Turn of the Century Assessment

Who impacted communication by inventing the telephone? (SS5H1b)

• Wright brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

True or False. America blamed Spain for the U.S.S. Maine explosion.

• True

• False

Who impacted electricity by inventing the lightbulb? (SS5H1b)

• Wright Brothers

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

What started America's involvement in this war? (SS5H1c)

• U.S.S. Maine's mysterious explosion

• U.S.S. Maryland's mysterious explosion

• Conflicts with Cuba

• Attacks from the Spanish

Alexander Graham Bell's invention had tremendous impact on _________. (SS5H1b)

• travel

• communication

• health care

• entertainment

What was one of the biggest challenges in building the Panama Canal? (SS5H1c)

• fighting deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes.

• getting enough workers to complete the project.

• Theodore Roosevelt did not support the building of the canal.

• the location was not suitable for the building of the canal

The two most significant cattle trails were _______ and _______. (SS5H1a)

• Chisholm Trail and Great Western Cattle Trail

• Chisholm Trail and Great Cattle Trail

• Great Western and Great Cattle Trail

• Kansas and Mississippi

In what city did the Wright Brothers’ famously take their first flight? (SS5H1b)

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Abilene, Kansas

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Orlando, Florida

In which war was President McKinley involved during his presidency? (SS5H1c)

• Indian War

• Civil War

• Spanish-American War

• WWI

Which of the following was the first major construction project outside the United States that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean? (SS5H1c)

• The Bay of Pigs

• The Panama Canal

• The Berlin Wall

• The Iron Curtain