Why did President Wilson ask Congress for a declaration of war?
a. The Zimmerman telegram proved that Germany intended to invade the United States.
b. The attack on the Lusitania was considered an act of war.
c. It was the only way the United States could control the peace following the war.
d. Germany had announced it was not going to repay its war debts.
Answer: c. It was the only way the United States could control the peace following the war.
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a. There was a strong sense of resentment of Europeans due to American involvement in the First World War. b. In general, nativist Americans tended to favor immigration from "native" Latin American countries rather than from Europe. c. European immigrants were taking a large percentage of high-paying jobs, which angered citizens of the United States. d. There was widespread concern that the influx of foreigners would deprive Americans of lower-paying but more abundant jobs. e. Scientists had proven than European peoples were genetically inferior and therefore ought to be prevented from intermingling with American people.
As a part of the anticlerical movement that swept over eighteenth century Europe,
a. church lands in Spain were seized. b. Portugal expelled the Jesuit order. c. the ruler of England became the head of the Church. d. the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved.
The French constructed Ft. Duquesne at this strategic point
A) the mouth of the St. Lawrence River B) the forks of the Ohio River C) at the headwaters of the Hudson River D) where the Ohio River joined the Mississippi
The success of a slave revolt in Haiti
A) inspired creole elites in Spanish America to work for independence. B) dampened interest in independence among creole elites. C) provoked similar slave uprisings in Colombia and Venezuela. D) encouraged Francisco de Miranda to attempt to launch a revolt in Venezuela.