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Chapter 20: War and Revolution (1912-1920)

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After the recession of 1913-1914, war-related demands from abroad for American farm and factory products:

led to a congressional investigation of improper business practices.proved detrimental to the economic recovery.led to major conflicts with both the British and Germans.jump-started the economy.hindered America's pursuit of neutrality.

The 16^th amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1913:

allowed a federal income tax.gave women the right to vote.limited the president to two terms.prohibited the sale of alcohol.allowed for the direct election of senators.

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff of 1913:

ended the importation of European steel.was suspended when war was declared.raised tariffs on finished goods.cut duties on imported goods by nearly one-half.eliminated all tariffs on agricultural products.

Woodrow Wilson attempted to limit the power of huge corporations by:

enacting the Clayton Anti-Trust Act.strengthening the Federal Reserve system.passing the Adamson Act.passing the Underwood Tariff.creating the Food and Drug Administration.

Jim Crow segregation, mob violence, and the boll weevil infestation were all catalysts for:

a black exodus from the South to the Great Plains.the industrialization of the West.a new constitutional amendment to end the segregation of public accommodations.the "Great Migration" of blacks out of the South to the urban North.a new series of civil rights laws designed to protect black interests.

The 1920 Census showed for the first time a majority of Americans were:

living on the West Coast.not native born.people of color.members of the working-class.living in towns and cities of at least 2500 people.

The only institution that was capable of reorganizing the American economy for war was:

the federal government.the League of Nations.the Committee on Public Information.US Steel.JP Morgan and Company.

The Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States (1919) upheld:

the government's investigations of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).the internment of Japanese Americans.restrictions on free speech in the case of a "clear and present danger" to the nation's security.the policy of recruiting Mexican labor in order to deal with labor shortages in wartime.the internment of German Americans.

To prepare for the eventual self-determination of the European colonies, Britain, France, and the United States created the:

Versailles Treaty.League of Nations.Fourteen Points.mandate system.entente.

Article 10 of the League of Nations charter:

outlawed war as an instrument of national policy.dissolved the Austro-Hungarian empire.guaranteed a collective response to defend any member's territory from attack.created the state of Israel.gave independence to India.

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Multiple-Choice Questions

After the recession of 1913-1914, war-related demands from abroad for American farm and factory products:

The 16th amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1913:

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff of 1913:

Woodrow Wilson attempted to limit the power of huge corporations by:

Jim Crow segregation, mob violence, and the boll weevil infestation were all catalysts for:

The 1920 Census showed for the first time a majority of Americans were:

The only institution that was capable of reorganizing the American economy for war was:

The Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States (1919) upheld:

To prepare for the eventual self-determination of the European colonies, Britain, France, and the United States created the:

Article 10 of the League of Nations charter:

The 16^th amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1913: