Castle 50 - Peru Central School District

Castle 50. Civil Liberties in WWI
1. Which event most influenced President Woodrow
Wilson’s decision to enter World War I?
1. defeat of Russia by Germany
2. assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
3. raids by Mexico on the southwestern United
States
4. renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by
Germany
2. The “clear and present danger” principle stated by the
Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States (1919) had the
effect of
1. prohibiting the president from implementing a
military draft
2. preventing the wartime internment of citizens
3. restricting the formation of defense alliances
4. limiting freedom of speech during wartime
Base your answer to the question on the passage below
and on your knowledge of social studies.
We intend to begin on the first of February
unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall
endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States
of America neutral. In the event of this not
succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of
alliance on the following basis: make war together,
make peace together, generous financial support
and an understanding on our part that Mexico is
to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New
Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is
left to you….
— Telegram of January 19, 1917
Figure 1
3. [Refer to figure 1]
This telegram was part of an effort to
1. form an alliance between Germany and the United
States
2. convince several western states to secede from the
United States
3. bring Mexico into World War I on the side of Great
Britain and France
4. enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United
States declared war
4. In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court
upheld the right of government to protect national
security during wartime by
1. nationalizing important industries that supported
the war effort
2. limiting speech that presented a clear and present
danger to the nation
3. suspending the writ of habeas corpus for illegal
aliens
4. expelling enemy aliens who had favored the
Central Powers
5. “We intend to begin on the first of February
unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite
of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the
event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal
or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make
peace together, generous financial support and an
understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the
lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona…”
10. Base your answer on the graph below and on your
knowledge of social studies.
The quote above has been taken from which of the
following?
1. Treaty of Versailles
3. Lusitania Report
2. Zimmerman Telegram 4. Triple Alliance Telegram
6. The United States tried to avoid involvement in World
War I by following a policy of
1. neutrality
3. economic boycotts
2. collective security 4. military preparedness
7. During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson used
his wartime powers to
1. 2. 3. 4. win passage of quota acts
grant all women the right to vote
expand freedom of the press
increase government control of the economy
8. Which argument was used by the Supreme Court in
reaching its “clear and present danger” ruling in Schenck
v. United States (1919)?
1. The military is under civilian control.
2. Powers are separated between the federal and state
governments.
3. Constitutional rights are not absolute.
4. The Constitution provides for equal protection
under the laws
9. The “clear and present danger” doctrine established in
Schenck v. United States (1919) concerned the issue of
1. freedom of speech
2. the right to bear arms
3. the right to an attorney
4. separation of church and state
Data from this graph support the conclusion that World
War I
1. 2. 3. 4. caused the United States trade deficit to increase
cost the United States many billions of dollars
was a significant benefit to the American economy
created an unfavorable balance of trade
11. Which action was a result of the other three?
1. Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine
warfare
2. United States entry into World War I
3. interception of the Zimmermann Note
4. United States loans to Allied nations
12. Base your answer to the question on the posters
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
15. The War Industries Board, the War Labor Board, and
the Food Administration were all created as part of the
United States war effort in World War I. Their creation
demonstrates that in time of war
1. individual freedoms are suspended
2. government becomes more involved in directing
the economy
3. the United States adopts a socialist economy
4. farming is given an equal status with industry
The United States government published these World War
I posters to encourage Americans to
1. 2. 3. 4. increase military enlistments
reduce the use of consumer goods
invest in the war effort
conserve scarce resources for the military
13. What was the effect of the “clear and present danger”
ruling established in Schenck v. United States (1919)?
1. 2. 3. 4. placing limits on constitutional freedoms
decreasing the president’s powers during wartime
limiting the hours women could work in industry
upholding the right of states to regulate child labor
14. In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court
decided that a “clear and present danger” to the country
allowed the federal government to
1. 2. 3. 4. establish a peacetime draft
restrict first amendment rights
suspend habeas corpus
limit minority voting rights
16. During World War I, many African Americans living in
the South moved to northern cities primarily because
1. more workers were needed in industry
2. prejudice had been eliminated in the North
3. affirmative action programs provided better
training opportunities
4. the cost of living in the cities was lower
17. During World War I, which of the following agencies
was tasked with creating and controlling propaganda in
favor of the war?
1. 2. 3. 4. Committee on Public Information
War Production Board
War Industries Board
Information Administration
18. In the years before the United States entered World
War I, President Woodrow Wilson violated his position of
strict neutrality by
1. secretly sending troops to fight for the democratic
nations
2. openly encouraging Mexico to send troops to
support the Allies
3. supporting economic policies that favored the
Allied nations
4. using United States warships to attack German
submarines
19. President Woodrow Wilson’s policy of strict neutrality
during the early years of World War I was challenged by
1. German violations of freedom of the seas
2. British disrespect for the Roosevelt corollary
3. attacks by Mexicans on United States border
towns
4. the refusal of the League of Nations to supply
peacekeepers
20. In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court
decided that a “clear and present danger” to the United
States permitted
1. 2. 3. 4. expansion of Presidential power in time of peace
the establishment of a peacetime draft
restrictions of first amendment rights
limitations on the voting rights of minorities