Chapter 21: America and the Great War Smartbook
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination sparked the war, was a key figure in...
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Which of the following helped lead to a revolution in Panama?
The Colombian senate refused to ratify a treaty regarding the canal
The first opportunity for using the Roosevelt Corollary was a crisis in...
The Dominican Republic
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
Which of the following historical events is most likely to have had an indirect relationship to the arrest and conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti?
The Red Scare
The foreign policy of William Howard Taft was most concerned with...
The advancement of U.S. economic interests
In the early days of the war, the Atlantic Ocean was...
Dominated on the surface by the British and under the surface by the Germans
A trade agreement reached by Japan and the United States in 1905...
Fell apart in the years that followed
In 1917 the United States began sending American Expeditionary Force (AEF) troops to resist the German invasion of what country?
France
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
In World War I, the American Expeditionary Forces were led by...
General John J. Pershing
The widespread use of submarine warfare by the Germans...
Generally struck Americans as a barbaric tactic
Who were the most frequent targets of the citizen anti-disloyalty groups?
German Americans
Which of the following prompted the United States to enter the war against Germany in 1917?
German naval strategy The Zimmermann Telegram Threats to U.S. commerce
What country lost the highest number of soldiers during World War I?
Germany
World War I...
Increased the determination of African Americans to fight for their rights
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
When he began his tenure as president, Wilson's experience in international affairs was...
Limited
The _____________ was sunk by a German U-boat in May 1915, killing almost 1,200 people and inflaming U.S. opinion against Germany
Lusitania
Which of the following are weapons that first came into wide use in World War I?
Mustard gas Tanks
The stunning death toll of soldiers during the war was most directly related to...
New technologies
The Fourteen Points are best described as the...
Principles for which Wilson believed the nation was fighting
Which of the following made it difficult for the United States to deal with the belligerents on equal terms?
Public sympathies for Britain Extensive trade ties with Britain
Wilson's Fourteen Points included which of the following?
Recommendations for adjusting postwar boundaries A proposal for a League of Nations General principles for governing international conduct
When the Treaty of Versailles was sent to the Senate by the Foreign Relations Committee with nearly fifty amendments and reservations, Wilson...
Refused to accept any of them
Which of the following did Marcus Garvey advocate?
Rejection of assimilation
In support of its canal project in Panama, the Roosevelt administration did which of the following?
Supported a local revolution Recognized Panamanian independence Landed troops in the area
The term Dollar Diplomacy primarily referred to...
Taft's efforts to extend American investments into less-developed regions
President Woodrow Wilson's request to Congress for a declaration of war...
Took place after three U.S. ships were torpedoed by German U-boats
Which of the following were views of congressional dissenters to Wilson's request for a war declaration?
The belief that no war was worth the costs The belief that the request was motivated by corporate profits
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
Who orchestrated the Palmer Raids against alleged radicals?
The federal government
German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann's telegram to the government of Mexico primarily involved...
The idea that Mexico could regain its "lost provinces" in the American Southwest if it joined the war on Germany's side
Which of the following is true of the revolution in Panama?
The presence of U.S. troops prevented Colombia from suppressing the rebellion
Why did Italy and Japan join the Allies during World War I?
They hoped to seize territory from the Central Powers
Which of the following describes Theodore Roosevelt's view of the so-called "civilized" nations of the world?
They were predominantly white They were predominantly Anglo-Saxon or Teutonic
What happened to most of those arrested in the Palmer Raids?
They were released
The most conspicuous method that the government used to engender support for the war was...
A vast journalistic propaganda campaign
To Wilson, a broader purpose for U.S. intervention was...
A new era of democracy, open diplomacy and self-determination
The Paris Peace Conference was characterized by which of the following?
A sense of unease about communism A spirit of national self-interest
The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act, both passed in 1918,...
Allowed officials to prosecute citizens who dared to criticize the president or the government Expanded the meaning of the Espionage Act Made it illegal for people to say in public that they opposed the war
Sacco and Vanzetti initially faced widespread presumption of guilt because they were...
Anarchists
During World War I, the Central Powers included which of the following?
Austria-Hungary Germany The Ottoman Empire
At the beginning of the war, Woodrow Wilson...
Called on Americans to remain neutral
World War I emerged most directly out of a(n)...
Controversy involving nationalist movements in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
At the same time Roosevelt was helping negotiate the Treaty of Portsmouth, he...
Entered into secret agreement with Japan to ensure free trade for America in the region
In the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Wilson...
Established military occupations that lasted for years
Which of the following were significant in prompting the Red Scare?
Explosions in eight cities within minutes of one another Interception by the post office of parcels containing explosives The formation of the Communist International
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
Which of the following events occurred in the weeks following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Germany invaded Belgium Germany declared war on both Russia and France Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire began hostilities
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
As their case moved through the legal system, public support for Sacco and Vanzetti...
Grew signifcantly
The sacrifice of Black soldiers in the war...
Had almost no impact on white racial attitudes
By the end of the 1920s, Marcus Garvey's personal influence...
Had declined, though Black nationalism continued to attract followers
Which of the following occurred during Wilson's request to Congress for a declaration of war?
He stated that opposition to the war would not be tolerated
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 It embraced a broad definition of "obstruction of the war effort"
Which of the following statements about the new military technology that was used in World War I are true?
It led to trench warfare 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 It could not protect troops from mustard gas It replaced the old way of fighting in open fields
Which of the following statements about Wilson's campaign to get the Senate to ratify the Treat of Versailles is true?
It was a grueling, cross-country speaking tour that exhausted Wilson and eventually resulted in him suffering a stroke
T/F: The Committee on Public Information encouraged reporters to exercise "self-censorship" when covering the war
True - CPI director George Creel encouraged reporters to censor their own stories for the sake of the war effort
T/F: German books were sometimes removed from library shelves because Germans were seen as disloyal
True - a cluster of citizen's groups emerged to mobilize "respectable" members of communities to root out disloyalty. The greatest target of abuse was the German American community
On the surface, what led European naval forces to blockade the coast of Venezuela in 1902?
Venezuela had begun to renege on debts to European bankers
The military role of the United States in Europe during World War I...
Was brief but resulted in heavy American casualties
The new Bolshevik rulers of Russia _______________ at the Paris Peace Conference
Were unrepresented
The rioting that broke out in Chicago in the summer of 1919 pitted...
White people against African Americans
