United States HistoryFall 2006 Goal 8 EOC Review
1. At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy by (8.01)
Arefusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict
Bsending troops to Great Britain
Cdeclaring American neutrality
Drequesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors
2. In the years before the United States entered World War I, President Woodrow Wilson violated his position of strict neutrality by (8.01)
Asecretly sending troops to fight for the democratic nations
Bopenly encouraging Mexico to send troops to support the Allies
Csupporting economic policies that favored the Allied nations
Dusing United States warships to attack German submarines
3. During his reelection campaign in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson used the slogan, “He kept us out of war.” In April of 1917, Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. What helped bring about this change? (8.01)
ABolshevik forces increased their strength in Germany and Italy
BBritain was invaded by nations of the Central Powers.
CRussia signed a treaty of alliance with the Central Powers.
DGermany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.
4. A major reason the United States entered World War I was to (8.01)
Again additional colonial possessions
Breact to the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Csafeguard freedom of the seas for United States ships
Dhonor prewar commitments to its military allies
5. President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points were proposed during World War I primarily to (8.02)
Adefine postwar objectives for the United States
Boutline military strategies for the United States
Cconvince other democratic nations to join the United Nations
Dstrengthen the United States policy of isolationism
6. One goal for a lasting peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was (8.02)
Aestablishing a League of Nations
Bmaintaining a permanent military force in Europe
Creturning the United States to a policy of isolationism
Dblaming Germany for causing World War I
7. Following World War I, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles primarily because the treaty (8.02)
Afailed to include most of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Bdid not punish Germany for starting the war
Ccontained provisions that might lead the United States into foreign conflicts
Dmade no provision for reduction of military weapons
8. The change in the nation’s attitude toward membership in the League of Nations and membership in the United Nations shows the contrast between (8.02)
Aneutrality and containment
Bappeasement and internationalism
Cisolationism and involvement
Dinterventionism and detente
9. During World War I, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement by (8.03)
Aprotesting against the war
Bjoining the military service
Clobbying for child-care facilities
Dworking in wartime industries
10. The “clear and present danger” doctrine stated by the Supreme Court in the case of Schenck v. United States (1919) had an important impact on the Bill of Rights because it (8.03)
Alimited the powers of the president
Bplaced limits on freedom of speech
Cclarified standards for a fair trial
Dexpanded the rights of persons accused of crimes
Base your answer to question 11 on the graph below and on your knowledge of social studies.
11. Data from this graph support the conclusion that World War I (8.03)
Acaused the United States trade deficit to increase
Bcost the United States many billions of dollars
Cwas a significant benefit to the American economy
Dcreated an unfavorable balance of trade
12. The Palmer raids following World War I were caused by fear of (8.03)
Anew military weapons
Bforeign invasion of the United States
Ccommunist influence in the United States
Deconomic depression
13. The treaty signed at the Washington Conference (1921-1922) was an effort to (8.03)
Alimit the spread of military dictatorships
Bmaintain peace through international agreements
Cform new military alliances after World War I
Dbring democratic government to Eastern Europe
14. The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920s was accompanied by (8.03)
Anativist fears of foreign influence in the United States
Bconcern that the United States would sink into a depression
Cpublic reactions against organized crime
Da grassroots movement to gain equal rights for minorities
15. Which factor contributed most to the growth of nativist attitudes in the United States in the years immediately following World War I? (8.03)
Athe establishment of national Prohibition
Ba decline of organized religions
Cthe increase in the number of settlement houses
Dthe large numbers of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
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