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How did the death of an Austrian at the hands of radicals lead to a worldwide war? |
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Why did the United States stay out of the Great War so long? |
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What were the main events leading to America's entry into the Great War? |
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What were the main reasons that the United States failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles? |
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What event sparked the Great War? |
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murder of Archduke Ferdinand |
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Which of the following countries was a Central Power?
-Austria
-Britain
-France
-Russia |
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What word best describes Wilson's outlook? |
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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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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? |
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What was probably the greatest factor in America's entrance into the war? |
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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? |
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What was the main provision of the Espionage and Sedition Acts? |
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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... |
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Who was America's "ace of aces?" |
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Which of the following events occurred last?
-Armistice
-Chateau-Thierry
-Selective Service Act
-Treaty of Versailles |
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What country was not included in the Big Four? |
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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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Which country switched sides during the War in hopes of spoils? |
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Which plank from the Fourteen Points was included in the Treaty of Versailles? |
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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? |
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What German policy claimed the right to sink all ships in the war zone without warning? |
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unrestricted submarine warfare |
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In what year did the United States enter the Great War? |
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What were Wilson's idealistic demands for peace called? |
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What is the term for a truce? |
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On what exact date (month, day, and year) did the Germans sign a truce, ending the Great War? |
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What were the four dominant men at Versailles called? |
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What clause in the peace treaty stated that Germany was responsible for the Great War? |
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What unreasonable demand did Britain and France make on the Germans to pay the entire cost of the war? |
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Yes or No
Before becoming president, Woodrow Wilson had no experience in diplomacy. |
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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 or No
Pancho Villa, a Mexican rebel who received arms for President Wilson, later raided the United States. |
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Woodrow Wilson refused to intervene in Caribbean affairs. |
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Yes or No
American forces once occupied Haiti for almost twenty years. |
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Yes or No
The Germans expected the war against France to last three years. |
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Yes or No
American neutrality in the Great War meant that the United States would not trade with either side. |
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The sinking of the Lusitania united American support for war. |
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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 or No
The Zimmermann Telegram aroused American patriotism in the west against the Germans. |
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The United States joined the Central Powers. |
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Yes or No
The size of America's army increased tenfold in less than two years of war. |
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Yes or No
Americans deeply resented the harsh demands of the Food Administration. |
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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 or No
The small American army had little impact on the actual fighting in Europe. |
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The Argonne offensive was the largest and costliest military campaign in American history up to that time. |
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Woodrow Wilson was criticized for negotiating the Treaty of Versailles in person. |
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Germans were permitted no part in the treaty negotiations following the Great War. |
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All fourteen of Wilson's demands were included in the treaty that ended the Great War. |
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The Versailles Treaty is considered one of the wisest treaties in world history. |
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The United States ratified the Treaty of Versailles after less than a month of debate. |
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The United States never joined the League of Nations. |
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