Spanish American War and the Panama Canal

What is the Panama Canal?

• a northwest passage through Canada

• a waterway through northern Egypt

• A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama

• A river that runs through Panama

What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?

• U S Maine

• USS Maine

• USS Maybe

• US Maritime

The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?

• Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

• Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

• Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean

The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Russia

Which country gained freedom from Spain during the Spanish American War?

• Cuba

• France

• Canada

• Florida

He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era.

• Mrs. Zoeller

• Rough Riders

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Mrs. Coffee

What is the Panama Canal?

• a northwest passage through Canada

• a waterway through northern Egypt

• A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama

• A river that runs through Panama

The USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor. What country is the Havana Harbor in?

• Puerto Rico

• Haiti

• Cuba

• Mexico

Who led the Rough Riders?

• William McKinley

• William Taft

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

Which of the following is not a reason the US participated in the Spanish American War?

• American businesses were being destroyed.

• Yellow Journalism

• Sinking of the USS Maine

• Sinking of the Lusitania