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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat scientist developed hundreds of new products using peanuts and sweet potatoes?Thomas EdisonGeorge Washington Carver
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the man made shortcut through
Central America?Panama CanalSuez Canal - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the war that led to America becoming a world power?Spanish-American WarKorean War
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho invented the telephone?Thomas EdisonAlexander Graham Bell
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho was president during the construction of the Panama Canal?Theodore RooseveltAbraham Lincoln
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich men took the first powered flight in an airplane?The Williams BrothersThe Wright Brothers
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the biggest victory for Native Americans over the US Army?Battle of Little BighornBattle of Sitting Bull
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho was the man credited with inventing the light bulb?FDRThomas Edison
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho was the president during the Spanish-American War?William McKinleyAndrew Jackson
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMost immigrants in this time period came from?EuropeAsia
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Spanish-American War was caused by the sinking of which ship?USS MaineUSS Arizona
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Panama Canal link what two oceans?Dead Sea and Coral SeaAtlantic and Pacific
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat two countries fought in the Spanish-American War?Spain and AmericaMexico and America
- 14. Multiple ChoiceNew __________ saved time and money and improved life for people in the 20th Century.PeopleProgressivesMachines/InventionsDirections
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAlexander Graham Bell invented the ____________________.TelephoneCarDog PoundAirplane
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThomas Edison's most famous invention was the _________________________________.LightbulbStreetcarRapid TransitTelephone
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Thomas Edison's invention important?To get people in and out of cities quicklySo factories could stay open laterSo people could go swimming without drowningSo people could travel across the country faster
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHenry Bessemer invented a process to make __________.DogsOilSteelCars
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA ___________________ is an organization of workers that tries to improve pay and working conditions for its members.StrikeLabor UnionBoycottProgression
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho is well known for his work in agriculture and science, especially for his experiments with peanuts?Henry FordGeorge Washington CarverThomas EdisonBooker T. Washington
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Wright Brothers forever changed travel by inventing the...bicycleautomobilerailroadairplane
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman most well known for his development of the...radiotelegraphlight bulbtelephone
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho invented the telephone?Eli WhitneyAlbert EinsteinThomas EdisonAlexander Graham Bell
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhen William McKinley was president, the United States declared war on Spain. What was one of the results of the Spanish-American War?Cuba became a United States territory.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,
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich territories did the United States gain at the end of the Spanish-American War?Philippines, Cuba, SpainGuam, Puerto Rico, PhilippinesCuba, Guam, PhilippinesSpain, Cuba, Guam
- 26. Multiple ChoicePresident Teddy Roosevelt believed one of the best ways to increase America's world power was through...building a stronger armygiving up territory in the Caribbeanstaying out of European affairsbuilding the Panama Canal
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich conflict, also known as Custer's Last Stand, took place in Montana territory in 1876?Wounded Knee MassacreSand Creek MassacreBlack Hawk WarBattle of Little Bighorn
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhen settlers began moving out West, what happened to many Native Americans?They were forced to move back East.They were forced onto reservations.They remained where they were living.They migrated into Canada and Mexico.
- 29. Multiple Choice6.) Henry Ford was the first to use an assembly line. In the 1920s, the widespread use of the assembly line in making automobiles was MOST responsible for....the rapid growth of citiesa less expensive automobilethe beginning of labor unionsa rise in imported automobiles
- 30. Multiple ChoiceGeneral George Custer was known forGetting rich from his gold discoveries in the BadlandsA worker known for leading cattle drivesThe leader of the Sioux tribe at the Battle of Little BighornUS Army General who's troops were defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the importance of canals and why are they constructed?to make more water in the worldto make it easier for people to go from one place to anotherto create a waterway connecting one ocean to another ocean and make travel time faster.
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Who owns the Panama Canal zone?The U.S.RussiaBritianGermany - 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major problem for building the Panama Canal.malaria and yellow feverwalrus attackspoisoned water
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the U.S build the Panama Canal?to reduce travel timeto speed up tradeto protect from invadersfor fishing
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat name was given to exaggerated stories written to sell newspapers?yellow inkwhale of a storyyellow journalismpink journalism
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich nations were involved in the Spanish-American War?Cuba, England, SpainCuba, United States, SpainCuba, Spain, ItalyCuba, United States, China
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the US navy ship that was blown up in the Havana harbor?St. AugustineUSS MaineLady LuckGreat White Fleet
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe U.S.S. Maine was in Havana harbor for which purpose?Destroy the Spanish fleetProtect the sugar tradeDefend Americans in the event of dangerAnswer Spanish threats to forcibly remove Americans from the island
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