US HISTORY: WORLD WAR I

1. United States membership in military alliances required the nation
to fight.
2. United States newspapers encouraged a policy of imperialist
expansion
3. the warring powers interfered with the United States right to
freedom of the seas.
4. President Woodrow Wilson supported the war aims of Germany
and Austria- Hungary.

2. Wilson's Fourteen Points called for

1. an agreement among nations to establish military alliances.
2. a return to Europe's prewar political status.
3. establishment of economic sanctions against the Central Powers.
4. the establishment of an organization to peacefully resolve
disputes. among member nations.

3. The main purpose for forming the League of Nations after World 
War I was

1. to bring about world peace.
2. to promote international trade.
3. to punish Germany for its role in the war.
4. to oppose the spread of isolationism.

4. Which social movement was most affected by World War I?

1 repealing Prohibition
2 ending restrictions on immigration
3 adopting women's suffrage
4 providing aid to the unemployed

5. After World War I, the opposition of some Members of Congress to
the Versailles Treaty was based largely on the idea that the Treaty

1. did not punish the Central Powers harshly enough.
2. did not give the United States an important role in world affairs.
3. would require the United States to join the League of Nations and
might result in a loss of United States sovereignty.
4. would require the United States to assume the cost of rebuilding
the war-torn European economies.

6. "The chief opponents of the Versailles Treaty were dead men:
Washington, Jefferson, and Madison." This statement suggests that U.S.
opposition to the Versailles treaty was based on

1. the rejection of Wilson's Fourteen Points.
2. the fear that the treaty would violate the tradition of noninvolvement.
3. the belief that the treaty was too harsh on the Central Powers.
4. citizen dissatisfaction with U.S. participation in World War I..

7. After World War I most Americans wanted a foreign policy of

1. remaining neutral in European disputes.
2. supporting the League of Nations.
3. remaining isolated from world affairs.
4. using U.S. forces to maintain peace in Europe. ;

8. The U.S. isolationist trend following World War I reflected

1. a desire to continue progressive reforms.
2. a desire to end most trade with other nations.
3. the failure of the United States to gain new territory.
4. disillusionment over the decision to enter the war.

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