Turn of the Century Quiz

The Wright Brothers impacted the United States by?

• Creating the first train.

• Creating the first vehicle.

• Marking the beginning of the aviation era.

• Flying airplanes

Which event occurred following the sinking of the USS Maine?

• Spanish-American War

• Panama Canal

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

The Panama Canal was created to_____

• reduce travel time.

• make riding on a boat harder.

• expand the United States.

• give citizens a reason to travel

Immigration took place heavily in the

• Early 19th and 20th Century

• 22nd Century

• 18th and 19th Century

• 20th and 19th Century

A century is____

• 50 years

• 1000 years

• 100 years

• 10 years

Which branch in the United States government creates the laws?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Legestlative

• Executive

Orville and Wilbur Wright tested their invention of the airplane glider in __________, NC because the sand there made it safer for testing their flying machine.  

• Manteo, NC
• Kitty Hawk, NC
• Raleigh, NC
• Outer Banks, NC

When the explosion of the USS Maine happened, many Americans blamed it on

• Cuba

• The Philippines

• The Foraker Act

• Spain

The process of moving to another country to take up permanent residence.

• Immigration

• Urbanization

• Migration

• Nativism

What did the US build in Panama

• Canal

• bridges

• roads

• boats