Question

1. What message did the Roosevelt Corollary send to the rest of the world?

A)The United States had the most powerful navy in the world.

B)The United States was in charge of the Western Hemisphere.

C)The United States was uninterested in world issues.

D)The United States had the strongest economy in the world.


2. During World War I, the main goal of the US government agency that created war posters was...

A)to increase public support for the war.

B)to convince the soldiers in Europe to fight.

C)to help get President Wilson reelected.

D)to take people’s minds off the war.

Answer 1

For the first question, the correct answer is B „The US wa in charge of Western Hemisphere”. This corollary was to allow the US in Latin America and the Caribbean and establishes the semi- colonials rights to the US over these regions. Regarding to the second question, the correct answer is A „to increase public support for the war”. Most of the population was against the US participation in the war so through the posters, famous ones such as Uncle Sam, they could changed people’s mind. The posters were the easiest way to achieve their goal because the images speaks for itself without needing big speeaches or something similar.

Answer 2

Answer 1.

The correct answer is:

B. The United States was in charge of the Western Hemisphere.

Explanation:

The Roosevelt Corollary of 1904 was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine that stated that the United States was in charge of the Western Hemisphere. President Roosevelt opposed to European intervention in the Western Hemisphere and as part of his "big stick policy" President Roosevelt declared that to prevent European forces in America, the United States would intervene and work as an international police power to maintain economic and political order in Latin America and the Caribbean if small countries were unable to pay international debts.

Answer 2.

The correct answer is:

A. To increase public support of the war.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Committee on Public Information during President Wilson's office was responsible of the creation of massive propaganda to spread a feeling of patriotism and duty through the population to get them to support the war. The propaganda included posters, advertisements, pamphlets and books. World War I was the first war in which the government used propaganda and media diffusion to persuade the American community to go to war.