Chapter 22 Flashcards

1
Q

Wilson and Bryon did however agree with TR and Taft, the ___________ gave america special rights and responsibilities in the western hemisphere

A

Monroe Doctrine

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2
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Wilson’s most serious and controversial involvement was ______, tempico affair

A

Mexico

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3
Q

the event that sparks the war was the

A

assassination of archduke Franz ferdinand

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4
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Wilson’s middle of the road stragety helps him win reelection in 1916

A

He kept us out of war

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5
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Germany resentful of neutral ships entering English waters, while england’s blockade starved them resumed

A

unrestricted submarine warfare

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6
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wilson insists, not a war to destroy germany or for territorial conquests but

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to make the world safe for democracy

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7
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4.8 million drafted

A

Wilson signs selective service act of 1917

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8
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corporate profits triplied

A

war industry boards

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9
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national war labor policies board

A

8hr work day
minimum wage
collective bargaining rights

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10
Q

the war aids

A

18th amendment, 19th amendment

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11
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wilson creates the committee on public information

A

created to influence U.S. public opinion regarding American participation in world war I

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12
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CPI’s campaign created a firestorm of anti-german passion hysteria reached absurd levels

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-100% American campaigns
-german taught in schools as a foreign language banned
-german towns changed names
-german toast became french toast, sauerkraut to liberty cabbage

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13
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esponionage act

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prohibited any attempt to interfere with military cabbage

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14
Q

In return for moderation Wilson agreed to support article 231

A

The War Guilt Clause

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15
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Wilson’s cause for democratic equality suffered a major set back when the conference refused to recognize japan’s proposal for

A

racial equality

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16
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unwilling to see the world return to the balance of power system Wilson proposed a

A

league of nations

17
Q

four reasons why the Senate rejected the Versailles treaty

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1) Criticism had been mounting from numerous ethnic groups
-irish- no independent ireland
-italians- not gained territory they deserved
-germans- ferociously unfair to germany
2) Irreconcilables, rejected the treaty: Isolationists
3) no republican wanted to hand wilson and the Dems a foreign policy victory with the presidential election a year away
4) Wilson’s archenemy Henry Cabot lodge congressional war powers

18
Q

The Red Scare Causes

A

-post war recession
-labor unrest
-high unemployment
-bolshevik revolution in russia

19
Q

in January, ordered a series of raids that netted 6,000 alleged subversives

A

Palmer Raids

20
Q

ACLU

A

American Civil Liberties Union