Historical Facts Quiz: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

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Q 1: The Panama Canal was completed in/on ___________. • August 1901 • February 15, 1898 • August 1914 For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q1: Answer • August 1914 Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q2: Which of the following places did we win in the Spanish-American War? Choose all that apply. • Guam • Philippines • Hawaii • Puerto Rico • Alaska For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q2: Answer • Guam • Philippines • Puerto Rico Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q3: Which of the following doesn't belong? Why? • Hawaii, we didn't win it from Spain. • Cuba, it's not an island. • Puerto Rico, it's not in the Pacific. For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q3: Answer • Hawaii, we didn't win it from Spain. Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q4: Which of the following is now, NOT a part of the U.S.? • Alaska • Hawaii • Guam • Cuba • Puerto Rico For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q4: Answer • Cuba Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q5: ___________is the policy of taking over other countries. (Unscramble the answer below) • P M I L A I I M E R S For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q5: Answer • Imperialism Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q6: Where did the Maine explode? • in Spain • in Pearl Harbor • in the Panama Canal • in Havana Harbor For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q6: Answer • in Havana Harbor Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q7: What do Pulitzer and Hearst have in common? • Both were generals in the SpAm War • Both published "yellow" news reports. • Both owned magazines. For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q7: Answer • Both published "yellow" news reports. Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q8: What is a guerrilla war? • a huge war with large armies and big battles • an undeclared war between two countries who are fighting over land • a war where soldiers don't wear regular uniforms For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q8: Answer • a war where soldiers don't wear regular uniforms Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q9: We exported more goods in the late 1800s and early 1900s because we ___________. • wanted more European goods. • had so much money. • we wanted to get more money. For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q9: Answer • we wanted to get more money. Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q10: Teddy Roosevelt led the ___________ in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. (Unscramble the answer below) • R R R E I O U H G D S (2 words) For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q10: Answer • Rough Riders Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q11: Whom did we suspect of blowing up the Maine? • Cuba • Spain • Panama • Colombia For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q11: Answer • Spain Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q12: Give two problems that we had while building the Panama Canal.   • Disease & engineering problems • Fighting a guerrilla war against Colombia & disease • Disease and starvation For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q12: Answer • Disease & engineering problems Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q13: What was the Roosevelt Corollary? • European countries should mind their own business in the Western Hemisphere. • We'll fix problems in Latin American nations if they themselves don't fix them. • We'll arbitrate (or judge) disputes between warring nations. For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q13: Answer • We'll fix problems in Latin American nations if they themselves don't fix them. Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q14: The story of the U.S.S. Oregon's slow trip around Cape Horn showed us that we needed to build the ___________ to make it easier to sail from Atlantic to Pacific. • A A A P N M L N A A C For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q14: Answer • Panama Canal Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q15: What do the following events have is common? 1. sinking of the Maine2. yellow journalism3. Ambassador de Lome's insult 4. U.S. business interests. For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q15: Answer • Reasons the US fought in the Spanish-American War Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q16: Before we declared war on Spain, the U.S. observed a policy of __________, which means not taking sides, in regards to what was happening in Cuba. (unscramble the answer below) • A E I U T N R T L Y For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q16: Answer • neutrality Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q17: Who was John Hay? • He arranged for the sale of Alaska. • He led the Rough Riders in the charge up San Juan Hill. • He said the Spanish American War was a "splendid little war." For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q17: Answer • He said the Spanish American War was a "splendid little war." Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q18: Which of the following places are still part of the U.S.? Choose all that apply. • Guam • Philippines • Cuba • Puerto Rico • Hawaii For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q18: Answer • Guam • Puerto Rico • Hawaii Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q19: A state of mistrust, controlled hostility, or fear of hostility felt by countries. • E I O N N S T For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q19: Answer • Tension Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q20: Americans supported Cubans in their struggle for independence against Spain because ______________. • they reminded us of us in 1776 • Cuba wanted to become a state • Americans originally settled Cuba For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q20: Answer • they reminded us of us in 1776 Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q21: What is yellow journalism? • truthful reporting • historical writing • exaggerated or fabricated reporting For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q21: Answer • exaggerated or fabricated reporting Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q22: "The U.S. would be friendly with other countries but would use force to get its way" describes Teddy Roosevelt's ____________. (3 words) • G B I K I T C S Y L P C I O For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q22: Answer • Big Stick Policy Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q23: The ________said that Europeans could not interfere in the Western Hemisphere. • Drago Doctrine • Monroe Doctrine • Roosevelt Corollary • Big Stick Policy For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q23: Answer • Monroe Doctrine Return Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Q24: The U.S. was happy to have gained Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba and ____________when we won the Spanish-American War. • I I I P P P H L N E S For Help or to check your answer click here! Modified by Ms. Ferrell, GRT

Historical Facts Quiz: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?