Chapter 21
Which of the following best describes the general public's immediate reaction to Wilson's Fourteen Points?
The Fourteen Points pleased many in both America and Europe.
How did the British naval blockade of Germany threaten the ability of the United States to maintain its neutrality?
The U.S. ended trade with Germany but continued it with Britain.
In 1917 the United States began sending American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) troops to resist the German invasion of what country?
France
Which of the following statements about trench warfare during World War I are correct?
It could not protect troops from mustard gas.
Which of the following statements about the Espionage Act of 1917 are true?
It embraced a broad definition of "obstruction of the war effort."
Competing claims over ______ led to war between Japan and Russia in 1904.
Manchuria
Which of the following occurred in the presidential election of 1920?
Republican Warren Harding won in a landslide.
The term Dollar Diplomacy primarily referred to ______.
Taft's efforts to extend American investments into less-developed regions
At the beginning of the war, Woodrow Wilson ______.
called on Americans to remain neutral
Immediately following World War I, the American economy ______.
continued its boom
World War I emerged most directly out of a(n) ______.
controversy involving nationalist movements in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
The "Great Migration" of African Americans that began during the war was primarily a movement ______.
from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North
Wilson's Fourteen Points included which of the following?
general principles for governing international conduct
As the conflict continued, the Committee on Public Information's pro-war propaganda ______.
grew increasingly lurid
Ratified in the summer of 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment ______.
guaranteed women the right to vote
The sacrifice of Black soldiers in the war ______.
had almost no impact on white racial attitudes
In the election of 1916, one of the most prominent arguments of Wilson's supporters for his reelection was that he ______.
had kept the country out of war
In 1919 and 1920, the nation experienced ______.
high inflation
Which of the following were significant in prompting the Red Scare?
interception by the post office of parcels containing explosives
Racially motivated riots were not new in American history, but the riots of 1919 differed from those prior to World War I in that they ______.
involved African Americans fighting back against white people's attacks
One downfall of the site of the eventual Panama Canal was that it was ______.
not at sea level
Wilson's Fourteen Points included which of the following?
recommendations for adjusting postwar boundaries
As Wilson's support for military preparedness grew in 1915 and 1916, the peace faction of the Democratic Party ______.
remained strong and active
The foreign policy of William Howard Taft was most concerned with ______.
the advancement of U.S. economic interests
According to the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, the United States had the right to intervene in ______.
the domestic affairs of any neighbor unable to maintain order
Which of the following were significant in prompting the Red Scare?
the formation of the Communist International
Advertisements financed by the Committee on Public Information implored wartime citizens to report to authorities anyone who showed disloyalty, pessimism, or yearning for peace.
True
The Committee on Public Information encouraged reporters to exercise "self-censorship" when covering the war.
True
The United States was never a member of the League of Nations.
True
Which of the following occurred in the presidential election of 1920?
The general sense of disillusionment felt by the American public was apparent in the result.
Which of the following describes Theodore Roosevelt's view of the so-called "civilized" nations of the world?
They were predominantly Anglo-Saxon or Teutonic.
Which of the following describes Theodore Roosevelt's view of the so-called "civilized" nations of the world?
They were predominantly white.
What happened to most of those arrested in the Palmer Raids?
They were released.
To Wilson, a broader purpose for U.S. intervention was
a new era of democracy, open diplomacy, and self-determination
The heavy-handed actions of the federal government during the Red Scare led to ______.
a powerful backlash that gave new force to the Bill of Rights
Wilson's Fourteen Points included which of the following?
a proposal for a League of Nations
The Paris Peace Conference was characterized by which of the following?
a sense of unease about communism
The Paris Peace Conference was characterized by which of the following?
a spirit of national self-interest
Prior to the election of 1916, what issue sparked a heated debate between pacifists and interventionists in the United States?
whether the United States should make military and economic preparations for war
The rioting that broke out in Chicago in the summer of 1919 pitted ______.
white people against African Americans
When the Nineteenth Amendment was enacted in 1920, ______.
women were guaranteed the right to vote
A trade agreement reached by Japan and the United States in 1905 ______.
fell apart in the years that followed
To finance the war, the U.S. government relied primarily on which of the following?
new taxes
Panama was chosen as the canal's location for which of the following reasons?
A French company had already done some of the work there.
Who orchestrated the Palmer Raids against alleged radicals?
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and J. Edgar Hoover
As the United States entered World War I, which two of the following made it clear that a major commitment of American ground forces was going to be necessary?
Britain and France had few remaining soldiers in reserve.
As the United States entered World War I, which two of the following made it clear that a major commitment of American ground forces was going to be necessary?
Due to Russia's exit from the war, more German troops could fight on the western front.
Which of the following statements about the standing army of the United States at the time it entered the war in 1917 is correct?
Enlistments were not adequate, so a national draft was instituted.
Roosevelt wanted the U.S. government to police the world. He built up the navy until, by 1906, it was second in size only to the navy of ______.
Great Britain
Which of the following statements about the last eighteen months of Woodrow Wilson's presidency are correct?
He became even more resistant to compromise.
Which of the following statements about the last eighteen months of Woodrow Wilson's presidency are correct?
He was infirm and engaged in a limited official schedule.
Which of the following statements about the Espionage Act of 1917 are true?
It gave the government new tools with which to combat spying and sabotage.
Which of the following statements about the new military technology that was used in World War I are true?
It led to trench warfare.
Panama was chosen as the canal's location for which of the following reasons?
It offered a shorter route than the alternatives.
Which of the following statements about trench warfare during World War I are correct?
It replaced the old way of fighting in open fields.
Which of the following statements about the new military technology that was used in World War I are true?
It required elaborate maintenance.
Which of the following statements about trench warfare during World War I are correct?
It sheltered troops from machine guns and artillery.
Which of the following statements about Wilson's campaign to get the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles is true?
It was a grueling, cross-country speaking tour that exhausted Wilson and eventually resulted in him suffering a stroke.
Which of the following occurred in the presidential election of 1920?
Wilson's postwar vision was rejected by voters.
The powerful backlash against the federal government's heavy-handed actions during the period of the Red Scare resulted in which of the following?
creation of an organization for protecting civil liberties, which would become the ACLU
The powerful backlash against the federal government's heavy-handed actions during the period of the Red Scare resulted in which of the following?
damage to the Democratic Party
The powerful backlash against the federal government's heavy-handed actions during the period of the Red Scare resulted in which of the following?
end of A. Mitchell Palmer's career
Which of the following were significant in prompting the Red Scare?
explosions in eight cities within minutes of one another
Which of the following was a main cause of both the U.S. involvement in Nicaragua and the U.S. purchase of the Virgin Islands?
fear of European influence
When the Nineteenth Amendment was enacted in 1920, ______.
it marked the end of an era of reforms promoted by the progressive movement
The American Expeditionary Forces ______.
joined Allied forces in turning back a series of new German assaults
When he began his tenure as president, Wilson's experience in international affairs was ______.
limited
Taft's responses to the changing political situation in Nicaragua included which of the following?
military support for the new regime
Which of the following are weapons that first came into wide use in World War I?
mustard gas
Out of the postwar turmoil, Supreme Court jurisprudence began to ______.
robustly defend the right to free speech
Taft's responses to the changing political situation in Nicaragua included which of the following?
substantial loans to the government
Which of the following are weapons that first came into wide use in World War I?
tanks
The most immediate military effect of U.S. entry into the war was in ______.
the Atlantic Ocean
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination sparked the war, was a key figure in ______.
the Austro-Hungarian Empire
The first opportunity for using the Roosevelt Corollary was a crisis in ______.
the Dominican Republic
German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann's telegram to the government of Mexico primarily involved ______.
the idea that Mexico could regain territory in the American Southwest if it joined the war on Germany's side
To finance the war, the U.S. government relied primarily on which of the following?
the sale of bonds
What was the purpose of the "war boards" that organized the national economy into specific sectors?
to meet essential war needs without paralyzing the domestic economy
The new Bolshevik rulers of Russia ______ at the Paris Peace Conference.
were unrepresented
