WorksheetsSpanish American War and the Panama Canal
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the Panama Canal?
a northwest passage through Canada
a waterway through northern Egypt
A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama
A river that runs through Panama
What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
U S Maine
USS Maine
USS Maybe
US Maritime
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
England
France
Spain
Russia
Which country gained freedom from Spain during the Spanish American War?
Cuba
France
Canada
Florida
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.
Mrs. Zoeller
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
Mrs. Coffee
What is the Panama Canal?
a northwest passage through Canada
a waterway through northern Egypt
A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama
A river that runs through Panama
The USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor. What country is the Havana Harbor in?
Puerto Rico
Haiti
Cuba
Mexico
Who led the Rough Riders?
William McKinley
William Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Which of the following is not a reason the US participated in the Spanish American War?
American businesses were being destroyed.
Yellow Journalism
Sinking of the USS Maine
Sinking of the Lusitania
The exaggerated reporting of false reporting is known as ....
Yellow Journalism
Fraud
Treaty
Annexing
Which one of the US Presidents battled in the Spanish American War?
Theodore Roosevelt
"Teddy" Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Andrew Jackson
Why did American want to build the Panama Canal?
Trading and Military Purposes
To have an advantage at war.
To control Panama
To prevent future wars
How did the United States increase its access to the Pacific Ocean?
They established new colonies
They gained new islands
They built a canal
They defeated large enemies
Why was the construction of the Panama Canal important to the United States?
It helped the U.S. to spread democracy
It improved trade relationships
It allowed for more immigration
It protected the U.S.
The United States gained large territories from SPAIN during the Spanish American War. Who was the president during this time?
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Barack Obama
The USS Maine exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.
Cuba
Guam
Mexico
Panama
After the Spanish American War the United States emerged as a
2nd rate country
European power
South American power
World Power
Who was the U.S. President who oversaw the construction of the Panama Canal?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
William Mckinley
The Panama Canal was used for getting what through the country?
Ships
Animals
Cars
Planes
