It would violate America's democratic values, America had other problems to deal with at home, It would require compulsory military service, it was racist
100
What was a following is a major reason the US joined World War I? (These are general reasons, not specific events)
To maintain freedom of the seas/to end unrestricted submarine warfare
100
How were the civil liberties of U.S. citizens threatened during World War I ?
The U.S. government restricted freedom of speech
100
Which action best demonstrates the United States’ effort to isolate itself from European conflicts after WWI?
Refusing to join the League of Nations
100
During WWI, many women gained support for the suffrage movement by doing what?
Working in wartime industries
200
What territories did the US gain at the end of the Spanish-American War?
Guam, The Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico
200
What event led to to the US joining WWI?
Germany submarines sank US merchant ships, the Zimmerman Note is sent
200
What methods did George Creel and the Committee on Public Information use to "sell" American entry into WWI?
Movies, Posters, Radio Messages, Four-Minute Men
200
The United Sates never ratified the Treaty of Versailles because of what?
The treaty jeopardized American neutrality
200
What was the purpose of Wilson's Fourteen Points?
Prevent international tensions from leading to war
300
How did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine modify the US approach to imperialism?
It led the US to expand its military presence throughout the Americas
300
President Wilson’s statement “The world must be made safe for democracy” was made to justify his decision to do what?
Ask Congress to declare war against Germany
300
In the case Schenck v. United States (1919), the United States Supreme Court settled the issue of limits on individual freedoms during wartime by establishing what test?
The Clear and Present Danger test
300
After WWI, the opposition of some Members of Congress to the Treaty of Versailles was based largely on the idea that the treaty
a. Did not punish the Central Powers harshly enough
b. Did not give the United States an important role in international affairs
c. Would require the United States to join the League of Nations and take away sovereignty
d. Would require the US to assume the cost of rebuilding war-torn European economies
C. Would require the United States to join the League of Nations and take away sovereignty
300
President Wilson’s Fourteen Points were based on what belief?
The principal of self-determination should be applied to people of all nations
400
What region was Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick Diplomacy most associated with?
Latin America (Panama)
400
Which of the following describes a reason for US involvement in WWI?
a. US citizens worried that the Central powers might be swayed to adopt a non-democratic form of government
b. US citizens were persuaded by German propaganda that placed Britain’s and France’s cruelty on display
c. US leaders feared that Germany may gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade
d. US leaders argued that the stage of the war might shift from European soil to territory in the US
C. US leaders feared that Germany may gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade
400
What methods did the US use to restrict rights during WWI?
The Espionage Act, the Sedition Act, the Committee on Public Information
400
Of all the ideas that President Wilson championed at the Paris Peace Conference following World War I, his critics in the Senate were particularly opposed to the
a. American mandate in the Middle East
b. Concept of self-determination
c. Principle of free trade
d. Idea of collective security contained in the League of Nations
B. Concept of self-determination
400
The Kellogg-Briand Pact represented the desire of the United States and European nations to follow which policy?
Self-Determination
500
“The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.” – Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
Which interpretation of the Bill of Rights does this statement illustrate?
Constitutional protections of liberty are not absolute
500
Question on Board
Was a significant benefit to the US economy
500
Which labor leader was arrested and convicted during World War I for violating the Espionage Act of 1917?
Eugene V Debs
500
How did U.S. participation in World War I impact U.S. foreign policy in the decade right after the war?
The United States became isolationist in its diplomatic and political relations.
500
The migration of African Americans to the North was mainly the result of the