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Mrs. Gates - 11th Grade History
Chapter 19 Test
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11th Grade
04/24/2013

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How did the death of an Austrian at the hands of radicals lead to a worldwide war?
Definition
see p. 446,449
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Why did the United States stay out of the Great War so long?
Definition
See p. 446-447, 450-451
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What were the main events leading to America's entry into the Great War?
Definition
See p. 450-452
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What were the main reasons that the United States failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
Definition
See p. 461-462
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What event sparked the Great War?
Definition
murder of Archduke Ferdinand
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Which of the following countries was a Central Power?

-Austria

-Britain

-France

-Russia

Definition
Austria
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What word best describes Wilson's outlook?
Definition
idealism
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Woodrow Wilson said all of the following except

-"Idealism is going to save the world."

-"I am going to teach the South American republics to elect good men!"

-"The world must be made safe for democracy."

-"The Versailles Treaty is a beautiful scheme."

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"The Versailles Treaty is a beautiful scheme."
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During Wilson's presidency, the United States intervened in Haiti and...
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the Dominican Republic
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Which of the following events occurred first?

-Austria declared war on Serbia.

-Germany declared war on France.

-Great Britain declared war on Germany.

-Russia declared war on Austria.

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Austria declared war on Serbia.
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What was Germany's Schlieffen Plan?
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Defeat France quickly and then attack Russia.
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Germany's invasion of what nation brought Great Briain into the Great War?
Definition
Belgium
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What was probably the greatest factor in America's entrance into the war?
Definition
submarine warfare
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Which of the following events occurred last in America's move toward war?

-sinking of four American merchant ships

-sinking of the Lusitania

- Sussex pledge

-Zimmermann Telegraph

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sinking of four American merchant ships
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What was the main provision of the Selective Service Act?
Definition
the draft
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What was the main provision of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Definition
ban on criticism of the war effort
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What famous phrase came from the Schenk decision?
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"a clear and present danger"
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The Fourteen Points included...
Definition
the League of Nations
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Who was America's "ace of aces?"
Definition
Eddie Rickenbacker
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Which of the following events occurred last?

-Armistice

-Chateau-Thierry

-Selective Service Act

-Treaty of Versailles

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Treaty of Versailles
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What country was not included in the Big Four?
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Russia
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What master politician from Great Britain went to Versailles with the pledge, "We will squeeze them till the pips squeak"?
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David Lloyd George
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Which country switched sides during the War in hopes of spoils?
Definition
Italy
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Which plank from the Fourteen Points was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
Definition
self-determination
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The "irreconcilables" believed that the United States should...
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avoid all entanglement with Europe
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Which ship was sunk, causing  Wilson to pledge an end to American neutrality if such attacks continued?
Definition
Sussex
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What German policy claimed the right to sink all ships in the war zone without warning?
Definition
unrestricted submarine warfare
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In what year did the United States enter the Great War?
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1917
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What were Wilson's idealistic demands for peace called?
Definition
Fourteen Points
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What is the term for a truce?
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armistice
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On what exact date (month, day, and year) did the Germans sign a truce, ending the Great War?
Definition
November 11, 1918
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What were the four dominant men at Versailles called?
Definition
the Big Four
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What clause in the peace treaty stated that Germany was responsible for the Great War?
Definition
"war-guilt" clause
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What unreasonable demand did Britain and France make on the Germans to pay the entire cost of the war?
Definition
reparation payments
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Yes or No

 

Before becoming president, Woodrow Wilson had no experience in diplomacy.

Definition
Yes
Term

Yes or No

 

Woodrow Wilson once promised, "The United States will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest."

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Yes
Term

Yes or No

 

Pancho Villa, a Mexican rebel who received arms for President Wilson, later raided the United States.

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Yes
Term

Yes or No

 

Woodrow Wilson refused to intervene in Caribbean affairs.

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No
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Yes or No

 

American forces once occupied Haiti for almost twenty years.

Definition
Yes
Term

Yes or No

 

The Germans expected the war against France to last three years.

Definition
No
Term

Yes or No

 

American neutrality in the Great War meant that the United States would not trade with either side.

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No
Term

Yes or No

 

The sinking of the Lusitania united American support for war.

Definition
No
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Yes or No

 

During the 1916 presidential campaign, Wilson ran under the slogan, "He kept us out of war."

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The Zimmermann Telegram aroused American patriotism in the west against the Germans.

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Yes
Term

Yes or No

 

The United States joined the Central Powers.

Definition
No
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Yes or No

 

The size of America's army increased tenfold in less than two years of war.

Definition
Yes
Term

Yes or No

 

Americans deeply resented the harsh demands of the Food Administration.

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No
Term

Yes or No

 

In Schenk v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Congress can limit free speech, particularly during war.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The small American army had little impact on the actual fighting in Europe.

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no
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Yes or No

 

The Argonne offensive was the largest and costliest military campaign in American history up to that time.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Woodrow Wilson was criticized for negotiating the Treaty of Versailles in person.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Germans were permitted no part in the treaty negotiations following the Great War.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

All fourteen of Wilson's demands were included in the treaty that ended the Great War.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The Versailles Treaty is considered one of the wisest treaties in world history.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The United States ratified the Treaty of Versailles after less than a month of debate.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The United States never joined the League of Nations.

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Yes
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