World War I & Nativism

The main reason the United States Senate did not approve the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 was because the treaty

• did not force Germany to return conquered territory

• threatened to draw the nation into future international conflicts

• failed to include war reparations

• was opposed by President Woodrow Wilson

The Palmer Raids after World War I were controversial because the federal government

• led a campaign against discrimination and racial segregation

• imprisoned suffragists who led protest marches

• violated the civil liberties of suspected radicals

• granted asylum to European refugees

Which event is an example of nativism in the 1920's

• the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

• the verdict in the Scopes trial

• the Teapot dome scandal

• the stock market class

Which government action is directly related to the “clear and present danger” doctrine established in Schenck v. United States (1919)?

• limiting the first amendment rights of antiwar protesters

• rejecting membership in the League of Nations

• banning immigration from western Europe

• passage of the Prohibition amendment

Hosting the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference (1921) and signing the Kellogg- Briand Pact (1928) were efforts by the United States to

• form new military alliances

• increase its military preparedness

• avoid future wars

• collect payment for war debts

One major goal of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to

• collect war reparations for the United States

• maintain United States naval superiority

• punish the nations that started World War I

• create a League of Nations to prevent future wars

Based on this passage, in 1920 the Attorney General of the United States advocated the deportation of

• communist and anarchist immigrants

• men who avoided the draft in World War I

• citizens who criticized the government

• wartime workers from Latin America

The alleged danger referred to in this passage contributed to the

• elimination of the military draft

• ratification of the Treaty of Versailles

• changing of United States immigration policy

• failure of the American Federation of Labor

The situation shown in this cartoon was mainly caused by the

• cost of paying reparations after World War I

• failure of President Woodrow Wilson to promote the Treaty of Versailles

• overwhelming public rejection of the peace terms in the Treaty of Versailles

• disagreement over United States participation in the League of Nations

Which constitutional principle is shown in this cartoon?

• due process

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• judicial review