Ch 22 – Flashcards
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Before he became President in 1912, Woodrow Wilson was...
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president of Princeton University and governor of North Carolina.
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Which precedent guided President Wilson's policies toward Latin America?
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The Monroe Doctrine.
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What motivated the rebellion of Mexican farmers led by Pancho Villa in 1916-1917?
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The rebels believed the new American-backed government had betrayed the revolution's promise to help the common people.
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The outbreak of World War I in 1914 as triggered by...
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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Bosnian Serb terrorist.
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President Wilson responded to the initial outbreak of war in Europe in 1914...
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with a proclamation of America's absolute neutrality.
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Which divisions did European countries established before the outbreak of World War I?
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The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.
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In exchange for its neutrality in World War I, the United States insisted on having...
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free trade with all nations at war and guarantee of safety on the open seas.
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What was the impact of Great Britain's blockade of Germany in 1914?
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Trade between the United States and Great Britain increased.
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Germany reacted to the 1914 blockade...
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with a submarine blockade of Great Britain.
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How did President Wilson respond to the German's sinking of the Lusitania?
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Wilson threatened a break in diplomatic relations with Germany.
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Why did Germany decide to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in January 1917?
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Germany felt it could win the war before the United States could bring its army to Europe.
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Which of the following describes the Zimmermann telegram that made headlines in 1917?
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it promised Mexico its lost provinces in the United States if it would declare war on its northern neighbor.
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The immediate cause of President Wilson's decision to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany in 1917 was...
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German submarine attacks on American vessels in the sea lanes to Great Britain.
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How close were the votes in the House and Senate for and against a declaration of war against Germany in April 1917?
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The House and Senate both voted to declare the war with large majorities.
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The Selective Service Act of 1917 authorized the armed forces to conscript...
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all young men.
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The Military Draft Act of 1917 prohibited...
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prostitution and alcohol near training camps.
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Which event led the German republican to seek an armistice in 1918?
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The Meuse-Argonne offensive.
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Which nation suffered the most casualties in World War I?
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Germany
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To ensure the loyalty of an immigrant nation to the cause of the war, President Wilson...
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launched a government-sponsored propaganda campaign to foster patriotism among ethnic groups.
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What reform or reforms did the National War Labor Policies Board enact successfully during World War I?
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The eight-hour day, a living minimum wage, and collective bargaining rights for workers in industry.
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What was the impact of the labor shortage that resulted from the mobilization of U.S. troops in 1917?
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Expanded employment opportunities for women
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The war provided a huge boost for the temperance movement and led to what outcome by late 1917?
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Congressional passage of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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What event finally spurred the granting of suffrage to all American women in 1920?
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Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment, which was subsequently ratified by two-thirds of the states.
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President Wilson created the Committee on Public Information to...
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stir up patriotism with posters, pamphlets, cartoons, and press releases.
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What resulted from the patriotic fervor that grew in the United States during World War I?
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The German language disappeared from public school curricula.
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The U.S. government passed the Espionage Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, and the Sedition Act during World War I to...
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punish anything it considered disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive.
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In his Fourteen Points, President Wilson called for...
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free trade and the right of European to self-determination.
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What did the Allies hope to gain in negotiating the 1919 peace treaty in Paris?
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Disarmament and punishment for Germany.
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Why were the Germans outraged by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
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they had agreed to an armistice based on Wilson's Fourteen Points.
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How were Wilson's Fourteen Points honored in the Versailles Treaty?
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the versailles treaty included the establishment of the League of Nations.
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Senator Henry Cabot Lodge strongly opposed the Treaty of Versailles because he...
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feared the League of Nations would interfere with American autonomy in foreign policy matters.
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The United States failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and join the League of Nations because...
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President WIlson would not compromise on the terms of the treaty.
