Chapter 30

Question 0

The capstone 14th point of Wilson’s declaration of war aims called for

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An international organization to guarantee collective security

Question 1

The immediate cause of American entry into World War I was

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Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare

Question 2

Wilson and his administration aroused the still divided American people to fervent support of the war by

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Proclaiming an ideological war to end war and make the world safe for democracy

Question 3

George creels committee on public information typified the entire American war effort because it

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Relied more on whipped up patriotism and voluntary compliance than on formal laws or government coercion

Question 4

The two key laws aimed at enforcing loyalty and suppressing antiwar dissent were

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Espionage act and the sedition act

Question 5

Two groups that experience the most direct attacks and suppression during the war were

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German-Americans and socialists

Question 6

The immediate postwar passage of the 19th amendment, granting American women the right to vote

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Reflected the General American belief that the war should really lead to an expansion of democracy

Question 7

The major result of the substantial wartime migration of blacks to northern cities was

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A series of vicious race riots in northern cities

Question 8

Particularly violent strikes irrupt it during and after World War I in

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mining and steel industries

Question 10

A major difference between the World War I selective service act in the civil war draft was that World War I

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In WWI is was not possible to purchase an exemption or to hire a substitute

Question 10

The major American military contribution to Germany’s decision to give up fighting was

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The U.S. Navy successful destruction of most German submarines

Question 11

American soldiers were especially needed in France in the spring of 1918 because

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a renewed German offensive was threatening to break through to Paris and force France to surrender

Question 12

Wilson blundered badly when leading the American peace delegation to Paris by

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Refusing to include any Republican senators in the American delegation

Question 14

The European powers and Japan weakened Wilson at the peace conference by

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forcing him to compromise his ideals on matters of self-determination and punishment of Germany

Question 15

Wilson bore considerable responsibility for the failure of the United States to join the league of Nations because he

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he ordered Democratic senators to defeat the pro-League treaty with the Lodge reservations

Question 16

(true/false) Germany responded to Wilson’s call for “peace without victory” by proposing a temporary armistice.

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false

Question 17

(true/false) Wilson’s proclamation of the war as a crusade to end all war and spread democracy

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true

Question 18

(true/false) Among Wilson’s Fourteen Points were freedom of the seas, national self-determination for minorities, and an international organization to secure peace

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true

Question 19

(true/false) The Committee on Public Information used an aroused American patriotism more than formal laws and censorship to promote the war cause.

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true

Question 20

(true/false) The primary targets of prosecution under the Espionage and Sedition Acts were German and Austrian agents in the United States.

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false

Question 21

(true/false) Even during the war mobilization, Americans were extremely reluctant to grant the federal government extensive powers over the economy.

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true

Question 22

(true/false) Despite bitter and sometimes violent strikes, American labor made economic and organization gains as a result of WWI.

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true

Question 23

(true/false) War-inspired black migration into northern cities led to major racial riots in 1917- 1919.

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true

Question 24

(true/false) The passage of the 19th Amendment granting women’s suffrage guaranteed the permanence of women’s wartime economic gains.

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false

Question 25

(true/false) American troops actually played only a small role in the Allies’ final victory.

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true

Question 26

(true/false) When Woodrow Wilson arrived in Europe, the European public hailed him as a hero and peacemaking savior.

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true

Question 27

(true/false) Wilson’s skillful handling of Republican political opposition strengthened his hand at the Paris Peace Conference.

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false

Question 28

(true/false) Other Allied leaders forced Wilson to make serious compromises in his Fourteen Points in order to keep the League of Nations in the Treaty of Versailles.

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true

Question 29

(true/false) Wilson’s unwillingness to compromise and accept Republican reservations to the Treaty of Versailles sent the whole treaty down to defeat.

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true

Question 30

(true/false) In th election of 1920, Republican Harding supported the League of Nations while Democrat Cox tried to evade the issue.

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False

Question 31

The mobilization for war gave new momentum to the movement for

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a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote

Question 32

Zimmerman Note

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German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the US. When thereto was intercepted and published, it caused an uproar that made some Americans more willing to enter the war.

Question 33

Fourteen Points

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Woodrow Wilson’s proposal to ensure peace after WWI, calling for an end to secret treaties, widespread arms reduction, national self-determination, and a new league of nations

Question 34

Committee on Public Information

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A government office during WWI known popularly as the Creel Committee for its chairman, George Creel, it was dedicated to winning everyday Americans’ support for the war effort. It regularly distributed prowar propaganda and sent out an army of four minute men to rally crowds and deliver patriotic pep.

Question 35

Why did the Germans gain in the men’s military advantage during the first months of fighting in 1918?

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The Bolsheviks took Russia out of the war, allowing German troops to go to the Western front

Question 36

What was the primary argument of Senate opponent such a seminar Henry Cabot Lodge against the league of Nations as proposed in the Treaty of Versallies?

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The league of Nations stripped Congress of its constitutional were declaring powers

Question 37

What political goal republican isolationist able to achieve with the election of 1920 of Warren Harding

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The death sentence for the league of Nations

Question 38

Which traditionally American ideal did Wilson rely upon when he declared to tour the country to garner support for the league of Nations?

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Members of Congress are meant to represent the people; if Wilson could convince the people, Congress would have to follow

Question 39

What best characterizes the US government’s approach to civil liberties during World War I?

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Severely damaged by the political pressures of loyalty and conformity

Question 40

What best describes America’s preparedness for entry into World War I?

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Poorly prepared militarily and industrially to leap into a global war