Unit 6 Rise to Power (Imperialism)to WWI Review

Which event occurred prior to Document A?

• The United States and Japan went to war over the colonization and annexation of Hawaii

• The United States government granted Hawaii statehood status, making it the 45th state 

• Hawaiian monarchy asked the United States to annex Hawaii and grant it statehood 

• American businessmen overthrew the monarchy of Hawaii and installed a provisional government 

Based on Document A, which action is being recommended by the author?

• The United States should annex Hawaii.

• The United States should acquire Hawaii as  a colony. 

• The United States should not annex Hawaii.

• The United States should trade with Hawaii.

Which statement identifies a key difference between the evidence presented in documents A and B? 

• Document A suggests that Hawaii could be a good trading partner for the United States, whereas document B presents an argument that suggests the opposite 

• Document A argues for the annexation of Hawaii from an economic perspective, whereas document B presents an argument for the annexation of Hawaii from a defense and military perspective.   

• Document A suggests that Hawaii would be a good trading partner for the United States, whereas document B presents an argument that Hawaii would be a better trading partner for Japan

• Document A argues in support of the annexation of Hawaii from a humanitarian perspective, whereas document B presents an argument for the annexation of Hawaii from an economic perspective

These 1898 headlines are best understood as an example of

• Isolationist policies

• Political advertising 

• Public opinion polling 

• Yellow Journalism 

A historian would most likely use this document to investigate events leading up to the

• Open Door Policy

• war with Spain

• invasion of Mexico 

• annexation of Alaska 

How did United States foreign policy change in the years immediately following this event?

• The United States rejected the goal of Manifest Destiny.

• The United States became more isolated.

• The United States pursued a policy of containment 

• The United States entered a period of overseas expansion.

This telegram was part of an effort to

• enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war

• form an alliance between Germany and the United States 

• convince several western states to secede from the United States 

• bring Mexico into World War I on the side of Great Britain and France 

The intended audience of this telegram was 

• Mexico’s secretary of war 

• Mexico’s president  

• German ambassador to Mexico 

• German ambassador to the United States 

An effect of the telegram above could be considered a turning point because

• Congress passed neutrality legislation to ensure the United States would stay out of the war 

• US foreign policy shifted from neutrality to direct involvement in war  

• Woodrow Wilson was re-elected as president of the United States for a third term 

• New Mexico and Arizona were granted statehood in the United States 

Which problem is discussed in Documents 1 and 2?

• President Wilson signing the Treaty of Versailles with support of the Senate  

• The US Senate’s rejection of the Treaty of Versailles because of harsh reparations

• The United States not signing the Treaty of Versailles because the Senate wouldn’t ratify it 

• President Harding signing the Treaty of Versailles and joining the League of Nations