APUSH CH 21 – Flashcards
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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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After the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905,
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President Roosevelt sent a fleet of ships around the world, including to Japan, as a show of force.
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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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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 associated primarily with the administration of
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William Howard Taft.
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The policy idea behind "Dollar Diplomacy" was to
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extend investments and influence of the United States in less-developed regions.
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The diplomatic efforts of President Woodrow Wilson toward Latin America
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were similar to those of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.
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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 spark for hostilities in Europe in 1914 was
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the assassination of the 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 trade with Great Britain.
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In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,
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Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action.
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In the fall of 1915, President Woodrow Wilson
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began to support a rapid increase of the nation's armed forces.
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In the fall of 1915, President Woodrow Wilson
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began 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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hinted that 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 postwar period.
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The so-called "Zimmermann 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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During World War I, American ground troops
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saw combat that was relatively brief but intense.
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During World War I, the United States military effort in Europe
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lasted only a few months but suffered light casualties compared to the other combatants.
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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 made conventional field battles too destructive.
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During World War I, the new technology of warfare
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All these answers are correct.
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During World War I, airplanes were used for all of the following EXCEPT
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transporting troops.
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The country that lost the greatest number of lives in World War I was
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Germany
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American casualties in World War I
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were as likely to be from disease as from combat.
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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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President Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" included
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an end to secret treaties.
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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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Immediately following World War I, the American economy
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boomed for many months.
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In 1920, passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
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gave women the right to vote.
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The election of 1920 saw
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voters turn away from idealism and toward "normalcy."
