APUSH Unit 7 practice

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All of the following contributed to the US involvement and entry into WWI EXCEPT: moral outrage at the violation of Belgium's neutrality, economic investment in the Allied nations by US merchants and bankers, loss of American lives in the sinking of ships by German submarines, the effectiveness of the British propaganda in depicting the Germans as Huns, outrage over Austria-Hungary attacking Serbia without provocation

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outrage over Austria-Hungary attacking Serbia without provocation

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Which of the following would be the WORST piece of evidence of the advance of progressive thought in American governance? Bernard Baruch's War Industries Board, Herbert Hoover's Food Administration, Harry Garfield's Fuel Administration, William Howard Taft's National War Labor Board, Jane Addam's Women's Peace Party

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Jane Addam's Women's Peace Party

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All of the following are true regarding the League of Nations EXCEPT:
It was designed to promote international cooperation,
It would maintain peace by settling disputes peacefully and by reducing armaments,
Russia and the US would be the dominant members of the Security Council,
If a member nation broke an agreement the League could break diplomatic relations,
Economic sanctions could be used to force compliance with League policies

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Russia and the US would be the dominant members of the Security Council

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All of the following were part of Wilson's 14 Points EXCEPT: Freedom of the seas would be guaranteed, Armaments and military arsenals of nations would be reduced, Economic barriers like protective tariffs would be removed, World peace-keeping organization, League of Nations, would be formed

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All nations would be required to defend each other from aggression

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World War I was directly responsible for which of the following reforms passed as a constitutional amendment in 1920? Options: women's suffrage, direct election of US senators, graduated income tax, repeal of prohibition, two term limit on presidents

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women's suffrage

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Henry Cabot Lodge (MA) was particularly concerned about Article X of the Covenant of the League of Nations that appeared to create what problem for the sovereign powers of the US?

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seemed to delegate congressional war powers to an international agency

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Which would NOT be good evidence of the increased social tensions in postwar America? Options: Committee on Public Information, major labor strikes, race riots, Palmer Raids

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Committee on Public Information

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The SCOTUS case Schenck v. US (1919) limited which rights during wartime?

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Freedom of Speech

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Which was NOT a reason for the Great Migration? Options: deteriorating race relations marked by segregation and racial violence, destruction of cotton crops by boll weevil, limited economic opportunities

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equal opportunity guarantees in the northern states

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Which of the following was NOT a reason for the relative economic prosperity in the 1920s?
- increased consumer buying aided by easy credit
- increased savings by most Americans
- availability of oil for fuel and innovations for its use
- the development of the assembly line
- pent up demand from the war which had to be satisfied by material goods

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increased savings by most Americans