prac 55-56 Flashcards

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what was the position of the U.S. at the beginning of World War 1

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it did not join any side

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what English ship was sunk by Germany, killing 128 Americans?

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the Lusitania

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Why did President Wilson finally decide to declare war on Germany and its partners?

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The Germans declared that they would shoot at any ship headed for England.

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What is propaganda?

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a kind of advertising used to promote certain ideas.

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the treaty that ending world war I provided a plan for the League of Nations

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true

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the goal of the league of nations was to keep peace in the world

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true

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the united states immediately joined the league of nations

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false

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in the beginning, most Americans wanted to join the League of Nations

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false

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most Americans wanted the United States to return to isolationism

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true

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if the United States joined the League of Nations, it would have to follow the foreign policy set by the League as a whole

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true

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