USH Unit 6 EOC Review

Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?

• Senators opposed the severe sanctions that the treaty placed on Germany.

• Senators feared the League of Nations would involve the United States in foreign wars.

• Senators felt the League of Nations would interfere with American plans in the Philippines.

• Senators predicted that membership in the new League of Nations would be too expensive.

Which was NOT one of President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?

• creation of an independent Poland

• preserving the integrity of the Ottoman Empire

• creation of a peace-keeping association of nations

• autonomous development for the peoples of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

Which BEST describes how American women reacted to U.S. entry into World War I?

• Most supported the war effort and many filled men's jobs.

• Because of a shortage of enlisted men, many women served in combat for the first time

• Women's continuing protests for women's suffrage dangerously impeded the war effort.

• Large numbers of women were forced to move from their homes to meet wartime needs.

How was the Socialist Eugene Debs treated after giving an anti-war speech in Ohio?

• He was elected to the U.S. Senate

• He arrested for violating the Espionage Act

• He was invited to speak with President Wilson at the White House

• He was recruited to work for the Committee of Public Information

What was a consequence of rising fears of communism and socialism after World War 1?

• President Wilson invited Soviet leader to visit the United States.

• Americans decided to provide economic aid to Germany and Hungary.

• Congress passed laws restricting immigration from Europe.

• Most Americans preferred to listen to jazz rather than to music from Europe.

Use the excerpt to answer the question. Which statement BEST describes an impact of this section?

• Politicians had to take the views of women voters into account.

• Women were paid as much as men who preformed similar jobs.

• Women no longer had to work outside the home.

• Clothes manufactures continued to make restrictive clothing for women.

Use the diagram to answer the question. Which sentence BEST completes the diagram?

• Most Americans still preferred to take trains to automobiles.

• More Americans can afford to buy their own car.

• Cars remain a luxury item for the very rich.

• Ford Motor Company faces bankruptcy, threatening the U.S. economy.

Use the list to answer the question. What was an important consequence of the items on the list?

• Reinforcement of local traditions

• Rapid growth of the national debt

• Americans imported more good than they exported

• Development of a shared national identity

What was one goal African-American writers and artists hoped to achieve during the Harlem Renaissance?

• to display their ability as diligent workers in the workplace

• to show that the pursuit of material success often leads to tragedy

• to demonstrate that African Americans could produce great works of literature and art

• to reveal that conditions for African Americans in the South were almost as bad as in the North

Which action was a direct result of the Spanish-American War?

• The US annexed several former Spanish possessions.

• The US occupied Madrid & other cities in Spain.

• The US helped Portugal win its independence.

• The US took control of the Panama Canal Zone.