AMSCO AP US History Chapter 22, 23
well designed questions and 100%
accurate answers graded a+
Russian Revolution - CORRECT ANSWERS--The revolution against the autocratic
tsarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a
republic in March 1917. (p. 459)
Food Administration - CORRECT ANSWERS--During World War I, this government
agency was headed by Herbert Hoover and was established to increase the production
of food for overseas shipment to the troops. (p. 460)
National War Labor Board - CORRECT ANSWERS--During World War I, former
president William Howard Taft led this organization, which arbitrated disputes between
workers and employers. (p. 461)
Selective Service Act - CORRECT ANSWERS--In 1917, this law provided for the
registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 30 for a military draft. Men
were chosen by lottery. Eventually, 2.8 million were called by lottery, in addition to the
nearly 2 million who volunteered. (p. 462)
service of African Americans - CORRECT ANSWERS--In World War I, nearly 400,000
African Americans served in segregated military units. (p 462)
Committee on Public Information - CORRECT ANSWERS--A propaganda organization
that created numerous posters, short films, and pamphlets explaining the war to
Americans and encouraging them to purchase war bonds to gain support for World War
I. (p. 461)
Creel - CORRECT ANSWERS--Head of the Committee on Public Information. He
persuaded the nation's artists and advertising agencies to create thousands of
paintings, posters, cartoons, and sculptures promoting the war. (p. 461)
Espionage Act - CORRECT ANSWERS--In 1917, this law imposed sentences of up to
twenty years on anyone found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of
soldiers, or encouraging disloyalty. (p. 461)
, Sedition Act - CORRECT ANSWERS--In 1918, this law made it a crime to criticize the
government or government officials. Opponents claimed that it violated citizens' rights to
freedom of speech and freedom of the press, guaranteed by the First Amendment.
About 1000 people were jailed because of the law, one of them was Eugene Debs. (p.
461)
Schenck v US - CORRECT ANSWERS--A 1919 Supreme Court case, in which the
constitutionality of the Espionage Act was upheld in the case of a man who was
imprisoned for distributing pamphlets against the draft. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
said the right to free speech could be limited when it represented a "clear and present
danger" to public safety. (p. 461)
migration of blacks and Hispanics - CORRECT ANSWERS--During World War I, many
Mexicans crossed the border to take jobs in agriculture and mining. African Americans
moved to the North for new job opportunities. (p. 462)
American Expeditionary Force - CORRECT ANSWERS--In the summer of 1918,
hundreds of thousands of American troops went to France as members of this force
under General John J. Pershing. (p. 463)
Pershing - CORRECT ANSWERS--U.S. general who led the American Expeditionary
Force into France in World War I. (p. 463)
Western front - CORRECT ANSWERS--In World War I, the region of Northern France
where the forces of the Allied Powers and the Central Powers battled each other. (p.
463)
November 11, 1918 - CORRECT ANSWERS--On this date, Germany signed a World
War I armistice in which they agreed to surrender their arms, give up much of their
navy, and evacuate occupied territory. (p. 463)
Fourteen Points - CORRECT ANSWERS--After the end of World War I, President
Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace. It called for self-
determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of
arms, and a general association of nations. (p. 464)
Treaty of Versailles - CORRECT ANSWERS--The World War I peace conference which
included the victorious Allied Powers (United States, Great Britain, and France). The
defeated Germany agreed to the following terms:
1) Germany had to disarm.
2) Germany had to pay war reparations.
3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing the war.
4) Germany could not manufacture any weapons.
5) Germany had to accept French occupation of the Rhineland for 15 years.
well designed questions and 100%
accurate answers graded a+
Russian Revolution - CORRECT ANSWERS--The revolution against the autocratic
tsarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a
republic in March 1917. (p. 459)
Food Administration - CORRECT ANSWERS--During World War I, this government
agency was headed by Herbert Hoover and was established to increase the production
of food for overseas shipment to the troops. (p. 460)
National War Labor Board - CORRECT ANSWERS--During World War I, former
president William Howard Taft led this organization, which arbitrated disputes between
workers and employers. (p. 461)
Selective Service Act - CORRECT ANSWERS--In 1917, this law provided for the
registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 30 for a military draft. Men
were chosen by lottery. Eventually, 2.8 million were called by lottery, in addition to the
nearly 2 million who volunteered. (p. 462)
service of African Americans - CORRECT ANSWERS--In World War I, nearly 400,000
African Americans served in segregated military units. (p 462)
Committee on Public Information - CORRECT ANSWERS--A propaganda organization
that created numerous posters, short films, and pamphlets explaining the war to
Americans and encouraging them to purchase war bonds to gain support for World War
I. (p. 461)
Creel - CORRECT ANSWERS--Head of the Committee on Public Information. He
persuaded the nation's artists and advertising agencies to create thousands of
paintings, posters, cartoons, and sculptures promoting the war. (p. 461)
Espionage Act - CORRECT ANSWERS--In 1917, this law imposed sentences of up to
twenty years on anyone found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of
soldiers, or encouraging disloyalty. (p. 461)
, Sedition Act - CORRECT ANSWERS--In 1918, this law made it a crime to criticize the
government or government officials. Opponents claimed that it violated citizens' rights to
freedom of speech and freedom of the press, guaranteed by the First Amendment.
About 1000 people were jailed because of the law, one of them was Eugene Debs. (p.
461)
Schenck v US - CORRECT ANSWERS--A 1919 Supreme Court case, in which the
constitutionality of the Espionage Act was upheld in the case of a man who was
imprisoned for distributing pamphlets against the draft. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
said the right to free speech could be limited when it represented a "clear and present
danger" to public safety. (p. 461)
migration of blacks and Hispanics - CORRECT ANSWERS--During World War I, many
Mexicans crossed the border to take jobs in agriculture and mining. African Americans
moved to the North for new job opportunities. (p. 462)
American Expeditionary Force - CORRECT ANSWERS--In the summer of 1918,
hundreds of thousands of American troops went to France as members of this force
under General John J. Pershing. (p. 463)
Pershing - CORRECT ANSWERS--U.S. general who led the American Expeditionary
Force into France in World War I. (p. 463)
Western front - CORRECT ANSWERS--In World War I, the region of Northern France
where the forces of the Allied Powers and the Central Powers battled each other. (p.
463)
November 11, 1918 - CORRECT ANSWERS--On this date, Germany signed a World
War I armistice in which they agreed to surrender their arms, give up much of their
navy, and evacuate occupied territory. (p. 463)
Fourteen Points - CORRECT ANSWERS--After the end of World War I, President
Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace. It called for self-
determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of
arms, and a general association of nations. (p. 464)
Treaty of Versailles - CORRECT ANSWERS--The World War I peace conference which
included the victorious Allied Powers (United States, Great Britain, and France). The
defeated Germany agreed to the following terms:
1) Germany had to disarm.
2) Germany had to pay war reparations.
3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing the war.
4) Germany could not manufacture any weapons.
5) Germany had to accept French occupation of the Rhineland for 15 years.
