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WorksheetsSpanish American War/Panama Canal
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
2.
What is the Panama Canal?
a)
a northwest passage through Canada
b)
a waterway through northern Egypt
c)
A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama
d)
A river that runs through Panama
3.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
4.
What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
a)
U S Maine
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Maybe
d)
US Maritime
5.
Reason or result of the war? The United States emerged as a world power
a)
Reason
b)
Result
6.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
7.
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
8.
Which country gained freedom from Spain during the Spanish American War?
a)
Cuba
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
Florida
9.
After the war, the U.S. gained control of
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Spain
c)
Midway Islands
d)
Texas
10.
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era.
a)
Alfred T Mahan
b)
Rough Riders
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge
11.
What is the Panama Canal?
a)
a northwest passage through Canada
b)
a waterway through northern Egypt
c)
A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama
d)
A river that runs through Panama
12.
The USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor. What country is the Havana Harbor in?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Haiti
c)
Cuba
d)
Mexico
13.
Which was a reason for the Spanish American War?
a)
Factual news reports of the accounts of the war
b)
The building of the USS Maine
c)
Protecting American businesses in Cuba
d)
Spanish support of Cuba's fight to be their own country
14.
Who led the Rough Riders?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William Taft
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
15.
1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine
b)
Boxer Rebellion
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Spanish American War
16.
Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
a)
Guam
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines
d)
Puerto Rico
17.
1903- The 48 mile international waterway allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles. ¨Expansion of World trade.
a)
Platt Amendment
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
Panama Canal
18.
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in --
a)
the Hawaiian islands
b)
the Panama Canal Zone
c)
the Central Powers Alliance
d)
the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
19.
Why did the United States send the USS Maine to Cuba?
a)
To bomb Cuba
b)
To protect Spain
c)
To protect Americans
d)
To start a war
20.
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
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