CT Social Studies 8 Final

What area was known as "Seward's Folly" because it was known as a frozen wasteland?

• Hawaii

• Philippines

• Alaska

• California

What did the US want to create a shorter route between by building the Panama Canal?

• Great Lakes and Canada

• Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Indian Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

• Ohio and Colorado Rivers

What did Teddy Roosevelt mean to when he says "speak softly and carry a big stick"?

• Literally to talk quietly and carry sticks.

• Let everyone else fight each other and make bets

• Participate in wars and help other nations invade

• Show the strength of your military, don't just make threats.

What was the cause of the Spanish-American War?

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Sinking of the USS Maine

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Yellow journalism had a part in starting what war?

• Spanish-American War

• Civil War

• World War II

• World War I

The immediate cause of World War I was...

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Sinking of USS Maine

• Alliances

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor

At the beginning of World War I, the US planned...

• To sell war supplies to Germany

• To stay neutral

• To join the war with the Allies

• To make their military smaller

The sinking of the Lusitania led to the start of the...

• Revolutionary War

• Cold War

• World War I

• World War II

Fear of being pulled into another war led the US to not join what organization?

• United Nations

• Peace Corps

• League of Nations

• The Allied Powers

Illegal bars during prohibition

• Speakeasies

• Saloons

• Dance Clubs

• Bars