Imperialism & World War I

Which of these provisions of the Treaty of Versailles was the most crucial to what President Woodrow Wilson wanted?

• freedom of the seas to neutral nations

• League of Nations

• burdening Germany with heavy reparations

• forcing Germany and the Central Powers to give up their overseas colonies

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

• 1st

• 15th

• 19th

• 27th

Which amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.

• 1st

• 15th

• 18th

• 21st

The Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) both were

• vetoed by President Theodore Roosevelt.

• declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

• unsuccessful attempts to stop criticism against the war.

• significant limitations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

Which event surrounding World War I had the GREATEST impact on Americans?

• Germany attacking Belgium

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• Germany's boycott of imported goods

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The League of Nations

• was supported by President Wilson, but rejected by the Senate.

• was created to stop the spread of communism following World War II.

• was established prior to World War I but proved incapable of preventing the war.

• had widespread popular support in the US but was rejected by President Wilson.

Woodrow Wilson's political agenda following World War I was based on

• the desire for a global and lasting peace.

• his attempt to be re-elected after World War I.

• American economic investments in western Europe.

• the fear of communism and its spread to democratic countries.

Besides the discovery of the Zimmerman telegram what was another major reason the U.S. entered World War I.

• Unrestricted submarine warfare

• Fears of the spread of communism

• Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

• Alliance with France and Great Britain

The Roosevelt Corollary, issued in 1904, was a revision to what earlier statement of U.S. foreign policy?

• the Madison Treaty

• the Monroe Doctrine

• the Open Door Policy

• the Kellogg-Briand Pact

American efforts to protect the nation's identity after World War I was a result of

• labor union protests.

• the women's suffrage movement.

• tensions related to the Red Scare.

• a decline in mass media communication.