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US in world/invent
US in the world and inventions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alaska | US bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million in 1867. |
| Hawaii | US took over Hawaii in the 1890s. |
| Spanish-American War | US helped Cuba gain independence from Spain. |
| Panama Canal | US built a canal though Panama to provide a shortcut from Atlantic to Pacific Oceans. |
| World War I | Allies vs Central powers from 1914-1919 |
| Aliied powers--WWI | Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Belgium, USA, Canada |
| Central Powers--WWI | Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria |
| Treaty of Versailles | Peace treaty that ended WWI that blamed Germany for everything. |
| Wright brothers | First successful flight |
| Thomas Edison | first long lasting light bulb |
| Alexander Graham Bell | invented the telephone |
| Samuel Morse | invented the telegraph |
| Richard Gatling | invented the machine gun |