Spanish-American War
Name the ship that was sunk while sitting off the coast of Cuba
USS Maine
Name the country where the Panama Canal is located
Panama
Why did many immigrants come to America in the 1880s?
To escape poverty, war, and religious persecution. To find jobs
This person invented a better lightbulb.
Thomas Edison
This event brought the U.S. into WWII.
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
False reporting in newpapers that is intended to make U.S. citizens angry and want to go to war.
Yellow journalism
Name the country that built the Panama Canal
U.S.
Name the country that many immigrants came from that first came here for the Gold Rush but also helped build the transcontinental railroad. They were often picked on because of their long hair.
China
This person invented the code for sending messages on a telegraph.
Samuel Morse
Name the two cities that were hit with atomic bombs.
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Country that the U.S. fought with during the Spanish-American War
Spain
What is the purpose of the Panama Canal?
To allow ships to travel faster between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What type of housing would many immigrant families live in?
Tenements
This person made his fortune by using a better way to make steel.
Andrew Carnegie
Which countries made up the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, France, USSR, and USA
Name both territories that the U.S. still has control of as a result of the S.A.W
Guam and Puerto Rico
Which two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
Pacific and Atlantic
Most immigrants came from this continent in the late 1800's
Europe
This person used an assembly line as a way to make cars faster and cheaper.
Henry Ford
What countries made up the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Name the 4 territories that the U.S. gained as a result of the Spanish American War
Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines
What do you call a narrow strip of land that connects to large bodies of water?
Isthmus
Which group of people had the most dangerous jobs and lowest pay?
Children or Chinese workers
This technology made the telegraph useless.
Telephone
Which country controlled Northern Africa during WWII?
Italy