This one is really Revised WW1 U.S. History April 27

Why was there increased interest in building a canal across Central America in the late 1800s? (1) The United States had acquired colonies in the Pacific region. (2) Tariffs on Chinese and Japanese products had ended. (3) The main source of immigration had shifted from northern Europe to southern Europe. (4) Transcontinental railroads had not yet been completed.

(1) The United States had acquired colonies in the Pacific region.

The Big Stick policy and Dollar Diplomacy were attempts to (1) increase United States power in Latin America (2) contain the spread of communism in eastern Europe (3) protect free trade on the Asian continent (4) strengthen political ties with western Europe

(1) increase United States power in Latin America

Which argument did President Woodrow Wilson use to persuade Congress to enter World War I? (1) making the world safe for democracy (2) retaliating against the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor (3) assisting the neutral nations with their defense (4) removing the Nazi threat from the Western Hemisphere

(1) making the world safe for democracy

Which argument did President Woodrow Wilson use to persuade Congress to enter World War I? (1) making the world safe for democracy (2) retaliating against the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor (3) assisting the neutral nations with their defense (4) removing the Nazi threat from the Western Hemisphere

(1) making the world safe for democracy

The United States tried to avoid involvement in World War I by following a policy of (1) neutrality (2) collective security (3) economic boycotts (4) military preparedness

(1) neutrality

Which action was a result of the other three? (1) Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare (2) United States entry into World War I (3) interception of the Zimmermann Note (4) United States loans to Allied nations

(2) United States entry into World War I

Publication of this telegram in United States newspapers helped to (1) reelect Woodrow Wilson as president (2) convince the American public to support entrance into World War I (3) encourage Congress to pass neutrality legislation (4) grant statehood to Arizona and New Mexico

(2) convince the American public to support entrance into World War I

This poster was used during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to (1) convince men to enlist in the military services (2) help finance the war effort (3) support membership in the League of Nations (4) emphasize the goals of the Fourteen Points

(2) help finance the war effort

During World War I, what was President Woodrow Wilson's purpose in outlining the Fourteen Points? (1) asking Congress for additional funding for the war effort (2) suggesting a peace plan to prevent future wars (3) proposing war crimes trials for leaders of enemy nations (4) calling for military alliances against aggressor nations

(2) suggesting a peace plan to prevent future wars

At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy by (1) refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict (2) sending troops to aid Great Britain (3) declaring American neutrality (4) requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors

(3) declaring American neutrality

A major reason the United States entered World War I was to (1) gain additional colonial possessions (2) react to the bombing of Pearl Harbor (3) safeguard freedom of the seas for United States ships (4) honor prewar commitments to its military allies

(3) safeguard freedom of the seas for United States ships

In the years before the United States entered World War I, President Woodrow Wilson violated his position of strict neutrality by (1) secretly sending troops to fight for the democratic nations (2) openly encouraging Mexico to send troops to support the Allies (3) supporting economic policies that favored the Allied nations (4) using United States warships to attack German submarines

(3) supporting economic policies that favored the Allied nations

What was a major reason for United States entry into World War I? (1) to overthrow the czarist government of Russia (2) to keep Latin America from being attacked by Germany (3) to maintain freedom of the seas (4) to break up the colonial empires of the Allies

(3) to maintain freedom of the seas

During his reelection campaign in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson used the slogan, "He kept us out of war." In April of 1917, Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. What helped bring about this change? (1) Bolshevik forces increased their strength in Germany and Italy. (2) Britain was invaded by nations of the Central Powers. (3) Russia signed a treaty of alliance with the Central Powers. (4) Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

(4) Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

President Woodrow Wilson's statement "The world must be made safe for democracy" was made to justify his decision to (1) end United States imperialism in Latin America (2) support tariff reform (3) send troops into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa (4) ask Congress to declare war against Germany

(4) ask Congress to declare war against Germany

Base your answers to questions 23 and 24 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you.... — Telegram of January 19, 1917 1. This telegram was part of an effort to (1) form an alliance between Germany and the United States (2) convince several western states to secede from the United States (3) bring Mexico into World War I on the side of Great Britain and France (4) enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war

(4) enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war

The Fourteen Points and the Atlantic Charter were both 1.statements of post-war goals for establishing world peace 2.plans of victorious nations to divide conquered territories 3.military strategies for defeating enemy nations 4.agreements between nations to eliminate further development of weapons

1.statements of post-war goals for establishing world peace

President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were intended to 1.make the United States, Great Britain, and France into leading world powers 2.redistribute Germany's colonies among the Allied nations 3.prevent international tensions from leading to war 4.punish Germany for causing World War I

3.prevent international tensions from leading to war

From 1914 to 1916, as World War I raged in Europe, Americans were not able to remain neutral in thought as well as action mainly because 1.United States membership in military alliances required the nation to fight 2.United States newspapers encouraged a policy of imperialist expansion 3.the warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of the seas 4.President Woodrow Wilson supported the war aims of Germany and Austria-Hungary

3.the warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of the seas

What was a major reason for United States entry into World War I? 1.to overthrow the czarist government of Russia 2.to keep Latin America from being attacked by Germany 3.to maintain freedom of the seas 4.to break up the colonial empires of the Allies

3.to maintain freedom of the seas

"We are to be an instrument in the hands of God to see that liberty is made secure for mankind." -President Woodrow Wilson President Wilson tried to carry out the idea expressed in this quotation by 1.protesting the sinking of the Lusitania 2.proposing a program of civil rights for minorities in American society 3.urging the Allies to adopt the Fourteen Points 4.taking control of territories conquered in World War I

3.urging the Allies to adopt the Fourteen Points

Which situation was the immediate cause of the United States entry into World War I in 1917? (1) The League of Nations requested help. (2) The Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor. (3) Nazi tyranny threatened Western democracy. (4) German submarines sank United States merchant ships.

4) German submarines sank United States merchant ships.

Wilson was reelected to the presidency in 1916 because of his claim that a. entry into World War 1 was inevitable. b.he had kept the United States out of war c. he would immediately bring the United States into the war d. he would begin submarine attacks against the Germans

b.he had kept the United States out of war

U.S. entry into both the War of 1812 and World War 1 was caused in part by a. foreign troops on american soil b. Presidents who encouraged entry into war c.interference with American shipping d. a foreign nation's threat to Mexico

c.interference with American shipping

The factor that was most significant in causing President Wilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war on Germany in April 1917 was? a. German invasion of Belgium b. the Russian revolution of 1917 c.the sinking of the Sussex d. the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

d. the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany