US History: Chapter 23 Practice Questions – Flashcards
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Following the US election of 1918
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Republicans held control of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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What resulted from the government takeover of the railway system during the war?
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-Railroad unions were recognized. -The rail system worked more efficiently.
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The federal propagation of the new science of personnel management moved American industry closer to ________ capitalism.
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welfare
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After he became president, Woodrow Wilson
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Rejected the basic principles of dollar diplomacy in the Caribbean.
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Taft's dollar diplomacy in China provoked greater competition with the country of ________.
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Japan
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What statements about Wilson's peace plan are true?
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-Allied leaders were surprised and caught off guard by Wilson's sweeping reforms. -Allied leaders agreed to Wilson's plan when Wilson threatened to negotiate peace on his own.
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During World War I, the number of federal employees
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more than doubled.
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Food Administration => Fuel Administration => Rail Administration => War Industries Board =>
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-increased the food supply and reduced waste. -increase energy production. -make the trains run more efficiently. -coordinate factory production.
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Wilson's ideas about American neutrality were a logical extension of his ______ diplomacy.
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moral
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What supported General Victoriano Huerta's coming of power?
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-Foreign investors -The Mexican upper class
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What had the greatest influence on the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?
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Women's presence in the wartime workforce.
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All of the following contributed to American extremism and spontaneous violence except
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Failure to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
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Which word best characterizes Roosevelt's policies towards the Caribbean?
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Imperialist
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What best describes the treaties the Allies signed to divide up the territories of the Central Powers?
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Secret
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A key objective of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points was to
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Create an association of nations to ensure collective security.
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Close cooperation between big businesses and the government led to a more _______ economy during World War I.
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managed
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Woodrow Wilson believed that the creation of a general association of nations would
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-force member nations to respect each other's territorial borders. -help avert future war. -resolve further disagreements through arbitrations.
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What authority did the Platt Amendment give to the United States?
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To use force to guarantee Cuba's independence.
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On March 15, 1917, the Russian Empire fell because of a _________.
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revolution
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The Roosevelt Corollary was attached to the ________ ________.
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Monroe Doctrine
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What was agreed upon during Roosevelt's "gentleman's agreement" between Japan and the United States in 1907?
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-An end to the segregation order implemented in San Francisco. -Mutual restriction of immigration between the two countries.
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The Treaty of Versailles created all of the following countries except
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Greece
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Inflamed with "100 percent Americanism," zealous patriots especially singled out ________ Americans as targets for attack.
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German
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With which alliance did the United States have the strongest economic ties?
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Allied Powers
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What was the most influential in moving the United States towards war?
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unrestricted U-boat warfare
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Woodrow Wilson's Peace Commission created
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A major liability in Washington.
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The CPI's "Loyalty Leagues" targeted _______ communities.
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ethnic
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According to the Zimmermann Telegram, Mexico would get back its lost territory in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico if it
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attacked the United States.
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By the end of Wilson's administration, US military forces were stationed in all of the following countries except
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Guatemala
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Article ____ of what would become the League of Nations covenant required members to come to each other's aid in case of an attack and to respect each other's territory.
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X
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An organization of individuals and firms in a given industry that provides lobbying and other services to members is a _______ _________.
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trade association
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Woodrow Wilson won the 1916 election primarily because he promised to
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stay out of the European war.
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What was the Lusitania?
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a British passenger ship.
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What best describes Pershing's quest to capture Pancho Villa?
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a total failure.
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In 1915 Woodrow Wilson vowed to break off diplomatic relations with Germany if it
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attacked nonmilitary vessels.
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What were the primary goals of Roosevelt's foreign policy in the Far East?
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Maintaining equal access to trade in China and protecting the Philippines.
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To win the League of Nations ratification debate, ____________ tried to appeal to public opinion.
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Woodrow Wilson
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What did authorities do in response to the Houston Riot?
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arrest every member of the black battalion
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As part of his moral diplomacy, President Wilson removed American bankers from a railroad project in the country of _______.
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China
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Instead of achieving a "peace without victory," the Allies wrote into the peace treaty a "______ clause" that forced Germany to admit ultimate responsibility for the war.
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guilt
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To which throne was Franz Ferdinand heir?
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Austro-Hungarian
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To promote economic stability, keep the peace, and bind dept-ridden countries to the United States, president Taft's diplomacy relied on
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private investment.
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What best describes "100 percent Americanism"?
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intolerant
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Mitchell Palmer's prediction of a revolutionary uprising on May 1, 1920, can best be described as
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paranoid.
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What was the name given to the CPI agents who gave fiery, patriotic speeches in a variety of venues throughout the United States?
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Four-Minute Man
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What was a major factor that led to the United States to enter World War I?
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Economic ties to the Allied Powers
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What provided the foundation for Taft's dollar diplomacy?
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the "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine.
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Following the US elections of 1918
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Republicans held control of the House of Representatives and Senate
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On March 15, 1917, the Russian Empire fell because of a______
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Revolution
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As part of his moral diplomacy, President Wilson removed American bankers from a railroad project in the country of ____
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China
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Woodrow Wilson created the Committee on Public Information to _____
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encourage Americans' commitment to the war
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In the early years of the twentieth century, rival European states sought to strengthen them selves by ______
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creating a series of military alliances
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Which region of Europe was most Heterogeneous?
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Southeast
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With which of the following was dollar diplomacy associated in the Caribbean?
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Unpopular Governments
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Which of the following had the greatest influence on the passage of the nineteenth amendment?
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women's presence in the wartime workforce
