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23 Cards in this Set
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Who was successful in destroying the disease caring mosquitoes into Cuba and Panama?
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William Gorgas |
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What country won the Spanish American war?
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United States |
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Who did the American's blame for the sinking of Maine, just before the Spanish American war?
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the Spanish
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Who let the Rough Riders?
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Theodore Roosevelt |
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Where did Theodore Roosevelt lead the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War?
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What was the purpose of the Spanish American War? |
To set Cuba free from Spain |
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Who destroyed the Spanish Fleet?
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Admiral Dewey |
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Where did Admiral Dewey destroy the Spanish fleet?
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Philippine Islands |
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If you wanted to cross the Atlantic to the Pacific without using the Panama Canal, where must you sail around? (tip of a country)
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South America |
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Who sold Alaska to the United States?
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Russia |
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Before Alaska was purchased what was it called?
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Who urged the US government to purchase Alaska? |
William H. Seward |
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What country is Alaska separated by, from the continental US? |
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What year was the discovery of gold? |
1896 |
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What changed the American's minds about the value of Alaska? |
the discovery of gold |
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What was the first country that attempted to built the Panama Canal? |
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What year did the U.S. give ownership to the Panama canal to the country of Panama? |
2000 |
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Who discovered Hawaii? |
Cook |
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What was the 49th and 50th states to join the Union? |
Alaska and Hawaii |
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One result of the Spanish American War?
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Another result of the Spanish American War? |
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Another result of the Spanish American War? |
other countries saw the U.S. as a world power. |
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