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President Harding pardoned ________,the leader of the Socialist Party that had been imprisoned under new legislation like the Sedition Act.

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How had the technology of warfare changed between the American Civil War and World War I? What effects did these changes have on tactics and strategy?

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The "Big Four" at Versailles included David Lloyd George,the prime minister of England,and ________,the president of France.

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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 the 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) A) and B)

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President Wilson refused to recognize the government of Victoriano ________,though American business interests supported the regime.

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One of the most important social changes of the war years was the migration of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the rural South to California to work in defense plants and shipyards.This became known as the "Great Migration."

A) True
B) False

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In 1914,the "Triple Entente" consisted of


A) Italy, France, and Russia.
B) Great Britain, France, and the United States.
C) Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Italy.
D) Great Britain, France, and Russia.
E) Germany, Italy, and Japan.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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President Theodore Roosevelt's policies,in regard to Asia,were intended


A) to favor Japan.
B) to favor Russia.
C) to favor China.
D) to secure American dominance there.
E) to prevent both China and Russia from becoming dominant there.

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

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In 1920,Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti


A) admitted they were anarchists.
B) were convicted of murder.
C) drew widespread support from the public.
D) both admitted they were anarchists and drew widespread support from the public.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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In the United States during World War I,the Committee on Public Information (CPI)


A) established strict rules of censorship for journalists reporting on the war.
B) became increasingly sensationalist in its information campaign.
C) criticized the federal government's reporting of the war.
D) was led by a panel of American military officers.
E) became a haven for pacifists and conscientious objectors.

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

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The Zimmermann telegram proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany against the United States.

A) True
B) False

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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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How might President Woodrow Wilson have been more successful with his postwar diplomacy?

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President Roosevelt did not believe that Japan could be considered among the ranks of the "civilized" countries.

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B) False

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In 1914,when war erupted in Europe,President Woodrow Wilson


A) called on the American public to be completely impartial.
B) expressed sympathy for Germany.
C) declared that the "Triple Alliance" must be defeated.
D) held secret diplomatic meetings with Great Britain.
E) brokered separate peace treaties with both sides of the conflict.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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During World War I,the United States military effort in Europe


A) saw American soldiers engage solely in light skirmishes.
B) saw U.S. forces carry the fighting into Germany.
C) lasted only a few months but suffered light casualties compared to the other combatants.
D) saw American combat troops kept separate from Allied forces.
E) took place mostly in Belgium and the Netherlands.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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

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In January 1917,President Wilson gave an important speech in which he called for a permanent league of nations and a "peace without ________."

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Regarding the Treaty of Versailles,the United States Senate decided in 1919 to


A) ratify it without change.
B) ratify it after Democrats accepted the Republican "reservations."
C) ratify it with the change that the United States would not join the League of Nations.
D) ratify it only after Article X was struck from the treaty.
E) not ratify it.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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In 1918,President Woodrow Wilson antagonized many Republicans


A) when he pushed for the election of Democrats to Congress.
B) when he refused to put prominent Republicans on the peace conference negotiating team.
C) when he tied support of his peace plans to the midterm elections.
D) both when he tied support of his peace plans to the midterm elections and when he pushed for the election of Democrats to Congress.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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