Chapter 30 Flashcards
The capstone 14th point of Wilson’s declaration of war aims called for
An international organization to guarantee collective security
The immediate cause of American entry into World War I was
Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
Wilson and his administration aroused the still divided American people to fervent support of the war by
Proclaiming an ideological war to end war and make the world safe for democracy
George creels committee on public information typified the entire American war effort because it
Relied more on whipped up patriotism and voluntary compliance than on formal laws or government coercion
The two key laws aimed at enforcing loyalty and suppressing antiwar dissent were
Espionage act and the sedition act
Two groups that experience the most direct attacks and suppression during the war were
German-Americans and socialists
The immediate postwar passage of the 19th amendment, granting American women the right to vote
Reflected the General American belief that the war should really lead to an expansion of democracy
The major result of the substantial wartime migration of blacks to northern cities was
A series of vicious race riots in northern cities
Particularly violent strikes irrupt it during and after World War I in
mining and steel industries
A major difference between the World War I selective service act in the civil war draft was that World War I
In WWI is was not possible to purchase an exemption or to hire a substitute
The major American military contribution to Germany’s decision to give up fighting was
The U.S. Navy successful destruction of most German submarines
American soldiers were especially needed in France in the spring of 1918 because
a renewed German offensive was threatening to break through to Paris and force France to surrender
Wilson blundered badly when leading the American peace delegation to Paris by
Refusing to include any Republican senators in the American delegation
The European powers and Japan weakened Wilson at the peace conference by
forcing him to compromise his ideals on matters of self-determination and punishment of Germany
Wilson bore considerable responsibility for the failure of the United States to join the league of Nations because he
he ordered Democratic senators to defeat the pro-League treaty with the Lodge reservations
(true/false) Germany responded to Wilson’s call for “peace without victory” by proposing a temporary armistice.
false
(true/false) Wilson’s proclamation of the war as a crusade to end all war and spread democracy
true
(true/false) Among Wilson’s Fourteen Points were freedom of the seas, national self-determination for minorities, and an international organization to secure peace
true
(true/false) The Committee on Public Information used an aroused American patriotism more than formal laws and censorship to promote the war cause.
true
(true/false) The primary targets of prosecution under the Espionage and Sedition Acts were German and Austrian agents in the United States.
false
(true/false) Even during the war mobilization, Americans were extremely reluctant to grant the federal government extensive powers over the economy.
true
(true/false) Despite bitter and sometimes violent strikes, American labor made economic and organization gains as a result of WWI.
true
(true/false) War-inspired black migration into northern cities led to major racial riots in 1917- 1919.
true
(true/false) The passage of the 19th Amendment granting women’s suffrage guaranteed the permanence of women’s wartime economic gains.
false
