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President Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy" brought stability to Latin America.

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 C)
G) C) and D)

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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) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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How did African Americans begin to assert their desire for rights in new ways after World War I? What effect did Marcus Garvey's movement have on African American culture in the U.S.?

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Most industrial laborers were required to work longer hours during World War I.

A) True
B) False

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President Wilson was unable to win British and French support for his ideas of free trade and freedom of the seas.

A) True
B) False

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Why was trench warfare so common during World War I? What effect did it have on the course of the war?

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What were the problems with American neutrality between 1914 and 1917?

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The race riots of 1919 did not just involve white people attacking black people; they also saw blacks retaliate against these attacks.

A) True
B) False

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President Wilson ordered General ________ to lead an American expeditionary force across Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa.

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The diplomatic efforts of President Woodrow Wilson toward Latin America


A) were decidedly non-expansionist.
B) curtailed the use of the military as a tool of diplomacy.
C) became known as the "good neighbor" policy.
D) were similar to those of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.
E) were the product of considerable interest and experience in international affairs.

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

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President Wilson believed that the presidential election of 1920 would serve as a "solemn referendum" on the ________.

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World War I involved many nations, but the chief rivalry was between ________ and Germany.

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The wild acclaim given by the European public to President Wilson allowed him to dominate the terms of the Paris Peace Conference.

A) True
B) False

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In 1914-1915, the United States responded to a British naval blockade of Germany by


A) ending trade with all of Europe to maintain its neutrality.
B) ending trade with Great Britain to pressure it to lift the blockade.
C) defying the blockade and continuing to trade with Germany.
D) ending trade with Germany but continuing trade with Great Britain.
E) rerouting all trade with Germany through the Mediterranean.

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

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Trace the events between 1914 and 1917 that led President Woodrow Wilson to ask for a declaration of war against Germany.

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The May 1915 German attack on the ________ led to the death of over 1,200 passengers.

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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 B)
G) All of the above

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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) B) and C)

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The Sacco and Vanzetti case is in part a story of the lingering effects of the Red Scare on post-World War I American society.

A) True
B) False

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