Quiz #4

League of Nations

Woodrow Wilson's idea for a group of countries that would promote a new world order and territorial integrity through open discussions, rather than intimidation and war

Fourteen Points

Woodrow Wilson's postwar peace plan, which called for openness in all matters of diplomacy, including free trade, freedom of the seas, and an end to secret treaties and negotiations, among others

prohibition

the campaign for a ban on the sale and manufacturing of alcoholic beverages, which came to fruition during the war, bolstered by anti-German sentiment and a call to preserve resources for the war effort

Zimmermann telegram

the telegram sent from German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador in Mexico, which invited Mexico to fight alongside Germany should the United States enter World War I on the side of the Allies

13) 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

B) a women's liberation movement

clear and present danger

the expression used by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in the case of Schenck v. United States to characterize public dissent during wartime, akin to shouting "fire!" in a crowded theater

liberty bonds

the name for the war bonds that the U.S. government sold, and strongly encouraged Americans to buy, as a way of raising money for the war effort

7) 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

A) because inflation made the cost of living higher

11) 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

B) a curtailment of German immigration to Allied nations

14) 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

B) a protest march of black activists

2) 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

B) because they refused to warn their targets before firing

10) 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

B) the agreement that all nations in the League of Nations would be rendered equal

5) 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

C) National Civil Liberties Bureau

1) 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

C) William Jennings Bryan

8) 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

C) the passage of the Volstead Act

4) 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

D) the Sedition Act

Irreconcilables

Republicans who opposed the Treaty of Versailles on all grounds

Reservationists

Republicans who would support the Treaty of Versailles if sufficient amendments were introduced that could eliminate Article X

neutrality

Woodrow Wilson's policy of maintaining commercial ties with all belligerents and insisting on open markets throughout Europe during World War I

Harlem Hellfighters

a nickname for the decorated, all-black 369th Infantry, which served on the frontlines of France for six months, longer than any other American unit

Red Summer

the summer of 1919, when numerous northern cities experienced bloody race riots that killed over 250 persons, including the Chicago race riot of 1919

Red Scare

the term used to describe the fear that Americans felt about the possibility of a Bolshevik revolution in the United States; fear over Communist infiltrators led Americans to restrict and discriminate against any forms of radical dissent, whether Communist or not