America Emerges as a World Power

America Emerges as a World Power

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5th Grade

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Shawndelle Wright

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Alaska become part of the U.S.?

Alaskans voted to become American.

Alaska was purchased from Russia.

Alaska was given to U.S. after a war with Spain.

Alaska's government was taken over by the U.S.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Americans became interested in Alaska

as a good place to grow cotton.

after gold was discovered there.

until they realized that it had a few natural resources.

because it was so close to Russia.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Hawaiian Islands become part of the U.S.?

Hawaii was purchased from Russia.

Hawaii was given to U.S. after a war with Spain.

Hawaiians voted to become Americans.

Hawaii's government was taken over by the U.S.

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The American battleship__________________ was sent to the island's capital city, Havana, to show that we would help support Cuba in their fight for independence.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Exaggerated news reports, known as _________________ __________________ were used to rally support for the U.S. to fight against Spain.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these events led Congress to declare war on Spain?

The American settlers revolted against Queen Liliuokalani.

The U.S. Navy ship Maine exploded in Cuban harbor.

Alaska became a U.S. territory.

Roosevelt wanted to build the Panama Canal.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Theodore Roosevelt's role in the Spanish-American War of 1898?

He argued against American imperialism.

He formed the Rough Riders, and joined with the Buffalo Soldiers to defeat the Spanish in Cuba, forcing an early end to the war.

He fought in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War and was defeated by the Spanish fleet.

He did not want the Americans to add colonies and become an empire.

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