Spanish American War

1. A narrow strip of land that links two larger pieces of land with water on both sides, called an isthmus.

True

False

2. The United States wanted to expand their power overseas.

True

False

3. Yellow journalism refers to

The yellow, magazine style newspapers popularized at the turn-of-the-century.

Preventing news stories from being exaggerated.

Printing stories that exaggerate news, designed to sell newspapers.

None of these.

4. What US ship exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba?

USS Manila

USS Roosevelt

USS Navy

USS Maine

5. What country shares a border with Alaska?

Russia

Canada

Bering Sea

Yukon Territory

6. In 1959, ____________ became the 50th state.

Alaska

Guam

Puerto Rico

Hawaii

7. Who was the leader of the Rough Riders?

William McKinley

Franklin D. Roosevelt

William Seward

Theodore Roosevelt

8. What was the effect of the explosion of the USS Maine?

Congress declared war on Cuba.

Congress declared war on Spain.

Manila Bay drained.

It sunk.

9. Alaska became a US Territory when Congress bought it from Canada.

True

False

10. The United States built the Panama Canal to

Make the trip between coasts shorter, faster, and less expensive.

Show off to the rest of the world.

Travel between Panama and Colombia.

Travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

11. When nations build empires by removing colonies, it is called imperialism.

True

False

12. The US valued Hawaii for it's

Pineapple and volcanic rock.

Palm trees and sugar cane.

Coconuts and sugar cane.

Pineapple and sugar cane.

13. Alaska was valuable to the US because of

Gold.

Fish, forests, and minerals.

Polar bears and icebergs.

Oil and mountains.

14. The Panama Canal was built on an isthmus connecting which two continents?

The United States and Mexico

North and South America

Panama and Colombia

Panama and South America

15. The Rough Riders were a group of volunteer soldiers organized by President Theodore Roosevelt to fight against Spain in Cuba.

True

False

Spanish American War

1. A narrow strip of land that links two larger pieces of land with water on both sides, called an isthmus.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The United States wanted to expand their power overseas.

3. Yellow journalism refers to

4. What US ship exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba?

5. What country shares a border with Alaska?

6. In 1959, ____________ became the 50th state.

7. Who was the leader of the Rough Riders?

8. What was the effect of the explosion of the USS Maine?

9. Alaska became a US Territory when Congress bought it from Canada.

10. The United States built the Panama Canal to

11. When nations build empires by removing colonies, it is called imperialism.

12. The US valued Hawaii for it's

13. Alaska was valuable to the US because of

14. The Panama Canal was built on an isthmus connecting which two continents?

15. The Rough Riders were a group of volunteer soldiers organized by President Theodore Roosevelt to fight against Spain in Cuba.