Ch. 19 Safe For Democracy: The United States And World War I Pt. 2 Flashcards
(31 cards)
True or False: At the outbreak of war in Europe in the summer of 1914, the U.S. population quickly unified in its support for Great Britain and France.
False
Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson shared a common belief that the United States had a right, even a duty, to ________ from time to time in the affairs of other countries.
intervene
Presidents _________, _____, and _______ shared a common belief that the United States had a right, even a duty, to intervene from time to time in the affairs of other countries.
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
True or False: When U.S. troops landed at Vera Cruz, Mexico in an effort to stop weapons from being delivered to Victoriano Huerta’s forces, the Marines were greeted as liberators by the Mexican people.
False
True or False: In 1911, the United States immigration commission listed forty-five immigrant “races” in a dictionary published that year.
True
True or False: Major strides toward the advancement of equality for American blacks was one significant consequence of the war’s aftermath due to the heroism, courage, determination, and patriotism demonstrated by black soldiers during World War I.
False
True or False: Following the outbreak of World War I, the Allied and Central Powers each acted to block American trade with their adversaries.
True
True or False: While many were troubled by the ongoing slaughter overseas, most Progressives regarded wartime mobilization as an extraordinary chance to remake American society.
True
True or False: The Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I was a savvy and fair, if short, document that equitably distributed culpability for the war among all warring factions.
False
True or False: President Wilson won reelection in 1916 on the slogan, “We must fight to make the world safe for democracy.”
False
True or False: President Roosevelt declined to assert U.S. authority over the Canal Zone until the citizens of Panama had a chance to vote on the matter.
False
During 1919, more than ____ people died in riots in northern cities.
250
During 1919, more than 250 people died in riots in ________ cities.
northern
During _____, more than 250 people died in riots in northern cities.
1919
In the 1916 election, _______ carried ten of the twelve states that had adopted woman suffrage; without women’s votes, _______ would not have been reelected.
Wilson
Wilson
In the _____ election, Wilson carried ten of the twelve states that had adopted woman suffrage; without women’s votes, Wilson would not have been reelected.
1916
In the 1916 election, Wilson carried ten of the twelve states that had adopted ______ _______; without _______’s votes, Wilson would not have been reelected.
woman suffrage
women’s
More people were killed by the ___ epidemic at the end of World War I, than died during all the years of fighting in that war.
flu
The ________ __________ ___ ___ _________ __ ______ (_____) launched a long battle for the enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) launched a long battle for the enforcement of the ___th and __th Amendments.
14th
15th
True or False: In general, settlement house workers, social scientists, and progressives all placed demands for black suffrage at the forefront of their efforts.
False
In the 1919 steel strike, workers demanded _____ _________, _______ _____, and an ______-hour day.
union recognition
higher wages
eight
_____ __ ____ asserted the need for the “talented tenth” of the African-American community to step forward and take the lead in education and training to challenge inequality faced by black Americans.
W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois asserted the need for the “_______ _____” of the African-American community to step forward and take the lead in education and training to challenge inequality faced by black Americans.
talented tenth
