Standard 15 (b and c): WWI @ Home & Abroad

The League of Nations was largely ineffectual during its existence. Partly this was because several important nations either were barred from participation or declined to participate. Which three of these nations were NOT a part of the League of Nations for at least the first five years of its existence?

• the United States

• the Soviet Union

• the United Kingdom

• Germany

• France

What was NOT something that many African Americans were seeking during the Great Migration?

• higher wages

• higher standards of living

• more educational opportunities

• more agricultural opportunities

President Woodrow Wilson and the Senate disagreed over whether the United States should ratify the Treaty of Versailles. What was the outcome of their disagreement?

• The Senate did not ratify the treaty and the United States never joined the League of Nations.

• The Senate ratified the treaty and the United States was one of the founding members of the League of Nations.

• The Senate delayed ratifying the treaty and the United States did not join the League of Nations until four years after its creation.

• The Senate ratified an amended form of the treaty that gave the Senate oversight of the use of troops in support of the League of Nations.

Why did US senators resist joining the League of Nations?

• They were concerned they would have to renegotiate trade deals.

• They feared US military leaders could be prosecuted for war crimes.

• They feared that the United States would be drawn into costly foreign wars.

• They were concerned that League members would have to lower trade barriers.

Read the opinion in Schenck v. United States, written by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Then answer the question that follows

The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic. . . . The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent.

What did the court hold to be unprotected speech in this ruling upholding the Espionage Act during World War I?

• providing information about US troop strength and locations to German agents.

• leaking schematic diagrams of a new American tank design to the press.

• sending out political leaflets urging Americans not to submit to the draft.

• hiding fugitives that were targeted for deportation to Germany as spies

What was one of the main causes of demographic shifts illustrated on the map?

• the decline of the agricultural industry in the South

• the decline of the manufacturing industry in the South

• a lack of available land in the South and plentiful land in the North

• discrimination in the South and better job opportunities in the North

Read the excerpt and answer the question.

The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression the Council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.

— Article X, Treaty of Versailles

Why did many US senators object to Article X of the Treaty of Versailles?

• They believed it would lead to the spread of communism in Europe.

• They believed it undermined the power of Congress to declare war.

• They believed it posed a threat to the newly established world order.

• They believed it could allow the United Kingdom to dominate Europe.

What is the main purpose of the "14 points"?

• To reject the Treaty of Versailles

• To retaliate for submarine warfare from Germany

• To achieve peace after WWI

• To take the blame off the U.S. for expanding WWI

Why did the U.S. attempt to sell bonds to the American people?

• To increase the military

• To invest and support the war effort

• Make money while at war from the poor

• Keep the government economically stable while war

How as President Woodrow Wilson to successful limit the 1st Amendment rights using the Espionage Act

• He was President he can do what he wants

• Everyone believed it was a great idea

• He passed the act for the protection of the United States

• The espionage Act did not exist its a conspiracy