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
