CH 19

Between 1901 and 1920, the United States intervened militarily numerous times in Caribbean countries:

in order to protect the economic interests of American banks and investors.

The American Protective League:

worked with the Justice Department to identify radicals.

Progressive intellectuals, social scientists, labor reformers, and suffrage advocates displayed a remarkable indifference to the black condition in the early twentieth century.

True

How did Garveyites define freedom at the time of World War I?

As black self-reliance and national self-determination

Woodrow Wilson had been adamantly opposed to woman’s suffrage prior to 1918.

False

In some ways, W. E. B. Du Bois was a typical Progressive who believed that investigation, exposure, and education would lead to solutions for social problems.

True

The "great cause of freedom" was a phrase frequently used in anti-war literature mocking American involvement in the conflict.

False

How did World War I and the rhetoric of freedom shape the labor movement and workers’ expectations?

Wartime rhetoric inspired hopes for social and economic justice

The war weakened the conviction that certain kinds of persons ought to be excluded from immigrating to America, which had lots of support before the war.

False

The Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I was a fair document that all but guaranteed future peace in Europe.

False

Which of the following statements is accurate about William Howard Taft?

Taft believed the best way to promote American interests in the Caribbean and Central America was through economic investment.

Emiliano Zapata and "Pancho" Villa led rival peasant factions who united in support of Wilson’s Mexican ally, Venustiano Carranza in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution.

False

Eugenics, which studied the alleged mental characteristics of different races, gave anti-immigrant sentiment an air of professional expertise.

True

Patriotism during World War I meant support for the government, the war, and the American economic system.

True

Theodore Roosevelt’s taking of the Panama Canal Zone is an example of:

his belief that civilized nations had an obligation to establish order in an unruly world.

Woodrow Wilson’s moral imperialism in Latin America produced:

more military interventions than any other president before or since.

Which of the following best describes the moral imperialism propounded by President Woodrow Wilson?

It created an irony with regard to the concept of freedom.

How did World War I and the rhetoric of freedom shape the labor movement and workers’ expectations?

Wartime rhetoric inspired hopes for social and economic justice.

Wilson’s Fourteen Points included all of the following principles EXCEPT:

an end to colonization.

During World War I, the federal government:

increased corporate and individual income taxes.

Woodrow Wilson had been adamantly opposed to woman’s suffrage prior to 1918.

False

The patriotic efforts of American women during World War I helped achieve passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

True

Dollar Diplomacy:

was used by William Howard Taft instead of military intervention

The Committee on Public Information:

was a government agency that sought to shape public opinion.

During World War I, Americans reacted to German-Americans and Germans in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

The federal government barred German immigration to the United States.

Why did World War I threaten to tear the women’s suffrage movement apart?

Many suffragists had been associated with opposition to American involvement in the war.

World War I opened thousands of industrial jobs to black laborers for the first time, inspiring a large-scale migration from South to North called the Great Migration.

True

Emiliano Zapata and "Pancho" Villa led rival peasant factions who united in support of Wilson’s Mexican ally, Venustiano Carranza in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution.

False

Marcus Garvey launched a separatist movement, encouraging blacks to embrace their African heritage.

True

How did eugenics shape public policy during World War I?

It provided anti-immigrant sentiment with an air of professional expertise.

Theodore Roosevelt’s taking of the Panama Canal Zone is an example of:

his belief that civilized nations had an obligation to establish order in an unruly world.

All of the following statements about the Great Steel Strike of 1919 are true EXCEPT:

the strike involved mostly nonimmigrant workers.

Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress:

did not support U.S. entry into World War I.

African-Americans who migrated to the North during the "Great Migration" encountered all of the following conditions EXCEPT:

exclusion from the public school system

The Red Scare was a short-lived, but intense period of political intolerance inspired by the postwar strike wave and the social tensions and fears generated by the Russian Revolution.

True

Which of the following statements would have been prosecuted under the Sedition Act of 1918?

"I call on you to boycott the draft."

Theodore Roosevelt was more active in international diplomacy than most of his predecessors.

True

Woodrow Wilson certainly meant to include in his democracy black Americans and the colonial peoples of the world.

False

Woodrow Wilson issued the Fourteen Points in January 1918, which established the agenda for the peace conference that followed World War I.

True

Theodore Roosevelt’s taking of the Panama Canal Zone is an example of:

his belief that civilized nations had an obligation to establish order in an unruly world.

Eugenics is:

the study of the supposed mental characteristics of different races.

Which of the following statements does NOT characterize the woman’s suffrage movement of the 1910s?

Alice Paul was elected to head the National Woman’s Suffrage Association.

The Roosevelt Corollary claimed for the United States the right to exercise an international police power in the Western Hemisphere.

False

W.T. Stead:

claimed American world power in the twentieth century would rest in part on the spread of American culture.

During World War I, most Progressives were outraged at the broad suppression of freedom of expression and spoke out against the Sedition Act.

False

How did World War I and the rhetoric of freedom shape the labor movement and workers’ expectations?

Wartime rhetoric inspired hopes for social and economic justice.

Assess the way in which the Committee on Public Information presented its message to encourage Americans to remain loyal and support the war effort?

The CPI packaged its appeals in the language of social cooperation and an expanded democracy.

Why did World War I transform Western civilization so profoundly?

The mass slaughter of World War I was hard to reconcile with the optimist claim that Western civilization was the triumph of reason and human progress.

Woodrow Wilson’s moral imperialism in Latin America produced:

more military interventions than any other president before or since.

Theodore Roosevelt’s taking of the Panama Canal Zone is an example of:

his belief that civilized nations had an obligation to establish order in an unruly world.

Theodore Roosevelt was more active in international diplomacy than most of his predecessors.

True

Emiliano Zapata and "Pancho" Villa led rival peasant factions who united in support of Wilson’s Mexican ally, Venustiano Carranza in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution.

False

Which of the following statements about World War I is NOT accurate?

It actually had little to do with European colonial possessions overseas.

In what ways was W.E.B. Du Bois a typical progressive?

He believed that investigation, exposure, and education could solve the nation’s problems.

Which of the following assessments of the Roosevelt Corollary is accurate?

It held that the United States had the right to exercise an international police power.

World War I opened thousands of industrial jobs to black laborers for the first time, inspiring a large-scale migration from South to North called the Great Migration.

True

In some ways, W. E. B. Du Bois was a typical Progressive who believed that investigation, exposure, and education would lead to solutions for social problems.

True

Assess the way in which the Committee on Public Information presented its message to encourage Americans to remain loyal and support the war effort?

The CPI packaged its appeals in the language of social cooperation and an expanded democracy.

African-Americans migrated north during the Great Migration for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

the prospect of owning their own homes.

All of the following statements about African-American participation during World War I are true EXCEPT:

President Wilson allowed African-American soldiers to march in a Paris victory parade.

African-Americans who migrated to the North during the "Great Migration" encountered all of the following conditions EXCEPT:

exclusion from the public school system.

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the final passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

The Wilson administration eventually supported the amendment in response to public pressure.

Woodrow Wilson had been adamantly opposed to woman’s suffrage prior to 1918.

False

During his presidency, Woodrow Wilson:

dismissed numerous black federal employees.

When American troops finally arrived in Europe:

they helped push back a German offensive near Paris.

Assess the effectiveness of President Woodrow Wilson’s response to Mexico’s civil war.

Wilson’s attempts to teach Mexican people how to select good men only led to the war spilling over into the United States.

Why did World War I threaten to tear the women’s suffrage movement apart?

Many suffragists had been associated with opposition to American involvement in the war.

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