Question

Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Multiple Choice

1 At the beginning of the twentieth century, what was the major currency of international trade?

a. the American dollar

b. the German mark

c. the British pound

d. the Chinese renminbi

e. the Japanese yen

ANS: C TOP: Global Awareness | Introduction

DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 719 | Seagull p. 736

MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Discuss the ways in which Progressive presidents promoted the expansion of American power overseas.

W. T. Stead

a. argued the United States had become a territorial empire.

b. predicted the United States would no longer get involved in international affairs.

c. criticized Americans lack of ambition.

d. predicted the United States would emerge as the greatest of world powers.

e. located the source of U.S. power in its military strength.

ANS: D TOP: Introduction DIF: Difficult

REF: Full p. 721 | Seagull p. 735 MSC: Understanding

OBJ: 1. Discuss the ways in which Progressive presidents promoted the expansion of American power overseas.

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