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During the Red Scare of 1919,Attorney General Mitchell Palmer


A) oversaw the deportation of 6,000 people.
B) founded the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
C) argued for moderation and a cooling-off period.
D) argued for moderation and a cooling-off period,but at the same time oversaw the deportation of 6,000 people.
E) None of these answers is correct.

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

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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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During World War I,the War Industries Board (WIB)


A) was seen as a model for rational organization when led by Herbert Hoover.
B) was plagued by mismanagement and inefficiencies under Bernard Baruch.
C) coordinated government purchases of military supplies.
D) saw itself as an adversary of individual businesses.
E) All these answers are correct.

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

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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 it with Great Britain.
E) rerouting all trade with Germany through the Mediterranean.

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

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The American response to the war in Europe was to accept the British blockade of Germany and continue trading with Great Britain.

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) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Why was Theodore Roosevelt so suited to be an activist foreign policy president? How did he carry out that activism and what were the results?

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As the United States entered World War I,its most immediate military effect was in


A) western Europe.
B) the Far East.
C) north Africa.
D) eastern Europe.
E) the Atlantic Ocean.

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

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In the United States after it entered World War I,


A) most German Americans supported the American war effort.
B) German books were removed from many schools and libraries.
C) the playing of German music was banned in many communities.
D) sauerkraut was renamed "liberty cabbage."
E) All these answers are correct.

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

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The participation of blacks in the American army in World War I led to calls for integration of the military.

A) True
B) False

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The Red Scare was primarily the result of anti-radical actions by various state governments.

A) True
B) False

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Those senators,many of whom were western isolationists,who opposed the Treaty of Versailles in all its forms,were called ________.

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Define and analyze President Woodrow Wilson's "New World Order."

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The greatest strike of 1919 took place in the ________ industry.

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President Wilson precipitated a crisis in United States-Mexico relations by refusing to recognize the government of Victoriano ________.

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In World War I,the American Expeditionary Force was commanded by


A) George Marshall.
B) Arthur MacArthur.
C) George Patton.
D) John Pershing.
E) Leonard Wood.

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

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As the United States entered World War I,


A) President Woodrow Wilson declared U.S.ground troops would not be used.
B) Britain and France had few reserves of combat-age men.
C) Russia decided to re-enter the war.
D) Germany made plans to surrender.
E) Germany was threatening an invasion of Great Britain.

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

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During World War I,the Council of National Defense (CND) eventually organized the national economy by


A) geographic regions.
B) specific economic sectors.
C) the individual needs of each branch of the military.
D) local communities.
E) time zone.

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

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During World War I,extensive systems of trenches were used by both sides


A) because the destructive power of weapons meant soldiers could not live in the open field.
B) because they prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions.
C) because soldiers were safer from poisonous mustard gas closer to the ground.
D) both because the destructive power of weapons meant soldiers could not live in the open field,and because they prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions.
E) None of these answers is correct.

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

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Assess the changes in United States foreign policy between 1898 and 1919.Where had American interests changed,and where did they remain the same?

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