Hist 1302 Ch 24 America and the Great War – Flashcards
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Wilson's Fourteen Points included all the following except A. freedom of the seas B. replacing the tsar on the Russian throne C. the League of Nations D. an independent Poland
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Replacing the Tsar of the Russian throne
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The sinking of the Titanic off the Ireland by U-boats made many American's anti-German. T or F
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False It was the Lusitania
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The War Industries Board was the most important agency mobilizing the nation for war. T or F
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True
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The postwar Red Scare was aimed at A. black radicals who started race riots. B. continuing German influences in society. C. opponents of the League of Nations. D. Bolsheviks, radicals, and aliens.
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Bolsheviks, radicals, and aliens.
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Racial conflict among Americans during and after WWI resulted from A. integration of the military. B. the mass movement of southern blacks to northern cities. C. northern whites training at military bases in the South. D. the refusal of blacks to participate in a war for democracy when they were not allowed to vote.
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the mass movement of southern blacks to northern cities.
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The irreconcilable's were primarily A. Midwestern and western progressives. B. representatives of hyphenated Americans. C. conservative Republicans. D. southern Democrats.
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Midwestern and western progressives.
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Until early 1918, U.S. forces in Europe A. played a crucial part in fighting the Germans at sea. B. concentrated on the eastern front. C. played only a token role. D. saved France from German defeat.
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played only a token role.
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When the Germans sued for peace, they wanted the negotiations to focus around the Fourteen Points. T or F
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True
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More people worldwide died in the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 than during WWI. T or F
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True
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In 1910, the largest group of hyphenated Americans was from Ireland. T or F
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False German-Americans
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President Wilson, a pacifist, never allowed U.S. military forces to intervene in Mexico. T or F
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False He wanted to teach Mexico to elect good Men.
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Wilson's failure to take a major Republican to the postwar peace conference was a mistake because A. The Republicans controlled Congress. B. Most Republicans supported the League of Nations. C. Theodore Roosevelt advocated the League of Nations. D. all the above.
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the Republicans controlled Congress.
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The wartime Espionage and Sedition Acts A. were upheld by the supreme Court. B. led to the persecution of more that 1500 people. C. hit hard at socialists and radicals. D. all the above.
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all the above
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The Revenue Act of 1916 A. taxed excess profits of corporations. B. added a graduated estate tax. C. doubled the basic income tax rate. D. all the above
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all the above
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President Wilson sent General Pershing into Mexico A. as part of the dollar diplomacy. B. to make Mexicans salute the American flag. C. to chase Pancho Villa D. to protect American business investments.
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to chase Pancho Villa
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In the Caribbean, the Wilson administration A. refused to use military force to defend investments. B. briefly sent troops to Cuba and Puerto Rico. C. withdrew all troops at the start of the World War. D. sent marines into Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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sent marines into Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Probably the decisive reason the U.S. entered WWI was the issue of submarine warfare. T or F
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True
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For Wilson, the most important part of the peace negotiations involved A. the League of Nations. B. Germany's admission of "war guilt". C. war debts and reparations. D. the principle of self-determination.
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the league of nations
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After WWI, the Senate A. ratified the treaty of Versailles. B. ratified the treaty except for the League of Nations. C. accepted the League of Nations, but defeated the treaty of Versailles. D. defeated the Treaty of Versailles.
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defeated the Treaty of Versailles.
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The Zimmerman telegram revealed Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. T or F
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False it urged the Mexicans to invade the U.S.
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Wilson's decision to attend the Paris Peace Conference was a political blunder in the eyes of many Americans. T or F.
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True
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In 1918, the United States sent troops to fight the Bolsheviks in Russia. T or F.
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True
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Racial violence erupted after the end of the war, with 25 riots and over 80 lynchings. T or F
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True
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"He kept us out of war" was the 1916 Republican campaign cry against Wilson. T or F
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False The Democrats peace theme for Wilson.
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The Boston police strike of 1919 helped launch Warren G. Harding's political career. T or F.
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False, Calvin Coolidge
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William Jennings Bryan resigned as secretary of state A. in the uproar after the sinking of the Lusitania. B. after the discovery of the Zimmerman telegram. C. because President Wilson rejected the Sussex pledge. D. to run for President in 1916.
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in the uproar after the sinking of the Lusitania.
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Women made major and lasting gains as workers when they entered the workforce in large numbers during WWI. T or F
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False They returned to their previous rolls before the war.
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For 2 years after the war began in Europe, the Wilson administration pursued a policy that stressed A. secret aid to Britain. B. neutrality. C. opposition to Britain's "freedom of the seas" policy. D. support for Germany if it would stop the U-boat attacks.
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neutrality.
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All of the following statements about post-WWI America are correct except A. most working women kept their wartime industrial jobs. B. racial violence broke out in Chicago. C. the police went on strike in Boston. D. a Red Scare erupted against radicals.
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most working women kept their wartime industrial jobs.
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Wilson thought Germany's admission of war guilt was the most necessary part of the peace negotiations. T or F
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False, The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
