Question

review questions

1. in order to pursue his goal of using american influence overseas only when it was a moral imperative, wilson put which man in the position of secretary of state?

a. charles hughes
b. theodore roosevelt
c. william jennings bryan
d. john pershing

1. why was the german use of the unterseeboot considered to defy international law?

a. because other countries did not have similar technology
b. because they refused to warn their targets before firing
c. because they constituted cruel and unusual methods
d. because no international consensus existed to employ submarine technology

1. to what extent were woodrow wilsons actual foreign policy decisions consistent with his foreign policy philosophy or vision?
2. which of the following was not enacted in order to secure men and materials for the war effort?

a. the food administration
b. the selective service act
c. the war industries board
d. the sedition act

Explanation:

1. Woodrow Wilson appointed William Jennings Bryan as Secretary of State as he aligned with Wilson's goal of using American influence overseas morally.
2. German use of U - boats defied international law mainly because they often attacked without warning, violating the norms of naval warfare at the time.
3. The Sedition Act was mainly about suppressing anti - war speech and dissent, not about securing men and materials for the war effort. The Food Administration managed food supplies, the Selective Service Act was for conscription, and the War Industries Board coordinated industrial production for the war.

Answer:

1. C. William Jennings Bryan
2. B. because they refused to warn their targets before firing
3. D. the Sedition Act