Turn of the Century Practice

What two presidents helped increase America's power around the world from the Spanish American War & Panama Canal

• Thomas Edison & Alexander Bell

• Orville Wright & Teddy Roosevelt

• William Mckinley & Teddy Roosevelt

• William McKinley & Thomas Edison

What countries did the United States gain from the Spanish American-War

• France, China, & Japan

• Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Philippines

• Guam, Cuba, & Puerto Rico

• Florida, Georgia, & Alabama

Panama Canal connected what two Oceans?

• Gulf of Mexico & Lake Allatoona

• Pacific & Atlantic Ocean

• Indian & Atlantic Ocean

• Artic Ocean & Pacific Oceans

If you were an immigrant coming from Europe and being processed at Ellis Island where would this take place at?

• Eastern Part of the United States (ex: New York)

• Western Part of the United States (ex: California)

• Mid West Part of the United States (ex: Oklahoma)

What price incentives motivated Texas Ranchers to drive their cattle to other locations

• They were charged $100 to access the trail so the ranchers increased there prices.

• The Chisolm trail was a cheaper route to travel which allowed them to sell the cattle at a high price.

• Ranchers could charge higher prices for their cattle if they were transported from Kansas to the East Coast

• There was a law that did not allow the ranchers to increase prices.

What is specialization?

• When do something good and it makes you feel "Special"

• When you go to your special classes, P.E., Art, STEM, and Music.

• When focus on doing many things so you become great at everything.

• When you focus at doing something well, so you can be great at that one thing.

Why did Chicago grow so rapidly?

• There was a lot of land so people could grow crops.

• There were a lot of oceans near the city

• City had meatpacking plants, and railroad related factories.

• Dansby Swanson signed as a free agent from the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago Cubs in 2022.

America blamed what country for the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.

• Spain

• France

• Iraq

• Canada

What country started the Panama Canal Project?

• Egypt

• United States

• France

• China

When building the Panama Canal what was one of the biggest challenges?

• Finding enough workers to complete the project

• Preventing deadly diseases carried by bugs

• Frequent tornados coming from the ocean

• Did not have enough money to pay the workers.