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WorksheetsH.1 Turn of the Century
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who invented the electric light bulb?
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver
Thomas Edison
Orville Wright
Who invented the telephone?
Wilbur Wright
William McKinley
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Who flew the first motorized airplane?
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
George Washington Carver
Alexander Graham Bell
Who developed hundreds of products from the peanut?
Alexander Graham Bell
William McKinley
George Washington Carver
Theodore Roosevelt
Which form of communication was introduced in the nineteenth century and is still widely used in the twenty-first century
Television
Telephone
Telegraph
All the above
The discoveries of George Washington Carver had the greatest impact on the economy of the ______.
Northeast
South
Midwest
Southwest
How did the invention of the electric light bulb change the American economy?
Automobile factories appeared in every American city.
Travelers were able to move from coast to coast in a matter of hours.
Businesses could more easily operate at night.
All the above
The Spanish-American War was fought during the presidency of ______.
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Construction of the Panama Canal was begun during the presidency of ______.
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
At the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired all of the following territories except ____.
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Haiti
Which of the following was NOT a reason cattle trails developed?
There was not enough grass in Texas to feed the growing number of cattle.
Texas ranchers needed to get their cattle to the railroads in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Cattle were worth much more if they could be shipped to the North and the East.
Most immigrants settled in cities because ____.
They had lived in cities in their home countries.
They were able to find work in cities and live near immigrants from their own countries.
They wanted to be near Ellis Island.
They needed to be near the subway system and close to a water source.
The Chisholm Trail was a famous cattle trail which started in Texas, and ended in which city?
Abilene
Denver
Sedalia
Kansas City
Many of the immigrants from Russia were Jewish. What is the primary (main) reason that they came to the United States?
to escape overcrowding
to escape persecution
to escape a cholera epidemic
because crop failures
Which of the following is true about people who emigrated from Asia?
They faced more prejudice than European immigrants.
They faced the same amount of prejudice as European immigrants.
They faced less prejudice than European immigrants.
They did not face any prejudice.
Which describes the experience of many immigrants in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
They worked short hours in steel mills and factories for good pay.
Americans liked them because they helped the United States grow.
They lived with friends and family on farms in the country.
They lived in overcrowded tenement apartments without running water.
Nat Love was an African American cowboy in Texas at the turn of the 20th century. Which of the following best explains why many African Americans, like Nat Love, went to work as cowboys in the years after Civil War?
They were sold to Texas ranchers
They liked that Texas fought for the Union
They faced less discrimination in the West
They could own land in the West
How did western farmers use the railroad to make money?
Farmers could make more things in factories.
Farmers used new machinery to grow more grain.
Farmers could ship cattle and wheat to the east.
Stores in the eastern states sold more things.
Cattle ranchers sent their cattle to the North and East because _____.
They could sell their cattle there for more money
There were no barbed wire fences there
People liked Longhorn leather more than other kinds of leather
There were many railroad stations there
Which of these choices is NOT a way that the Panama Canal increased trade among countries?
It allowed America to trade goods all over the world.
America no longer had to trade with other countries to import and export goods.
Ships no longer had to take the long, dangerous trip around South America.
Ships could carry goods from one side of the United States to the other much faster.
President Teddy Roosevelt believed one of the best ways to increase America's world power was through _____.
staying out of European affairs
giving up territory in the Caribbean
building the Panama Canal
building a stronger army
Which of these events led Congress to declare war on Spain?
The American settlers revolted against Queen Liliuokalani.
The U.S. Navy ship Maine exploded in a Cuban harbor.
Alaska became a U.S. territory.
President Roosevelt wanted to build the Panama Canal.
When William McKinley was president, the U. S. declared war on Spain. What was one of the results of the Spanish-American War?
The U.S. lost land in the Caribbean Sea
The Spanish gained control of Cuba
The U.S. began to rise as a world power
Cuba became a United States territory
Where are Panama and the Panama Canal?
between Mexico and Guatemala
between Cuba and the United States
between South America and Costa Rica
between the United States and Canada
Which two oceans does the Panama Canal link?
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
