SSUSH15: World War I

"The Fourteen Points" of the early 20th century

• was a declaration of US neutrality.

• warned Americans not to travel on European ships.

• provided secret aid to Britain before the US entered the war.

• were issued by President Wilson as a basis for a lasting peace.

United States President Woodrow Wilson believed that implementation of his "Fourteen Points" would

• boost the United States economy.

• make the world safe for democracy.

• make the United States a world power.

• force the League of Nations to create its own military force.

The Treaty of Versailles brought an end to

• WWI

• WWII

• the French Revolution

• the American Revolution

The U.S. Congress refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles (1919) because

• it punished Germany too harshly.

• the United States did not receive enough territory.

• President Wilson was against the League of Nations.

• it felt the League of Nations would restrict America of its sovereignty.

Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" were designed to provide a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I. How was his address received by British leader David Lloyd George and French leader Georges Clemenceau?

• Both European leaders supported Wilson's platform without any reservations.

• Both leaders rejected Wilson's platform, believing that it would give the United States an unfair advantage in world affairs.

• The European leaders welcomed the idea of a "League of Nations" and agreed to provide for its creation in the Treaty of Versailles.

• Both European leaders were more interested in punishing the Germans through reparations and loss of territory than in preventing another world war.

Woodrow Wilson's political agenda following World War I was based on

• the desire for a global and lasting peace.

• his attempt to be re-elected after World War I.

• American economic investments in western Europe.

• the fear of communism and its spread to democratic countries.

Which of these BEST explains why the United States did NOT join the League of Nations?

• None of America's close allies in World War I, such as France, Russia, or Great Britain, joined the league.

• After World War I many Americans were wary of becoming too entangled in European affairs and favored a more "isolationist" approach.

• Americans supported joining the League of Nations because is was proposed by President Woodrow Wilson, but the organization itself never officially formed.

• The League of Nations allowed any country to declare war on another without approval, and the U.S. government wanted to join a governing body with more global power and influence.

Which of these provisions was included in the Treaty of Versailles (1919)?

• European disarmament

• self-determination of all people

• the removal of all barriers to free trade

• the establishment of the League of Nations

During World War I, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement by

• protesting against the war

• joining the military service

• working in wartime industries

• lobbying for child-care facilities

Women's clubs in major cities grew "Victory Gardens" in 1917 and 1918 to provide assistance to

• the Great Depression

• the influenza epidemic

• the efforts in World War I

• the efforts in World War II