U.S. As A World Power Level 1 Terms

Question 1

7. What type of journalism uses sensational and often false reporting to attract readers?

Accepted Answer

C. Yellow Journalism

Question 2

1. What was the international organization established after World War I to promote peace and security?

Accepted Answer

A. League of Nations

Question 3

4. What law made it illegal to speak disloyally about the U.S. government or war effort during World War I?

Accepted Answer

B. Sedition Act

Question 4

8. What term refers to the formal act of acquiring territory by conquest or occupation?

Accepted Answer

A. Annexation

Question 5

3. What is a certificate promising repayment of borrowed money at a fixed rate of interest?

Accepted Answer

B. Bond

Question 6

11. What does the term "mobilization" refer to in a military context?

Accepted Answer

B. Assembling troops and equipment for war

Question 7

5. What term describes the movement of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities during World War I?

Accepted Answer

C. Great Migration

Question 8

9. What conflict led to the U.S. acquiring the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

B. Spanish-American War

Question 9

2. Which treaty assigned Germany responsibility for World War I and required reparations?

Accepted Answer

C. Treaty of Versailles

Question 10

6. What policy describes the U.S.'s approach of neutrality and avoiding foreign alliances?

Accepted Answer

A. American Isolationism

Question 11

13. What were the Neutrality Acts designed to prevent?

Accepted Answer

A. The U.S. entering international conflicts

Question 12

10. Which policy emphasized diplomacy backed by military strength, championed by Theodore Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

A. Big Stick Diplomacy

Question 13

14. What was the purpose of the Washington Naval Conference?

Accepted Answer

B. To limit navy sizes and territorial possessions in the Pacific

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