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Chapter 25
America and the Great War
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07/23/2013

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Which of the following statements best describes diplomatic stance of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan?
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America must not interfere in the affairs of other nations.
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In an effort to topple Victoriano Huerta's dictatorial government in Mexico President Wilson:
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sent the military to occupy the port of Veracruz.
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Pancho Villa:
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killed a number of Americans in an attempt to provoke American intervention in Mexico.
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Concerning U.S. action in the Caribbean, President Wilson:
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kept marines in Nicaragua and sent marines to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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The event that triggered World War I in Europe was:
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a Serb's assassination of the Austrian archduke.
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When news of the Europe war first reached the United States:
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most high government officials were pro-British.
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President Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania:
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was a series of notes demanding that Germany stop such actions and pay reparations.
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The Revenue Act of 1916:
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was primarily to raise money to pay for war preparations.
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In the presidential election of 1916, the Republicans:
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blew their chances when they did not allow the progressives to support Hughes.
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The Zimmermann telegram:
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asked for help from Mexico in the case of war between Germany and the United States.
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The congressional resolution for war:
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passed overwhelmingly
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All of the following influenced the U.S. decision to enter the war against Germany: Germany's declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare, Germany's offer of an alliance to Mexico, unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans, and Germany's sudden breakthrough on the western front EXCEPT:
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the overthrow of the czarist government in Russia.
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the most important of all the mobilization agencies was the:
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War Industries Board
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Despite the fact that the Great War generated many changes in female employment, these changes were:
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limited and brief.
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George Creel:
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was a Denver newspaperman in charge of propaganda.
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In the case of Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court:
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upheld the conviction of a man who had circulated pamphlets against the draft.
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Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918:
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criticism of government leaders or war policies became a crime.
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For violating the Espionage Act, Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs:
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received a ten-year prison term.
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The U.S. military effort in France:
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helped turn back several German offensives.
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As a result of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia:
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Lenin concluded a separate peace treaty with Germany.
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Wilson's Fourteen points endorsed freedom of the seas, the creation of a "league" of nations, an end to secret treaties, and removal of trade barriers EXCEPT:
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U.S. colonies in African and Asia
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In the midterm elections of 1918:
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Democrats lost control of both houses of Congress.
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To what did Wilson refer when he spoke of "the heart of the League?"
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Article X, which would pledge members to consult on military and economic sanctions against aggressors.
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In negotiating with the Big Four over many postwar territorial issues, President Wilson:
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had to compromise his principle self-determination.
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The German delegation at Versailles objected most bitterly to:
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reparations for the entire war.
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The Treaty of Versailles:
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was not agreeable to the Germans.
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In the 1915 Treaty of London, the Allies had promised:
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Italy land if they entered the war.
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Why did Wilson travel around the country giving speeches in 1919?
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He wanted to drum up support for his version of the war treaty.
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The Spanish flu epidemic:
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killed nearly seven times the number of Americans as died of combat deaths in France.
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The 1919 police strike in Boston:
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inadvertently launched a presidential career.
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A race riot in which 38 people were killed and more than 500 were injured took place in July 1919 in:
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Chicago, Illinois.
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The Red Scare of 1919-1920 reflected the:
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impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the actions of the militants in the United States.
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Bernard Baruch...
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headed the War Industries Board.
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William Jennings Bryan...
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was Wilson's first secretary of state.
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Calvin Coolidge...
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was a Massachusetts governor at time of Boston police strike.
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George Creel...
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headed the committee on Public Information.
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Eugene V. Debs...
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was jailed for encouraging draft resistance.
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Charles Evans Hughes...
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was the Republican presidential candidate in 1916.
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Robert Lansing...
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was Wilson's second secretary of state.
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Henry Cabot Lodge...
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was a leading reservationist concerning League of Nations.
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A. Mitchell Palmer...
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was the U.S. attorney general that led Red Scare.
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John J. Pershing...
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was a World War I general.
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T/F: General Pershing's incursion into Mexico resulted in the defeat and capture of Pancho Villa.
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False
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T/F: Many immigrant groups in the United States supported the Central Powers in the European war.
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True
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T/F: Because of their belief in "freedom of the seas," the British allowed Americans to trade with Germany.
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False
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T/F: The so-called Arabic Pledge involved Wilson's stand to stop North Africa's fall into chaos during the war.
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False
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T/F: The Republican candidate for president in 1916 was Charles Evans Hughes.
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True
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T/F: In the presidential election of 1916, Republicans used the slogan "He kept us out of war" to discredit Wilson.
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False
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T/F: The Zimmermann telegram, sent to the Mexican government from the White House, was intercepted by the Germans.
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False
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T/F: The adoption of the convoy system dramatically reduced Allied losses to German submarines.
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True
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T/F: More than 400,000 southern blacks moved northward during the war years.
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True
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T/F: Women in "war work" were usually able to keep their jobs after the war.
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False
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T/F: George Creel led a special-operations unit of the U.S. Army.
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False
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T/F: During World War I, popular prejudice associated anything German with disloyalty.
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True
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T/F: Henry Cabot Lodge led the Senate Republicans, who demanded amendments to the Treaty of Versailles.
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True
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T/F: Henry Cabot Lodge was one of the biggest supporters of the League of Nations.
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False
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T/F: President Wilson suffered a temporarily incapacitating stroke in France while negotiating the peace treaty.
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False
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