Social Studies

Front 1

25Q
Why was Theodore Roosevelt happy about 'Congress's decision to declare war against Spain?

Back 1

25A
1. Roosevelt had been setting up the navy because he was the assistant scretary of the Navy and he wanted to show how powerful the United State was.
2. because he was always thought of as a "sickly and timid boy" as a child, he wanted to prove that he was brave. He wanted people to look up to him.

Front 2

4Q
Why did the United States go to war with Spain?

Back 2

4A
to free Cuba

Front 3

21Q
What is the name of a detailed report on a person, an issue or an event called?

Back 3

21A
a feataure article

Front 4

5Q
Who did the United States purchased Alaska from?

Back 4

5A
Russia

Front 5

22Q
If you wanted to buy a used bicycle, in what part of the newspaper would you look?

Back 5

22A
the classified ads

Front 6

9Q.
How did Henry Ford reduce the amount of time needed to build a car?

Back 6

9A
by setting up an assembly line

Front 7

20Q
Congress voted to make Hawaii an American territory after ---.

Back 7

20A
American planters took over the Hawaiian government

Front 8

10Q.
What event caused Congress to declare war against Spain?

Back 8

10A
the sinking of the American battleship Maine

Front 9

23Q
What is the "dateline" of an article?

Back 9

23A
It is were the story takes place.

Front 10

11Q.
What landforms are found in both Alaska and Hawaii?

Back 10

11A
volcanoes

Front 11

24Q
How did Prsident Roosevelt help to protect our country's natural resources?

Back 11

24A
1. educated the public on conservation and not to be wasteful of natural resources
2. set up national forests which only allow a certain number of trees to be cut down.
3. set up national parks so people could enjoy the beauty of the wilderness
4. set up wildlife refuges were hunting is not allowed
3.

Front 12

3Q
The right to vote is called
---.

Back 12

3A
suffrage

Front 13

19Q
Who was the U.S. naval commander who became a national hero after the battle of Manlia Bay?

Back 13

19A
George Dewey

Front 14

2Q
The protection and wise use of land and resources is called ---.

Back 14

2A
conservation

Front 15

18Q
The treaty ending the Spanish-American War made Cuba ---.

Back 15

18A
an independent country

Front 16

1Q.
Who were the volunteers who fought in Cuba under the command of Theodore Roosevelt?

Back 16

1A
The Rough Riders

Front 17

17Q
What was special about Henry Ford's Model T?

Back 17

17A
many people could afford it

Front 18

6Q
What did President Roosevelt estabilsih to help protect wildlife and preserve natural resources?

Back 18

6A
national parks

Front 19

14Q
What did the United States gain because they won the Spanish-American War?

Back 19

14A
an empire of colonies

Front 20

8Q
What did the nineteenth amendment do?

Back 20

8A
gave women the rights to vote

Front 21

26Q
What role did newspapers play in the start of the Spanish-American War?

Back 21

26A
1. The newspapers published articles that said that America should go to war.
2. Newspapers used headlines that caught people's attention.
3. Newspapers convinced people that Spain was cruel to people in Cuba. So when the Maine was blown up people were against Spain even though there weren't enough facts to say that Spain actually did blow up the Maine.
4. The slogan "Remember the Maine" was a catch phrase that could be heard in Congress when they declared war against Spain.

Front 22

7Q
Why did President Roosevelt send warhips to Panama in 1903?

Back 22

7A
to help Panama gain its independence

Front 23

15Q
Who built the first airplane?

Back 23

15A
Wilbur and Orville Wright

Front 24

12Q.
Where was the first battle of the Spanish-American War fought?

Back 24

12A
the Philippines

Front 25

16Q
Who did Prisident Roosevelt support during the miners' strike of 1902?

Back 25

16A
the miners' demands

Front 26

13Q
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Panama was part of ---.

Back 26

13A
Colombia