Term
In order to pursue his goal of using American
influence overseas only when it was a moral
imperative, Wilson put which man in the position
of Secretary of State?
A. Charles Hughes
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. William Jennings Bryan
D. John Pershing |
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Definition
| C. William Jennings Bryan |
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Term
Why was the German use of the unterseeboot
considered to defy international law?
A. because other countries did not have
similar technology
B. because they refused to warn their targets before firing
C. because they constituted cruel and unusual methods
D. because no international consensus existed to employ submarine technology |
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Definition
B. because they refused to warn their targets
before firing |
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Term
| To what extent were Woodrow Wilson’s actual foreign policy decisions consistent with his foreign policy philosophy or vision? |
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Definition
| Wilson's actions were only partially consistent with his philosophy. He advocated a moral foreign policy and limited intervention, but repeatedly intervened in Latin America and Mexico when U.S. political or economic interests were involved. |
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Term
Which of the following was not enacted in
order to secure men and materials for the war effort?
A. the Food Administration
B. the Selective Service Act
C. the War Industries Board
D. the Sedition Act |
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Definition
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Term
What of the following was not used to control
American dissent against the war effort?
A. propaganda campaigns
B. repressive legislation
C. National Civil Liberties Bureau
D. loyalty leagues |
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Definition
| C. National Civil Liberties Bureau |
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Term
| How did the government work to ensure unity on the home front, and why did Wilson feel that this was so important? |
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Definition
| The government promoted unity through propaganda campaigns, loyalty leagues, the Committee of Public Information, and laws such as the Espionage and Sedition Acts. Wilson believed unity was essential because Americans came from many ethnic backgrounds and were divided over the war. |
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Term
Why did the war not increase overall
prosperity?
A. because inflation made the cost of living higher
B. because wages were lowered due to the
war effort
C. because workers had no bargaining power
due to the “no-strike pledge”
D. because women and African American men
were paid less for the same work |
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Definition
A. because inflation made the cost of living
higher |
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Term
Which of the following did not influence the
eventual passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?
A. women’s contributions to the war effort
B. the dramatic tactics and harsh treatment of radical suffragists
C. the passage of the Volstead Act
D. the arguments of President Wilson’s
daughter |
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Definition
| C. the passage of the Volstead Act |
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Term
| Why was prohibition’s success short-lived? |
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Definition
| Prohibition was short-lived because many Americans continued to demand alcohol, enforcement was difficult, illegal alcohol trafficking flourished, and organized crime profited from bootlegging. |
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Term
What was Article X in the Treaty of
Versailles?
A. the “war guilt clause” that France required
B. the agreement that all nations in the League of Nations would be rendered equal
C. the Allies’ division of Germany’s holdings in Asia
D. the refusal to allow Bolshevik Russia
membership in the League of Nations |
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Definition
| B. the agreement that all nations in the League of Nations would be rendered equal |
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Term
Which of the following was not included in
the Treaty of Versailles?
A. extensive German reparations to be paid to the Allies
B. a curtailment of German immigration to
Allied nations
C. France’s acquisition of disputed territory along the French-German border
D. a mandate for Germany to accept
responsibility for the war publicly |
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Definition
B. a curtailment of German immigration to
Allied nations |
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Term
| What barriers did Wilson face in his efforts to ratify the Treaty of Versailles? What objections did those opposed to the treaty voice? |
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Definition
| Wilson faced strong Senate opposition, particularly regarding the League of Nations and Article X. Opponents feared Article X would force the United States into foreign conflicts and reduce American independence in foreign policy decisions. |
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Term
Which of the following was not a destabilizing
factor immediately following the end of the war?
A. a flu pandemic
B. a women’s liberation movement
C. high inflation and economic uncertainty
D. political paranoia |
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Definition
| B. a women’s liberation movement |
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Term
What was the inciting event that led to the
Chicago Race Riot of 1919?
A. a strike at a local factory
B. a protest march of black activists
C. the murder of a black boy who swam too
close to a white beach
D. the assault of a white man on a streetcar by black youths |
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Definition
C. the murder of a black boy who swam too
close to a white beach |
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Term
How did postwar conditions explain Warren
Harding’s landslide victory in the 1920
presidential election? |
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Definition
| Americans were exhausted by war, inflation, labor unrest, racial violence, the flu pandemic, and the Red Scare. Harding's promise of a "return to normalcy" appealed to voters seeking stability and less government intervention. |
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