AP US History: America in the World 3

Question 1

President Wilson's stated reason for entering World War I was to make the world what?

Accepted Answer

Safe for democracy

Answer

Wilson framed U.S. entry as a crusade to make the world 'safe for democracy.'

Question 2

What were Wilson's Fourteen Points primarily intended to outline?

Accepted Answer

His vision for a just post-WWI peace

Answer

The Fourteen Points laid out Wilson's principles for a lasting postwar peace, including self-determination.

Question 3

Why did the U.S. Senate ultimately reject the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

Opposition to joining the League of Nations

Answer

Senators feared the League of Nations would entangle the U.S. in foreign wars without congressional consent.

Question 4

U.S. foreign policy in the 1920s and 1930s is best characterized as a return to what?

Accepted Answer

Isolationism

Answer

After WWI, the U.S. largely retreated into isolationism, avoiding binding foreign alliances.

Question 5

The Neutrality Acts of the 1930s were designed to do what?

Accepted Answer

Keep the U.S. out of foreign wars

Answer

The Neutrality Acts aimed to prevent U.S. involvement in future wars by restricting trade with belligerents.

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