Spanish- American War
American ship that was blown up in Havana harbor and created pressure for war with Spain
What was the USS Maine?
Describe a "canal"
What is a narrow strip of land between two oceans?
U.S. territory located in the Pacific Ocean located Southwest of the United States
What is Hawaii?
The belief that the destiny of American settlers was to expand and move across the continent to spread their traditions and their institutions
What is the Manifest Destiny?
Born a slave, but rose to become one of our nation’s most famous agricultural scientists
Who is George Washington Carver?
The year that the Spanish-American War occurred
What is 1898?
The reason why the Panama Canal was built
To lessen travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Ship passageway cut across the isthmus of Panama by United States Army engineers that greatly shortened the sea voyage between the east and west coasts of North America.
What is The Panama Canal?
A U.S. territory; gained from Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War. People here have U.S. citizenship.
What is Puerto Rico?
The "wizard" of Menlo Park who has been credited with creating over a 1000 inventions. One invention being a long-lasting filament for the electric light bulb.
Who was Thomas Edison?
The length of the war
What is 3-months?
The country that owns the Panama Canal since December 31, 1999
What is The Republic of Panama?
Also known as "Survival of the Fittest"
What is Darwinism?
Native of Cuba who fought for his countries' independence and was exiled.
Who is Jose Marti?
Famous for his invention of the telephone. He was also an audiologist, speech therapist and teacher of the deaf.
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
The future president that led the "Rough Riders" into battle up San Juan Hill
Who was Teddy Roosevelt?
The name of the U.S. President that actually worked on the Panama Canal
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
a style of newspaper reporting that exaggerated reports of Spanish atrocities in Cuba.
What is Yellow Journalism?
Americans secured this remote Pacific island from Spain after the war over Cuba.
What is Guam?
Orville and Wilbur were fascinated by the possibility of machines that would allow humans to fly.
Who were the Wright Bros?
The amount the U.S. paid to acquire territory in Guam, Philippines and Puerto Rico
What is $20 million?
True or False... Workers battled diseases such a Malaria, poor living conditions, poisonous snakes/scorpions and mudslides while building the Canal
What is True?
This island south of Florida, was inhabited by Amerindian tribes. It remained a colony of Spain until the Spanish-American War of 1898
What is Cuba?
The Island of Guam is located off the coast of this Asian country
What is the Philippines?
The significance of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
What is the location of the Wright Bros. first flight?