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Question 1
When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,
A. he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points.
B. the American public clearly supported its ratification.
C. he refused to appeal to the public, believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone.
D. most so-called irreconcilable senators favored it in principle.
E. he found a close ally in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge.
Question 2
Regarding the Treaty of Versailles, the United States Senate decided in 1919 to
A. not ratify it.
B. ratify it after Democrats accepted the Republican reservations.
C. ratify it only after Article X was struck from the treaty.
D. ratify it without change.
E. ratify it with the change that the United States would not join the League of Nations.
Question 3
Immediately following World War I, the American economy
A. was marked by a continuing labor shortage.
B. boomed for many months.
C. fell into a protracted recession.
D. saw prices plunge.
E. fell into a deflationary spiral.
Question 4
During the last eighteen months of Woodrow Wilson's presidency
A. he became more pragmatic and willing to compromise.
B. there was growing public sentiment for Wilson to step down from power.
C. he was essentially an invalid.
D. his vice president, Thomas Marshall, essentially ran the White House.
E. his mental health was stable but his physical health was very poor.
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Answer 1
B
Answer 2
A
Answer 3
B
Answer 4
C