HIS ch 21 – Flashcard

the selective service act in the US a. was enacted during the last months of WW1 b. gave the government, for the first time, the authority to draft citizens for military duty c. was supported by president woodrow wilson d. drafted far fewer men than those who volunteered for military duty e. brought nearly 300,000 men into the army

president woodrow wilson's 14 points included a. a ban on the production of armaments b. an end to secret treaties c. an international agreement to "outlaw war" d. the division of postwar germany into two countries e. recognition of independence for all imperial colonies

in order to secure control of the parama canal zone, the US a. carried out the overthrow of the president of panama b. organized a trade embargo against colombia c. assisted a revolution in panama d. purchased the land for the canal from colombia e. surrounded the canal site with a "great white fleet"

the immediate spark for hostilities in europe in1914 was a. a struggle between european powers for control of the international diamond trade b. the sinking of the british passenger liner lusitania c. the death of otto von bismarck in germany d. the german invasion of poland e. the assassination of the archduke franz ferdinand

when president woodrow wilson presented the treaty of versailles to the senate, a. the american public clearly supported its ratification b. most so-called "irreconcilable" senators favored it in principle c. he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points d. he found a close ally in the senate foreign relations committee chairman, henry cabot lodge e. he refused to appeal to the public, believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone

in the aftermath of the sinking of the british passenger liner lusitania, a. the us declared war on germany b. germany pledged to the us it would not repeat such an action c. president wilson prohibited americans from traveling to europe d. great britain began an intensive campaign to build a submarine fleet e. the us began leasing it submarines to great britain

in 1920, passage of the 19th amendment a. marked the beginning of a new era in progressive reform b. outlawed the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol c. gave women the right to vote d. required the direct election of senators e. disallowed woodrow wilson from running for a third term

in 1919, the red scare in the us a. led to government raids that uncovered large caches of weapons b. saw more than 6,000 people deported from the country c. saw the arrest of several major government figures d. was generally opposed by universities and other academic institutions e. was partly motivated by series of bombings

as a result of the service of african american soldiers in ww1 a. activism by blacks for their rights increased b. public attitudes on race were significantly altered c. the country saw a general improvement in race relations d. the federal government integrated the armed forces e. northern black factory workers were able to keep their jobs when white veterans returned

marcus garvey a. encouraged african americans to reject assimilation into white society b. argued that, america, not africa, was now the blacks true home c. urged african americans to move out of the south d. called on african americans to reject capitalism e. saw his movement and influence decline in the early 1920s

president theodore roosevelt's policies, in regard to asia, were intended a. to favor japan b. to favor russia c. to favor china d. to secure american dominance there e. to prevent both china and russia from becoming dominant there

in 1914, the "triple entente" consisted of a. italy, france, and russia b. great britain, france, and the us c. germany, the austro-hungarian empire, and italy d. great britain, france, and russia e. germany, italy, and japan

the so-called "zimmermann telegram" a. was intercepted by agents working for the us b. included a proposal for the return of the american southwest to mexico c. helped weaken public support in the us for war d. revealed plans by germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet e. revealed that germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the american south

during ww1, the new technology of warfare a. created logistical supply problems, which slowed many offensives b. allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat c. were largely responsible for the appalling level of casualties d. both created logistical problems, which slowed many offensives, and allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat e. all of these

during ww1, extensive systems of trenches were used by both sides a. because the destructive power of weapons made conventional field battles too destructive b. bc trenches prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions c. bc soldiers were safer from poisonous mustard gas closer to the ground d. both bc the destructive power of weapons meant soldiers could not live in the open field, and bc trenches prevented tank fro reaching the soldiers' positions e. none of these

the sabotage act and the sedition act of 1918 a. eliminated jury trials for anyone charged under the laws b. were most frequently directed at german americans c. were created after the supreme court invalidated the espionage act of 1917 d. made illegal any public expression opposing the war e. were rarely if ever enforced by the wilson administration

in ww1, the american expeditionary force was commanded by a. george marshall b. arthur macarthur c. george patton d. john pershing e. leonard wood

the policy idea behind "dollar diplomacy" was to a. create stable governments in less-developed nations b. reduce the development of troops from the us to other nations c. encourage other nations peg their currency to the us dollar d. financially reward latin nations that supported the interests of the us e. extend investments and influence of the us in less-developed regions

during the last 18 months of woodrow wilson's presidency a. his mental health was stable but his physical health was very poor b. he was essentially an invalid c. there was growing public sentiment for wilson to step down from power d. his vice president, thomas marshall, essentially ran the white house e. he became more pragmatic and willing to compromise

in his dealings with pancho villa, president woodrow wilson, a. ordered a military expedition into mexico to capture villa b. saw american troops capture villa and bring him to the us c. eventually released villa in order to smooth relations with the carranza government d. both ordered a military expedition into mexico to capture villa, and eventually released villa in order to smooth relations with the carranza government e. all of these

the 1904 "roosevelt corollary" a. was invalidated by the supreme court during the wilson administration b. stated that neighboring countries had to adhere to us policy in times of war c. was created as a result of a military crisis in cuba d. stated that the us had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries e. stated that england and england alone was exempted from the monroe doctrine

in 1920, nicola sacco and bartolomco vanzetti a. admitted they were anarchists b. were convicted of murder c. drew widespread support from the public d. both admitted they were anarchists and drew widespread support from the public e. all of these