2-23 Unit 6 Review

How did President Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915

• By demanding that Germany stop unrestricted submarine warfare

• By calling on Congress to approve a declaration of war against Germany

• By sending navy ships to patrol Atlantic waters and sink any U-boats they found

• By warning American citizens that they traveled on foreign ships at their own risk

In the Zimmerman note, what did Germany promise Mexico in return for its support during WWI

• Germany would help Mexico regain territory in the U.S.

• Germany would cede territory in Africa to Mexico

• Germany would not attack Mexican merchant ships

• Germany would loan Mexico money to jump start its economy

How did the U.S. government build the large fighting force it would need to enter WWI

• With the passage of the 19th Amendment allowing women to fight

• The Government temporarily ended Jim Crow Laws allowing African Americans to fight

• It offered high wages to those fighting by using the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• It established the Selective Service Act for young men aged 21 to 30

Why was the timing of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe crucial to the Allies in 1917

• The Germans had recently enlisted Italy as an ally in the war

• The British had recently lost all their battleships in a large sea battle

• The French had just retreated from the battlefront after heavy losses

• The Russians had just signed a peace treaty with Germany and left the war

What power did the Espionage and Sedition Acts give the federal government during WWI

• The power to spy on new immigrants

• The power to draft young men into the army

• The power to fight dissent that could damage the war effort

• The power to control what and how much factories produced

According to President Wilson, how would the League of Nations maintain peace

• By excluding from its membership any country that started a war

• By requiring all member countries to eliminate their armaments

• By providing collective security to handle any threats as they arose

• By outlawing war and requiring all nations to help create a world police force

The Treaty of Versailles differed from President Wilson’s Fourteen Points in that it

• Encouraged European nations to reduce their armaments

• Required reparations from defeated nations

• Protected freedom of the seas in both war and peace

• Established a League of Nations to ensure world peace

What was the ultimate fate of the Treaty of Versailles in the U.S.

• It was vetoed by President Wilson

• It was rejected by Congress, which then signed a separate peace treaty with Germany

• It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

• It was rejected by Congress in its original form, but was ratified with reservations

On what grounds was Charles Schenck’s conviction for promoting draft resistance upheld as constitutional in Schenck v. United States

• Free speech does not include all forms of symbolic speech

• Free speech does not exist during a time of national emergency

• Free speech can be limited to protect the safety of the speaker

• Free speech can be denied when a clear and present danger exists

Which event most influenced President Wilson’s decision to enter WWI

• Germany’s Schlieffen Plan to invade France by going through Belgium

• Germany sent the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico.

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The raids by Mexican guerilla forces on the Southwestern U.S