America's major foreign-policy problem in the 1920s was addressed by the Dawes Plan, which

America's major foreign-policy problem in the 1920s was addressed by the Dawes Plan, which

A) aimed to prevent German re-armament.
B) condemned the Japanese aggression against Manchuria.
C) provided a solution to the tangle of war-debt and war-reparations payments.
D) established a ratio of allowable naval strength between the United States, Britain, and Japan.
E) ended the big-stick policy of armed intervention in Central America and the Caribbean.

Answer: C

America's European allies argued that they should not have to repay loans that the United States made to them during World War I because

America's European allies argued that they should not have to repay loans that the United States made to them during World War I because

A) the United States was making so much money from Mexican and Middle Eastern oil that it did not need extra dollars.
B) Germany was not paying its reparations to them, so they could not afford to pay off the loans.
C) the amount of money involved was not significant.
D) they had paid a much heavier price in lost lives, so it was only fair for the United States to write off the debt.
E) the United States had owed them about $4 billion before the war.

Answer: D

In the early 1920s, one glaring exception to America's general indifference to the outside world was its

In the early 1920s, one glaring exception to America's general indifference to the outside world was its

A) continuing attempt to oust the Communist from power in the Soviet Union.
B) involvement in the World Court.
C) armed intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.
D) involvement in the League of Nations' humanitarian operations.
E) naval buildup

Answer: C

Senator Robert La Follette's Progressive party advocated all of the following except

Senator Robert La Follette's Progressive party advocated all of the following except

A) opposition to antilabor injunctions.
B) government ownership of railroads.
C) increased power for the Supreme Court.
D) relief for farmers.
E) opposition to monopolies.

Answer: C