3.2-Post WWI

What foreign policy did the United States follow in the period immediately following World War I?

• limiting its involvement in international affairs

• containing the spread of communism in Europe and Asia

• competing with European countries to build an overseas empire

• taking a leading role in international peacekeeping efforts of the League of Nations.

Following World War I, the U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles and moved to a foreign policy of

• containment

• isolationism

• imperialism

• collective security

Which actions taken by the US reflect isolationism?

• signing treaties addressing arms limitation

• leading military intervention to stop German aggression

• agreeing to a pact that outlawed war as an instrument of national policy

• refusing to join the League of Nations

• supplying economic and military aid to countries fighting communism

Which action shows that the United States was moving to a policy of isolationism following World War I?

• intervening in the Mexican Revolution

• declaring war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor

• dividing Germany into zones of occupation

• refusing to join the League of Nations

After World War I, President Woodrow Wilson played a role in shaping the Treaty of Versailles. Despite President

​Wilson's efforts, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty.

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​Which concern led the U. S. Senate to reject the Treat of Versailles?

• The treaty would be too forgiving on Germany following its defeat in the war.

• The treaty would allow the League of Nations to develop its own powerful standing army.

• The treaty would force the United States to surrender the territorial gains it made during the war.

• The treaty would draw the United States into foreign entanglements through the League of Nations.

President Woodrow Wilson wanted the United States to participate in a League of Nations. What was the goal of this organization?

• to maintain world peace

• to serve as an international court

• to finance new industries

• to promote American economic interests

What foreign policy did the United States pursue after its involvement in World War I?

• The United States limited its involvement in international affairs.

• The United States led the League of Nations to promote peace.

• The United States paid for the rebuilding of Great Britain and France.

• The United States seized territories from its European rivals to build its empire.

The treaties signed at the Washington Conference (1921-1922) and the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928) were efforts to

• limit the spread of military dictatorships

• maintain peace through international agreements

• form new military alliances after World War I

• bring democratic government to eastern Europe

Which factor was the basis of the United States Senate's opposition to the League of Nations after World War I?

• high financial cost of membership

• fear of becoming involved in a European war

• rejection by President Woodrow Wilson of internationalism

• concern over communist control of international organizations

In the years following World War I, the U.S. signed treaties designed to avoid to another war.

Which issues were addressed in the treaties the U.S. signed? Check all that apply.

• outlawing war

• naval arms limitations

• territorial expansion

• establishing a League of Nations

• containment of communism