Turn of the Century Review

The Spanish-American war was the United States fighting which country?

• Spain
• Cuba
• Italy
• Great Britain

The main reason for the Spanish - American War was control over the country of _______.

• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• Haiti
• Jamaica

Spain ended up sinking which US boat?

• USS Maine
• USS Delaware
• Lusitania
• Titanic

The reason for high cattle prices in the East was___________.

• low demand
• high supply
• high demand

The reason cattle were cheap in Texas was because of ______________.

• high supply
• low supply
• high demand

The first cattle trail was_____________.

• The Chisholm Trail
• The Great Western Trail
• The Texan Trail

Cattle were herded along trails and then put on ________________.

• planes
• boats
• trains

The Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water?

• Atlantic/Indian
• Pacific/Atlantic
• Pacific/Indian
• Atlantic/Artic

Why did immigrants leave their homeland?

• There were no opportunities or resources in their homeland.
• They wanted gold and glory.
• They faced war, prejudice, and oppression.
• Both A and C

True of False:  Immigrants made many positive contributions to the US.

• True
• False