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President Theodore Roosevelt defined "civilized" and "uncivilized" nations on the basis of

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both race and economic development

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President Theodore Roosevelt's policies, in regard to Asia, were intended

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to prevent any single rival nation from being dominant

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After the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905,

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President Roosevelt took no direct action against Japan

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As part of his Asian diplomacy, Theodore Roosevelt

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The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"

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stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries

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Prior to the United States' construction of the Panama Canal,

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the French had failed to build a canal across Nicaragua

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In order to secure control of the Panama Canal zone, the United States

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assisted a revolution in Panama

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"Dollar Diplomacy" is to be associated primarily with the adminstration of

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William Howard Taft

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The policy idea behind "Dollar Diplomacy" was

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to extend investments by the United States in less-developed regions

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The diplomatic efforts by President Woodrow Wilson towards Latin America

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were similar to those of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft

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In the early twentieth century, the United States' actions toward Mexico included

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both encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government and refusing to formally recognize the Huerta government

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In his dealing with Pancho Villa, President Woodrow Wilson

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ordered a military expedition into Mexico to capture Villa

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In 1914, the "Triple Entente" consisted of

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Great Britain, France, and Russia

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On the eve of the Great War, the chief rivalry in Europe was between

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Germany and Great Britain

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The immediate cause of war in Europe in 1914 was

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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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In 1914, when war erupted in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson

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called on the American public to be completely impartial

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In 1914- 1915, the United States responded to a British naval blockade of Germany by

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ending trade with Germany but continuing it with Great Britain

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As a result of the sinking of the British passenger liner Luisitania

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Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action

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In mid-1916, President Woodrow Wilson

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had come to support a rapid increase of the nation's armed forces

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In the election of 1916, supporters of Woodrow Wilson

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claimed his Republican opponent would lead the nation into war

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In January 1917, President Woodrow Wilson, in a speech before Congress,

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suggested the creation of the League of Nations in the post-war period

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The so-called Zimmerman telegram

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included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico

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In March 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when

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the czarist government of Russia was overthrown

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President Woodrow Wilson's request to Congress for a declaration of war

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took place two weeks after German submarines had torpedoed three Americans ships

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As the United States entered World War I, its most immediate military effect was in

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the Atlantic Ocean

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As the United States entered World War I,

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Britain and France had few reserves of combat-age men

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The United States Selective Service Act

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was supported by President Woodrow Wilson

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During World War I, American ground troops

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saw combat that was relatively brief but intense

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In World War I, the American Expeditionary Force was commanded by

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John Pershing

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During World War I, the United States military role in Europe

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lasted only a few months but saw heavy American casualities

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During World War I, extensive systems of trenches were used by both sides

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because the destructive power of weapons meant soldiers could not live in the open field

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During World War I, the new technology of warfare

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During World War I, airplanes were used for all the following EXCEPT

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transporting troops

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During World War I, technologically-advanced submarines used engines powered by

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diesel

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The country that lost the greatest number of lives in World War I

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Germany

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American casualties in World War I were

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as likely to be from disease as from combat

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During World War I, the United States government primarily financed the war through

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public bond sales and new taxes

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During World War I, the Council of National Defense (CND) eventually organized the national economy by

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specific economic sectors

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During World War I, the War Industries Board (WIB)

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coordinated government purchases of military supplies

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In 1918, the National War Labor Board did NOT give American workers

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recognition of the right to strike

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In the United States during World War I, the Committee on Public Information (CPI)

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became increasingly sensationalist in its information campaign

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The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918

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made illegal any public expression opposing the war

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In the United States, after it entered World War I

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President Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" included

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an end to secret treaties

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In 1918, President Wilson's Fourteen Points received significant political support from

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In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson antagonized many Republicans when he

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In 1919, all of the following figures were at the Paris peace conference EXCEPT

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Alexander Kerensky of Russia

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In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson believed the Paris peace conference treaty

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was a success because of the acceptance of the League of Nations

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When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,

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the American public clearly supported its ratification

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During the last eighteen months of Woodrow Wilson's presidency

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he was essentially an invalid

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