WWI

One goal for a lasting peace that President Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was...

• establishing a League of Nations

• maintaining a permanent military force in Europe

• returning the United States to a policy of isolationism

• blaming Germany for causing World War I

A major purpose of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to...

• ask Congress to enter World War I

• set goals for achieving peace after World War I

• provide an aid program for rebuilding war-torn nations

• retaliate for the sinking of the Lusitania

The “clear and present danger” doctrine established in Schenck v. United States (1919) concerned the issue of...

• freedom of speech

• the right to bear arms

• the right to an attorney

• separation of church and state

What was the effect of the “clear and present danger” ruling established in Schenck v. United States (1919)?

• placing limits on constitutional freedoms

• decreasing the president’s powers during wartime

• limiting the hours women could work in industry

• upholding the right of states to regulate child labor

Following World War I, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles primarily because the treaty...

• failed to include most of President Wilson’s 14 Points

• did not punish Germany for starting the war

• contained provisions that might lead the US into foreign conflicts

• made no provisions for reduction of military weapons

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

• protesting against the war

• joining the military service

• lobbying for child-care facilities

• working in wartime industries

What was a major reason the United States entered WWI?

• Japanese occupation of Manchuria

• Foreign troops had landed on American soil

• Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium

• Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

Which of the causes underlying World War I was this provision of the Fourteen Points intended to prevent?

• Nationalism and militarism

• Blockades and unrestricted submarine warfare

• Secret treaties and alliances

• Imperialism and self-determination

This cartoon depicts President Woodrow Wilson calling on Congress to --

• ratify the Treaty of Versailles

• issue a declaration of war against Germany

• authorize the use of funds to support Russian revolutionaries

• enact trade sanctions against Germany

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

• Issues Contributing to the Outbreak of World War I

• Principal Reasons for U.S. Entry into World War II

• Consequences of Twentieth-Century European Isolationism

• Economic Rivalries Between Cold War Superpowers