The Nye Committee hearings made Americans think that America fought in World War I to:
a. promote global democracy.
b. prevent Germany from conquering western Europe.
c. make profits for large American corporations.
d. strengthen the Republican Party.
ANS: c
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Despite accelerated growth and change in the twentieth century, which of the following areas remained relatively stagnant?
a. scale and range of commerce b. urbanization c. consumption of resources d. morals and intelligence
Captain Alfred T. Mahan argued that the nation's well-being depended on
a. a commitment to educational excellence. b. the building of a strong, efficient navy. c. doubling the size of the United States Army. d. the spread of democratic principles throughout the world.
The janissaries were recruited from
A. the ranks of the Ottoman military elite. B. the local Christian population in the Balkans. C. the Mamluk slave armies. D. the Ottoman countryside. E. Italy, France, and Spain.
The Sino-Japanese War
A. marked the acceptance of Western-style imperialism by China when it took Korea from Japan. B. began as each country tried to keep the other from taking over Tibet. C. became a two-power conflict when Russia refused to honor its alliance with Japan. D. culminated in the Treaty of Harbin, which saw China gain the island of Hokkaido. E. forced China to cede Taiwan and the Liaodong peninsula to Japan.