What was President Wilson's first official response when war broke out in Europe in 1914?
A) ?? He announced a blockade of Europe on behalf of the Allied Powers.
B) ?? He announced an embargo of all American products, so that the United States would not repeat the mistakes of the War of 1812.
C) ?? He announced a declaration of neutrality and called on the nation to be neutral in thought as well as action.
D) ?? He asked Congress to declare war on Germany to prevent a victory by a militaristic continental power
E) ?? He announced a preparedness campaign in order to promote armaments and military training.
C
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A. accepting blame for World War I. B. requiring Germany to pay $5 billion a year in reparations. C. both of these answers. D. neither of these answers. E. that was more generous than most Germans had anticipated.
Tâhâ Hussein argued that integration of Western ideas into Egyptian society
a. desecrated the native tradition. b. represented a return to Egypt's roots. c. would have little impact. d. was a violation of the Shari'a.
In March 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when
A. a German offensive threatened to capture Moscow. B. Russia asked the Allies to call for an armistice. C. the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia. D. the czarist government of Russia was overthrown. E. Russia and Germany negotiated a separate peace.
Which of the following is true of Arian Christianity?
A. It distinguished Eastern Orthodoxy from Western Catholicism. B. It blended the ideas of Manachaeism and Judaism. C. It believed that Jesus was human and subordinate to God. D. It viewed that Jesus was made of "the same substance" as God. E. It prohibited the use of icons or images for worship.