The American Nation A History of the United States, Combined Volume (14th Edition)

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Review Questions

1.The chapter’s introduction draws a parallel
between the American efforts to fight terrorism in
Afghanistan and Iraq and Woodrow Wilson’s cru-
sade to make the world “safe for democracy.” Does
the history of American involvement in World
War I teach any “lessons” about foreign wars?
2.Why did Woodrow Wilson recommend neutrality
at the outset of the European war and why did he
change his mind?
3.Did progressivism play a role in leading the
United States into World War I? Did it shape how
the war was waged?

4.What problems did the United States encounter in

mobilizing for war? How did the war effort con-

tribute to the growth of the American state?

5.How did the war affect minorities and women?

How did it restrict dissent and labor?

6.What were the arguments for and against

American ratification of the League of Nations?

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Chapter 23

Adolf K.G.E. Von Spiegal,
U-boat 202 (1919), p. 618

United States Declaration
of War (1917), p. 620

President Wilson’s War
Message to Congress (1917), p. 620

Buffington,Friendly Words
to the Foreign Born, p. 624

Henry Cabot Lodge’s
Objections to the Treaty of Versailles, p. 634

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The outbreak of WWI, p. 613

American entry into WWI,

p. 620

WatchtheVideo The Great Migration, p. 626

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Sedition Act Federal legislation, first passed in
1798 and expired in 1801, that placed limits on
freedom of speech during wartime. Another such
act was passed in 1918 and led to the imprison-
ment of Socialist Eugene V. Debs and others dur-
ing World War I, 623

War Industries Board (WIB) A federal agency,

established during World War I, that reorganized

industry for maximum efficiency and

productivity, 621