Unit 7: Imperialism, WWI, & the Roaring 20s

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

• annexation of Alaska

• Spanish American War

• Open Door policy

• Zimmerman Telegram

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

• The United States entered a period of overseas expansion (Imperialism).

• The United States pursued a policy of containment.

• The United States became more isolated.

• The United States rejected the goal of Manifest Destiny.

What was a main reason for the movement of people as shown on this map?

• Foreign food imports replaced domestic production of crops.

• Northern states banned all forms of racial discrimination.

• Abolitionists promised a means of escape from slavery.

• Industrialization provided more employment opportunities.

What was one result of the migration shown on the map?

• The South became the new destination for most European immigrants.

• The Democratic Party declined in the northern half of the country

• American culture was enriched by new forms of music and literature.

• Segregated communities throughout the nation came to an end.

What does this map depict?

• American Imperialism

• The American System

• Eisenhower Interstate System

• The Great Migration

Which Supreme Court decision addresses the issue raised by Senator La Follette in this speech?

• Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific R.R. v. Illinois

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Northern Securities Co. v. United States

• Schenck v. United States

The main goal of the women’s rights movement in the early 20th century was to achieve

• political equality

• equal pay for equal work

• improvements in living conditions

• better job opportunities

What Amendment is this image connected to?

• 15th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What concept is best illustrated in this 1924 poem written by Langston Hughes?

• patriotism

• racial pride

• nationalism

• passive resistance

This poem by Langston Hughes is an example of the cultural movement known as

• The Great Awakening

• Social Darwinism

• The Lost Generation

• the Harlem Renaissance