Turn of the Century

Why did American go to war with Spain?

• We accused them of blowing up our battleship, the U.S.S. Maine.
• We felt like it.
• Because Cuba wanted their freedom and we wanted them to have it.
• Cuba made us.

What was the name of the peace treaty signed that ended the Spanish-American War?

• Treaty of France
• Treaty of Spain
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty

What are the names of the 3 territories that we acquired in the treaty from the Spanish-American War?

• Puerto Rico, Georgia, Cuba
• Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
• Puerto Rico, Guam, Phillipines

The Panama Canal was built during who's presidency?

• McKinley
• Roosevelt

Who invented the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• Thomas Edison
• Wright Brothers

Who helped invent the light bulb?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• Thomas Edison
• Wright Brothers

Who invented hundreds of products from peanuts?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• Thomas Edison
• Wright Brothers

Who invented the airplane?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• Thomas Edison
• Wright Brothers

What was the name of the location that the Wright Brothers flew the airplane?

• Charleston, SC
• Fort Sumter, SC
• Cherokee, NC
• Kitty Hawk, NC

At the Turn of the Century, there was an overabundance of cattle in which state?

• Georgia

• Mississippi

• New York

• Texas