American History II Chapter 20 – Flashcards
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In defending the League of Nations, President Wilson argued all of the following positions EXCEPT that
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leaving the power to declare war to Congress alone was dangerous.
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Russia gave up control of Ukraine, parts of Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. True or False
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True
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The German Kaiser Wilhelm II did his best to dissuade Austria-Hungary from invading Serbia. True or False
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False
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All of the following nations were among the Central Powers EXCEPT
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Japan
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President Wilson promoted all of the following in his Fourteen Points speech to Congress EXCEPT
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U.S. territorial expansion
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The National War Labor Board demanded that companies accepting government contracts do all of the following EXCEPT
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allow workers to openly oppose the war.
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The Western Front was characterized by a complex system of trenches that ran for over 400 miles from the North Sea to
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Switzerland
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President Wilson's primary opponent on the matter of the League of Nations was
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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The Reparations Committee at the Paris Peace Conference set a reparations bill of $33 billion in gold for which nation to pay?
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Germany
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Why was Article X of the League Covenant controversial?
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It stated that member nations would protect other members.
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The War Industries Board was established to
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allocate scarce materials to American industries.
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During the war, most enlisted African Americans worked
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as laborers
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When he said of the Versailles Peace Treaty that "this isn't a peace, it's a twenty year truce," Supreme Commander of Allied Armies Marshal Ferdinand Foch meant that
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the demands placed on Germany would lead to a future war.
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Which act prohibited anti-government speech during the war?
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the Sedition Act
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Eugene Debs was arrested and imprisoned for
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criticizing the war as being fought for the master class.
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President Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania
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included a demand that Germany pay reparations.
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The mandate system was theoretically intended to
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establish former colonies as self-governing.
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Why did Germany resort to submarine warfare?
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to combat the British naval blockade on trade with the Central Powers
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In the Zimmerman Telegram, German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann negotiated in support of
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a border war between Mexico and the United States.
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The government funded the war effort primarily by
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selling war bonds
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Which nation was excluded from the Paris Peace Conference?
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Germany
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Which nation did Austria-Hungary hold responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
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Serbia
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President Wilson saw the League of Nations as the first step toward a world government capable of outlawing war. True or False
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False
