What was the connection between European global expansion and the ...

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Question 1

In 1924, __________ declared, The business of America is business.
 
  A) Andrew Mellon
  B) Henry Ford
  C) Herbert Hoover
  D) Calvin Coolidge

Question 2

Why did Americans fear of radical social and political movements intensify in 1919? How did the American government respond to such fears?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

How did the federal government and the private sector work together to support the American war effort?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

Why did the United States declare its neutrality at the beginning of World War I?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 5

What was the connection between European global expansion and the growing tensions between European powers?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer 1

Answer: D

Answer 2

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  In the United States, industrial unrest provoked fears of a Soviet-style revolution at home.
  


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  Four million American workers went out on strike in 1919.
  


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  Between April and June, anarchists mailed or delivered bombs to thirty-six prominent public figures, including Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
  


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  Many Americans associated strikes with radical immigrants and anarchists.
  


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  The Red Scare of 1919 associated reform and social justice movements of any kind with subversion.
  


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  Attorney General Palmer directed the deportation to Russia of 249 foreign-born radicals.
  


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  Palmer raids led to the arrest of thousands more within a month.
  

Answer 3

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  Mass production of war materials had to be centrally planned, and only the federal government could fulfill this role.
  


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  The Wilson administration created several new agencies to manage the war effort at home.
  


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  The U.S. Railroad Administration took control of the nations primary transportation system.
  


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  The War Industries Board supervised all war-related production, allowing large manufacturers to coordinate their schedules without fear of antitrust action.
  


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  The War Labor Board resolved disputes between workers and employers.
  


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  The close cooperation between industry and government, combined with strong demand for American goods from the Allied governments, caused corporate earnings to soar.
  


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  Workers were not left out of the war-time prosperity.
  

Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  Traditionally, the United States avoided involvement in European wars.
  


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  Neutrality proved profitable, as war-related demand from abroad fueled the American economy.
  


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  In the course of World War I, American bankers extended 10 billion in loans to the Allies.
  


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  The nature of the fighting in Europe further bolstered the American determination to avoid being drawn into the conflict.
  


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  In the United States, neutrality also made domestic political sense.
  

Answer 5

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  In 1914 three-quarters of the worlds population lived under the rule of Europeans or their descendants.
  


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  Technological innovations in transportation and communication tied the world more closely together.
  


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  The competition that arose from the expansion of European power sowed the seeds of World War I.
  


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  The central rivalry emerged between a newly unified Germany and traditionally dominant Britain.
  


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  Each of the major European powers sought allies to bolster its position.
  


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  Britain, France, and Russia formed an alliance that became known as the Entente.
  


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  Germany and Austria-Hungary established their own alliance, known as the Central Powers.
  

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