Turn of the Century Test

Over time, Thomas Edison's inventions made which form of entertainment less popular in American society

• movies

• music

• sports

• theatre

The start of the Spanish-American War was, in part, a result of the United States' involvement in

• Cuba

• Panama

• Mexico

• Guam

The Great Western Cattle Trail had an important role in moving goods in which direction?

• from Oregon toward the Midwest

• from Texas toward the Northeast

• from California toward the Atlantic coast

• from Oklahoma toward the Pacific coast

Use the excerpt to answer the following question.

On October 9, 1876, [the inventor] and Thomas A. Watson talked by telephone to each other over a two-mile wire stretched between Cambridge and Boston. It was the first wire conversation ever held. Yesterday afternoon the same two men talked by telephone to each other over a 3,400-mile wire between New York and San Francisco. . . . They heard each other much more distinctly than they did in their first talk thirty-eight years ago.— The New York Times, "Phone to Pacific from Atlantic", 1915

Which inventor made the historic phone call referenced in The New York Times?

• Thomas Edison

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• John Moses Browning

What was the MAIN purpose of many nineteenth-century cattle trails such as the Chisholm Trail?

• to help settlers farm new lands

• to provide food to eastern cities

• to clear wildlife from crowded areas

• to supply western ranches with livestock

Why did the United States take over construction of the Panama Canal?

• to help stabilize the Panamanian economy

• to improve diplomatic relations with Colombia

• to drain the region's swamps so it could be developed

• to improve trade between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

Which two American inventors are credited with creating the first successful airplane in the world?

• Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright

• Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford

• George Washington Carver and Levi Strauss

What is the significance of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to the aviation industry

• The world's first commercial airline flight launched from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1914.

• Frank Whittle, inventor of the airplane jet engine, was born in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1907.

• The world's first powered, sustained flight was performed by the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

• Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight when he landed in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1927.

Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States increased its reach in the Pacific Ocean by

• building the Panama Canal.

• gaining new islands.

• defeating large enemies.

• establishing new colonies.

What location does roman numeral III represent

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Ellis Island, New York

• Angel Island, California

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina