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President Wilson's Fourteen Points included a. arms limitation. b. self-determination. c. spheres of influence. d. freedom of the seas. e. a permanent international organization.

arms limitation, self-determination, freedom of the seas, a permanent international organization

Upon becoming president, Woodrow Wilson launched an attack on the "triple wall of privilege," which he said consisted of a. high tariffs. b. racial discrimination. c. powerful monopolistic trusts. d. conservative banking practices. e. exclusive private social clubs.

high tariffs, powerful monopolistic trusts, conservative banking practices

President Wilson's legal attack on anticompetitive and unfair business practices was implemented by passage of the a. Jones Act. b. Federal Trade Commission Act. c. Clayton Act. d. Adamson Act. e. Federal Reserve Act.

Federal Trade Commission Act, Clayton Act

The election of 1920 a. was defined by Warren Harding's clear position on the League. b. indicated the public's exhaustion with moral idealism and self-sacrifice. c. was the first presidential election since passage of the woman suffrage amendment. d. signaled the renewal of progressive domestic reform activity. e. was used by Republican isolationists to kill the League.

indicated the public's exhaustion with moral idealism and self-sacrifice, was the first presidential election since passage of the woman suffrage amendment, was used by Republican isolationists to kill the League

Unlike Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson tended to a. favor progressive reform. b. lack the common touch. c. find it difficult to compromise. d. believe that the president should defer to congressional leadership. e. be uninterested in ideas.

lack the common touch, find it difficult to compromise

The flood of progressive legislation during Wilson's first term included laws to a. provide disability assistance to civil-service workers. b. establish the eight-hour day for interstate railroad workers. c. end discrimination against black employees of the federal government. d. provide credit and low-interest loans to farmers. e. establish decent treatment and a living wage on American merchant ships.

provide disability assistance to civil-service workers, establish the eight-hour day for interstate railroad workers, provide credit and low-interest loans to farmers, establish decent treatment and a living wage on American merchant ships

The twelve regional banks created by the Federal Reserve Act were a. unable to meet the monetary demands of business expansion. b. regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. c. owned by private banks. d. subject to state banking regulation. e. authorized to issue their own paper money.

regulated by the Federal Reserve Board, owned by private banks

Among the major targets of the wartime Espionage and Sedition acts were a. the American Federation of Labor. b. Samuel Gompers. c. the Industrial Workers of the World. d. Eugene V. Debs. e. German Americans.

the Industrial Workers of the World, Eugene V. Debs, German Americans

In the 1912 presidential election a. the incumbent President Taft finished third in the balloting. b. the Democrats won both the presidency and control of Congress. c. the winner, Woodrow Wilson, attracted just over 40 percent of the popular vote. d. a third-party candidate won the presidency for the only time in American history. e. the Socialist party candidate Eugene Debs finished third in the popular vote.

the incumbent President Taft finished third in the balloting, the Democrats won the presidency and control of Congress, the winner, Woodrow Wilson, attracted just over 40% of the popular vote

President Wilson's position at the Paris Peace Conference was weakened by a. his refusal to attend the conference personally. b. Republican party victories in the 1918 midterm elections. c. his lack of popular support among people outside the United States. d. his failure to appoint a leading Senate Republican to the conference delegation. e. his paralyzing stroke.

Republican party victories in the 1918 midterm elections, his failure to appoint a leading Senate Republican to the conference delegation


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