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Assess President Woodrow Wilson's efforts at the Paris Peace Conference by noting both the historical praise and criticism made of him.

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By 1917 the American decision to go to war was almost universally supported throughout the country.

A) True
B) False

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The new Bolshevik government of Russia was not a participant in the Paris peace conference.

A) True
B) False

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During World War I,the United States government primarily financed the war through


A) deficit spending and currency manipulation.
B) foreign loans and the printing of new currency.
C) private business and banking loans.
D) currency inflation and the sale of gold reserves.
E) public bond sales and new taxes.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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When the United States entered World War I,Germany was near defeat.

A) True
B) False

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During the ratification debate on the Treaty of Versailles,it was clear the Republicans would not compromise with President Wilson.

A) True
B) False

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When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,


A) the American public clearly supported its ratification.
B) most so-called "irreconcilable" senators favored it in principle.
C) he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points.
D) he found a close ally in Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman,Henry Cabot Lodge.
E) he refused to appeal to the public,believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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The Espionage Act primarily targeted anticapitalist groups,such as the Socialist Party and the ________.

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President Taft's foreign policy was called "________ Diplomacy" by its critics.

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President Wilson refused to endorse American military rearmament until he was reelected in 1916.

A) True
B) False

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Marcus Garvey


A) encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society.
B) argued that America,not Africa,was now the blacks' true home.
C) urged African Americans to move out of the South.
D) called on African Americans to reject capitalism.
E) saw his movement and influence decline in the early 1920s.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The Roosevelt Corollary to the ________ gave the United States greater power in Latin America.

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Between 1914 and 1916,the United States gradually transformed itself from a neutral country into an arsenal of the Allies.

A) True
B) False

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American labor unrest in 1919 saw


A) the public generally support unions.
B) a general strike in Seattle that brought the city to a standstill.
C) a major steel strike resolved in favor of the workers.
D) Governor Calvin Coolidge attract national acclaim for his support of labor.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Chemical weapons were widely used by both sides in World War I.

A) True
B) False

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Trace the course of government efforts to create domestic support of the war.To what degree were these efforts justified by the war?

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In his dealings with Mexico,President Wilson often ignored Mexican sovereignty.

A) True
B) False

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As a result of the service of African American soldiers in World War I,


A) activism by blacks for their rights increased.
B) public attitudes on race were significantly altered.
C) the country saw a general improvement in race relations.
D) the federal government integrated the armed forces.
E) northern black factory workers were able to keep their jobs when white veterans returned.

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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During World War I,the new technology of warfare


A) created logistical problems that slowed many offensives.
B) allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat.
C) were largely responsible for the appalling level of casualties.
D) both created logistical problems that slowed many offensives,and allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The assassination of ________ triggered World War I in Europe.

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