1st Semester Final Review

The Eighteenth Amendment

• granted women the right to vote.

• established the federal income tax.

• outlawed alcohol

• made it a crime to criticize government

The Treaty of Versailles did all of the following, EXCEPT:

• require Germany to accept the blame for the war
• order Germany to pay the Allies
• require Germany to limit its army
• give former colonies to the French and British

Woodrow Wilson's goal with his Fourteen Points

• establish a League of Nations mandate over Germany
• Self-determination the of peoples of Central Europe
• A program for world peace
• create an organization creation of an organization to enforce the rules of world trade

Throughout the war, Woodrow Wilson

• called the U. S. an Associated Power (not an Allied)

• promised the U.S. would invade Germany through Poland.

• trusted the Allied war aims

• refused to maximize American influence

Bolsheviks' seizure of power in Russia

• Soviet Union dramatically increased its war effort against Germany

• they formed a secret alliance with Germany

• Vladimir Lenin declared war on the U.S.

• as leader, Lenin initiated peace negotiations with Germany

How were African Americans recognized for their contributions during WWI?

• Several all-black units won the French Croix de Guerre.

• Many U.S. cities held parades to honor them.

• They received military pay raises and rank upgrades.

• Many were awarded the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor.

When the Espionage Act was challenged, the Supreme Court

• upheld the right of "freedom of the press."

• ruled that citizens were allowed to criticize their country during war

• ruled that freedom of speech was never absolute.

• allowed the use of mail to opponents of the war.

American labor's wartime experience was characterized by

• Intense activism and remarkable productivity

• A significant decline in the number of strikes

• A decline in union membership

• The federal government's use of armed force in most labor disputes

How did the war affect economic relations between the United States and the Allies?

• The German blockade crippled exports.

• American neutrality limited economic ties.

• The U.S. increased trade with Britain and France.

• There were numerous broken agreements between countries.

Who did not sympathize with the Allies during World War I?

• Most sections of the American working class

• Members of the American upper class

• Irish-Americans and German-Americans

• Italian-Americans and Jews