1700-1900s
Q: What was the purpose of these 1898 newspaper headlines?
Document 5
A: Support war with spain
Q:The conditions shown in this 1936 photograph were caused mainly by….?
Document 3
A: Dust Bowl/poor farming and drought
Q:Which section of the country gained the most population in the years shown on the graph?
doc 18
A: South
Q: Which government action most directly prompted the publication of this poster?
Document 6
A: Issuance of Emancipation Proclamation
Q: This cartoon is expressing support for….?
doc 11
A: National Prohibition
Q:In this statement, President Roosevelt was addressing Congress about the…
doc 19
A: bombing of Pearl Harbor
Q:Which action by President Richard Nixon is the focus of this cartoon?
doc 14
A: attempting to hide evidence from investigators/water gate
Q: What is the subject of this 1872 painting?
doc 15
A: Manifest destiny
Q: What purpose was this 1939 cartoon trying to get across?
Document 9
A: The United States should remain isolated from the war in Europe to preserve democracy.
Q: What is the cartoonists view of the new deal?
doc 12
A: negative/ its endangering the country
Q:This cartoon is portraying a situation that resulted from the…
doc 16
A: economic downturn of the late 1920s
Q: Which two areas of the map made up the United States in 1803 as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?
Document 4
D and A
What event/law is this 1920's cartoon commenting on?
doc 7
The U.S. limiting immigrants with the Emergency Quota Act
Q:These World War Il posters encouraged Americans to…
doc 17
A: support homefront war efforts
Q:Which leader is most closely associated with the approach to reform illustrated in this photograph?
Document 8
MLK
Which book was responsible for prompting the investigation illustrated in this cartoon?
(Document 1)
The Jungle - Upton Sinclair
Q: Which policy of Republican presidents in the 1920s is most consistent with the positions stated in these headlines?
(Document 2)
A: The federal government should assist business and limit foreign commitments.
Q: This 1941 slogan of the America First Committee promoted
doc 10
A: Isolationism
Q:This cartoonist is critical of the leadership of President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney for what?
Doc 13
A: Weakening the system of checks and balances.