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test 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A leading characterization of U.S. foreign policy in the early twentieth century was | "Dollar Diplomacy." |
| After America entered the World War I, antiwar opposition disappeared. | false |
| At the outbreak of war in Europe in the summer of 1914, the U.S. quickly unified in its support for Great Britain and France. | false |
| Birth of a Nation, a movie filled with the ideologies of white supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan, had its premiere showing at the White House. | true |
| By 1900, measured by its acquisition of new territories, the United States was an imperialist power, the equal of Great Britain and France. | false |
| During World War I, attitudes toward the American flag were such a test of patriotism that persons suspected of disloyalty were forced to kiss the flag in public. | true |
| During World War I, popular words of German origin were changed; "hamburger" became | "liberty sandwich." |
| How many soldiers perished during World War I worldwide? | 10 million |
| In 1916, President Wilson sent more than 10,000 troops into Mexico in an effort (that proved unsuccessful) to arrest | "Pancho" Villa, who had killed seventeen Americans in an attack on Columbus, New Mexico. |
| More people were killed by the flu (epidemic of influenza) at the end of World War I than died during all the years of fighting in that war. | true |
| President Wilson articulated the clearest statement of American war aims and his vision of a new postwar international order in | the Fourteen Points |
| Reparations payments at the end of World War I demanded Germany pay, in effect, to repair the damages it had inflicted on the Allies (reparations payments were estimated variously to be between $33 billion and $56 billion). | true |
| The "Open Door" Policy refers to | a key principle of American foreign relations that emphasizes the free flow of trade, investment, and information. |
| The United States entered World War I in April of 1917 only after Germany resumed submarine warfare against its ships in the Atlantic and | after discovery of the Zimmermann Telegram. |
| The outbreak of World War I in 1914 was triggered by | the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. |
| This federal organization established by Wilson explained the war to the American people and compelled America to take arms in defense of its liberties and free institutions. | Committee on Public Information |
| Under the American Protective League (APL), a primary action for Americans was to | spy on their neighbors and carry out "slacker raids." |
| Under this act, American men were required to register with the draft. | Selective Service Act |
| What did Prohibition (the Eighteenth Amendment, ratified in 1919) prohibit? | manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages |
| What was the name of the British liner sunk by a German submarine in May 1915 that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 passengers, including 124 Americans? | Lusitania |