Test 14 Flashcards
William Gorgas was successful in destroying disease-carrying mosquitoes in Cuba and _______________.
Panama
To cross from Atlantic to the Pacific without using the Panama Canal, ships must sail around the tip of _______________.
South America
Alaska is separated from the continental US by the country of __________________.
Canada
In 1896, the discovery of gold in ______________ changed many American’s minds about the value of this territory.
Alaska
The first country to try to build the Panama Canal was ______________.
France
The country that sold Alaska to the US was _______________.
Russia
During the Spanish-American War, Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in _________________________.
Philippine Islands
The country that won the Spanish-American War was ____________________.
the United States
Before the US purchased Alaska, it was called ___________________ America.
Russian
Who urged the US government to purchase Alaska?
William Seward
Who discovered Hawaii?
Captain James Cook
Americans blamed the Spanish for the sinking of the _______________ just before the Spanish-American War.
Maine
Theodore Roosevelt led the ___________ ___________ up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.
Rough Riders
The purpose of the Spanish-American War was to set ___________________ free from Spain.
Cuba
Alaska and ______________ were the forty-ninth and fiftieth states to join the Union.
Hawaii
The US gave the ownership of the Panama Canal to the country of ____________________ in 2000.
Panama
Name two results of the Spanish-American War.
1) Spain gave Cuba her freedom.
2) The US received several islands from Spain.
3) Other countries saw the US as a world power.
Name the capital of Arkansas
Little Rock
Name the capital of Delaware
Dover
Name the capital of Illinois
Springfield
Name the capital of Indiana
Indianapolis
Name the capital of Kansas
Topeka
Name the capital of Michigan
Lansing
Name the capital of Minnesota
St. Paul
