Turn of the Century Quiz-Review

Why did the US take over construction of the Panama Canal?

• to help stabilize the Panamanian economy

• to improve diplomatic relations with Columbia

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

• to improve trade between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

Why did the US go to war with Spain during the presidency of William McKinley?

• to end Spain's domination of the trans-Atlantic slave trade

• to establish dominance over the Western Hemisphere

Which inventor made the historic phone call from the Atlantic to Pacific?

• Thomas Edison

• Wright Brothers

• Alexander Graham Bell

The Black Cowboys of the 19th Century Texas are MOST associated with...

• clearing and developing the Chisholm Trail for cattle

• cattle drives from Texas and across the Great Plains

The start of the Spanish-American War was, in part, a result of the US involvement in ...

• Cuba

• Guam

• Mexico

• Panama

What was one change to American society caused by Thomas Edison's invention of a long-lasting light bulb?

• Production decreased

• larger buildings were constructed

• factory employees worked longer hours

Name 3 territories that the US gained at the end of the Spanish American War.

• the Philippines

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Cuba

• the Marianas islands

Who benefited the MOST from the work of George Washington Carver?

• miners

• farmers

• shipbuilders

• factory workers

President McKinley's belief "Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people," lead to which development...

• The US stopped trading with Europe

• France sold land in Cuba to the US

• The Spanish-American War began

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