Wright Brothers are best remembered for...

• invention of the telephone
• the first motorized aircraft
• use of electricity
• development of crop rotation

The Spanish -American War was a result of....

• Spaniards controlling Cuba, and the U.S. intervening
• The mysterious explosion of the USS Maine in the Cuban Harbor; the U.S. blamed Spain
• The sinking of the Lusitania which carried many U.S. passangers
• the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. gained....

• possession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Spain
• possession of Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico
• possession of Guam, the Philippines, and Guam
• possession of Cuba, the Phillippines, and Guam

What was the man made shortcut through
Central America? 

• Panama Canal
• Suez Canal