1302 HIST 21-26

Which of the following best describes the general public's immediate reaction to Wilson's Fourteen Points?

The 14 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

In World War I, the American Expeditionary Forces were led by

General John J. Pershing.

What happened at a peace conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905?

Roosevelt pressured Russia to accept Japan's territorial gains.

The 1917 law that created a national draft to provide men to fight the First World War was known as the

Selective Service Act.

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.

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.

World War I

increased the determination of African Americans to fight for their rights.

The Fourteen Points are best described as the

principles for which Wilson believed the nation was fighting.

As Wilson's support for military preparedness grew in 1915 and 1916, the peace faction of the Democratic Party

remained strong and active.

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 explosions in eight cities within minutes of one another the post office intercepting parcels that contained explosives

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.

What happened to most of those arrested in the Palmer Raids?

They were released.

True or false: 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

True or false: The Committee on Public Information encouraged reporters to exercise "self-censorship" when covering the war.

True

To Wilson, a broader purpose for U.S. intervention was

a new era of democracy, open diplomacy, and self-determination.

The most conspicuous method that the government used to engender support for the war was

a vast journalistic propaganda campaign.

To Wilson, the most important victory at the Paris Peace Conference was

acceptance of the covenant of the League of Nations.

Theodore Roosevelt's early support of the development of American sea power was a result of his

belief in America's duty to police the world

Prior to the election of 1916, what issue sparked a heated debate between pacifists and interventionists in the United States?

whether the U.S. should make military and economic preparations for war

The rioting that broke out in Chicago in the summer of 1919 pitted

whites against African Americans.

In 1919, the racial climate in the United States

worsened in both the North and South

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 the sale of bonds

The Paris Peace Conference was colored by which of the following?

A spirit of national self-interest. A sense of unease about communism

Which of the following helped lead to a revolution in Panama?

Colombia refused to ratify a treaty regarding the canal.

Which of the following is true of the standing army of the United States at the time it entered the war in 1917?

Enlistments were not adequate, so a national draft was instituted.

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 hostillites

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 is true of the new military technology that was used in World War I?

It led to trench warfare. It required elaborate maintenance.

Which of the following is true of Wilson's campaign to get the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

It was a grueling, cross-country speaking tour that exhausted Wilson and eventually resulted in him suffering a stroke.

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

As new technologies were introduced over the course of the war, trench warfare

could not protect troops from mustard gas. replaced the old way of fighting in open fields. sheltered troops from machine guns and artillery.

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 end of A. Mitchell Palmer's career damage to the Democratic Party

In the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Wilson

established military occupations that lasted for years.

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. women were guaranteed the right to vote.

The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act, both passed in 1918,

made it illegal for people to say in public that they opposed the war. expanded the meaning of the Espionage Act. allowed officials to prosecute citizens who dared to criticize the president or the government.

Taft's responses to the changing political situation in Nicaragua included which of the following?

military support for the new regime substantial loans to the government

Out of the postwar turmoil, Supreme Court jurisprudence began to

robustly defend the right to free speech.

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

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination sparked the war, was a key figure in

the Austro-Hungarian Empire

True or false: The United States was never a member of the League of Nations.

true

War expenses

vastly increased the federal budget.