What was the ultimate fate of the Treaty of Versailles in the U.S.?

rejected by Congress, signed a separate treaty with Germany

How did Germany's U-boats violate international law during WWI?

by attacking merchant ships without letting passengers flee

Which of the following arguments does not support imperialism?

The U.S. should respect other peoples right to liberty

Which of the following is true about the development of trench warfare during WWI?

new long-range weapons turned battlefields into death traps

According to President Wilson, how would the League of Nations maintain peace?

provide collective security to handle threats

Which of the following was not part of President Wilson's Fourteen Points?

requiring reparations from defeated nations

What was the immediate effect of the Treaty of Versailles?

the number of nations in Europe increased

Why was Charles Schenk's conviction for promoting draft resistance constitutional?

free speech can be denied due to clear and present danger

Why did the U.S. support Panama's rebellion against Colombia?

to build U.S. owned canal across Panama

How did the U.S. gain control of Hawaii

By U.S. forces overthrowing the Queen

What was the fate of German colonies at the end of WWI?

given as mandates to Allied nations to prepare for self-rule

How did President Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915?

demanding that Germany stop unrestricted submarine warfare

What power did the Sedition Act give the federal government during WWI?

the power to fight dissent that could damage the war effort

What did Germany promise Mexico in the Zimmerman note?

Germany would help Mexico regain territory in the U.S.

Which of the following was not a contributing factor to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914?

a shift in public opinion toward isolationism

Why was the arrival of U.S. forces in Europe crucial to the allies?

Russia signed a peace treaty with Germany and left the war

What was the significance of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive?

Germany agreed to a truce shortly after the battle

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1
Which territory did the US take by force?
Florida
Louisiana
Alaska
California
2
What was the ultimate fate of the Treaty of Versailles in the U.S.?
rejected by Congress in its original form, but ratified
it was vetoed by President Wilson
rejected by Congress, signed a separate treaty with Germany
it was declared unconstitutional by the SUpreme Court
3
How did Germany's U-boats violate international law during WWI?
disguising themselves with neutral flags
by attacking merchant ships without letting passengers flee
by conducting surprise searches of merchant ships
stopping vital supplies from reaching the front lines
4
Which of the following arguments does not support imperialism?
The U.S. should expand to compete economically
The U.S. should respect other peoples right to liberty
The U.S. should become a world power
The U.S. should spread its ideals to the rest of the world
5
Which of the following is true about the development of trench warfare during WWI?
the invention of tanks made ground assault impossible
new long-range weapons turned battlefields into death traps
airplanes made it easier to spot enemy positions
U-boats cut off supplies to hte troops
6
According to President Wilson, how would the League of Nations maintain peace?
provide collective security to handle threats
by outlawing war and requiring a world police
by requiring all members countries to eliminate armaments
excluding from its membership any country that started a war
7
Which of the following was not part of President Wilson's Fourteen Points?
encouraging European nations to reduce weaponry
establish a League of Nations
protecting freedom of the seas in both war and peace
requiring reparations from defeated nations
8
What was the immediate effect of the Treaty of Versailles?
Italy and France lost most of their territory
the number of nations in Europe increased
the populations of Europe decreased
Germany ceased to exist
9
Why was Charles Schenk's conviction for promoting draft resistance constitutional?
free speech does not exist during a national emergency
free speech can be limited to protect the speaker
free speech does not include all forms of symbolic speech
free speech can be denied due to clear and present danger
10
Why did the U.S. support Panama's rebellion against Colombia?
to annex Panama as a U.S. territory
to build U.S. owned canal across Panama
to promote U.S. investments in Panama
to protect U.S. farmers in Panama
11
How did the U.S. gain control of Hawaii
None of the above
By U.S. forces overthrowing the Queen
Native Hawaiians removed the Queen
The Queen agreed to make Hawaii a republic
12
1899 the U.S. urged other nations to allow free trade in China. This approach is known as
Teller Amendment
Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine
Open Door Policy
13
What was the fate of German colonies at the end of WWI?
given as mandates to Allied nations to prepare for self-rule
were allowed to exercise their right to self-determination
They were given to allied nations as part of reparations
They were granted independence
14
American concepts are not allowed for future colonization by Europe was a key point of
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
Platt Amendment
Moral Diplomacy
15
What foreign policy tool did the U.S. use to acquire Oregon from Great Britain?
conquest
armed force
diplomacy
financial aid
16
The Spanish American War changed U.S. foreign policy to
unilateralism
imperialism
non-colonialism
neutrality
17
How did President Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915?
Congress to approve a declaration of war against Germany
U.S. citizens travel on foreign ships at their own risk
navy ships patrol Atlantic waters and sink any U-boats found
demanding that Germany stop unrestricted submarine warfare
18
What territories did the U.S. not gain as a result of the Spanish American War
Guam
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Alaska
19
How did the U.S. build the large military force it would need during WWI?
encouraged women to enlist as well as men
allowed blacks to train and fight alongside whites
established a national draft
offered high wages to anyone who volunteered to fight
20
President McKinley adopted the foreign policy of
expansionist
anti-expansionist
21
What is the current status of Puerto Rico?
it's a U.S. state
It's a U.S. commonwealth
It's a colony of the U.S.
It's an independent ally of the U.S.
22
At the beginning of WWI what policy did the U.S. adopt?
neutrality
make the world safe for democracy
compete for trade and territory with our enemies
offer loans and sell supplies to our allies
23
What power did the Sedition Act give the federal government during WWI?
the power to draft young men into the military
the power to control what and how much factories produced
the power to spy on new immigrants
the power to fight dissent that could damage the war effort
24
What did Germany promise Mexico in the Zimmerman note?
Germany would cede territory in Africa to Mexico
Germany would help Mexico regain territory in the U.S.
Germany would loan money to jump-start its economy
Germany would not attack Mexican merchant ships
25
Which of the following was not a contributing factor to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914?
policy of militarism
growing sense of nationalism
complex system of alliances
a shift in public opinion toward isolationism
26
Why was the arrival of U.S. forces in Europe crucial to the allies?
The French had just retreated from the battlefront
Britain had lost all of their battleships
Germans recently enlisted Italy as an ally
Russia signed a peace treaty with Germany and left the war
27
What was the significance of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive?
Germany agreed to a truce shortly after the battle
The city of Paris was destroyed
1 million Americans died in the battle
Allied victory convinced Russia to leave the war

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