Question 1

Which of the following is among the reasons the Great War was especially challenging?

Accepted Answer

A)  The war would cause more destruction and involve more nations than any previous conflict. 
B)  The war coincided with a highly public and controversial divorce from Wilson's wife, Ellen. 
C)  Wilson had plotted to topple several European monarchs, but all remained in power after the war. 
D)  Actions taken by the United States had been the primary cause of the start of the war. 
E)  Great Britain had been a latecomer to industrialization but was the main American ally. 
A)  The war would cause more destruction and involve more nations than any previous conflict. 
B)  The war coincided with a highly public and controversial divorce from Wilson's wife, Ellen. 
C)  Wilson had plotted to topple several European monarchs, but all remained in power after the war. 
D)  Actions taken by the United States had been the primary cause of the start of the war. 
E)  Great Britain had been a latecomer to industrialization but was the main American ally.

Question 2

What was President Wilson's immediate response to the sinking of the Lusitania?

Accepted Answer

A)  to follow Theodore Roosevelt's advice and declare war on Germany right away 
B)  to abandon any hopes of peace talks with Germany and refuse to send diplomats 
C)  to promote Williams Jennings Bryan in his cabinet and give him greater control of the war effort 
D)  to take a pro-British stance and dismiss German claims that the ship carried rifles and ammunition 
E)  to request that Congress vote on whether to formally enter the Great War then and there 
A)  to follow Theodore Roosevelt's advice and declare war on Germany right away 
B)  to abandon any hopes of peace talks with Germany and refuse to send diplomats 
C)  to promote Williams Jennings Bryan in his cabinet and give him greater control of the war effort 
D)  to take a pro-British stance and dismiss German claims that the ship carried rifles and ammunition 
E)  to request that Congress vote on whether to formally enter the Great War then and there

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Eugene V. Debs

Accepted Answer

A) was the executive director of the Committee on Public Information (CPI) who organized it into four divisions 
B) was the U.S. attorney general that led the Red Scare and promoted raids on alien "radicals" 
C) was a strict pacifist, served as Wilson's first secretary of state, and foresaw the implications of sending aid to the Allies 
D) was a Republican representative from Montana who voted against American entry into the Great War 
E) was the leading Republican in Congress as well as the reservationist concerning the League of Nations
F)was the business magnate who headed the Food Administration during the Great War
G)was the Marxist radical who returned to Russia with the help of the Germans and led the Bolshevik Revolution
H)was originally a pacifist but went on to be an American soldier who captured more than 100 Germans during the Great War
I)was a general who commanded U.S. forces in France, such as in the Battle of Belleau Wood
J)was a Socialist leader who was jailed for sympathizing with men who encouraged avoidance of the draft 
A) was the executive director of the Committee on Public Information (CPI) who organized it into four divisions 
B) was the U.S. attorney general that led the Red Scare and promoted raids on alien "radicals" 
C) was a strict pacifist, served as Wilson's first secretary of state, and foresaw the implications of sending aid to the Allies 
D) was a Republican representative from Montana who voted against American entry into the Great War 
E) was the leading Republican in Congress as well as the reservationist concerning the League of Nations
F)was the business magnate who headed the Food Administration during the Great War
G)was the Marxist radical who returned to Russia with the help of the Germans and led the Bolshevik Revolution
H)was originally a pacifist but went on to be an American soldier who captured more than 100 Germans during the Great War
I)was a general who commanded U.S. forces in France, such as in the Battle of Belleau Wood
J)was a Socialist leader who was jailed for sympathizing with men who encouraged avoidance of the draft

Question 4

How did Wilson justify the war to Congress during one of his famous speeches?

Accepted Answer

A)  He described it as a war to save capitalism. 
B)  He described it as a war to make the world safe for democracy. 
C)  He described it as a war against Nazism and fascism. 
D)  He described it as a war to expand the American empire. 
E)  He described it as necessary despite Congress's lack of enthusiasm. 
A)  He described it as a war to save capitalism. 
B)  He described it as a war to make the world safe for democracy. 
C)  He described it as a war against Nazism and fascism. 
D)  He described it as a war to expand the American empire. 
E)  He described it as necessary despite Congress's lack of enthusiasm.

Question 5

In what way did the Great War bring about what came to be called the "American Century"?

Accepted Answer

The Great War, also known as World War I

Question 6

What caused the outbreak of the Great War, and why did the United States join the conflict? What was distinctive about the fighting on the Western Front?

Accepted Answer

The outbreak of the Great War, also know

Question 7

In what ways was the Great War the first "modern war," and how did combat during the Great War differ from previous conflicts?

Accepted Answer

The Great War, also known as World War I

Question 8

What did the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provided for the direct election of senators. 
B)  It reinstated Prohibition. 
C)  It gave the president expanded war powers. 
D)  It guaranteed women the right to vote. 
E)  It gave Congress the power to create an income tax. 
A)  It provided for the direct election of senators. 
B)  It reinstated Prohibition. 
C)  It gave the president expanded war powers. 
D)  It guaranteed women the right to vote. 
E)  It gave Congress the power to create an income tax.

Question 9

Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Revolution in Russia triggered the beginning of Russia's exit from First World War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Despite African Americans' hopes that they might gain full equality after the Great War, they experienced continued discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was the relationship between the Great War and the Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Due to the increased opportunities for African Americans during wartime, race riots and other violent altercations ceased as civilians focused on the war effort. 
B)  Because a large number of immigrants were entering the United States, many as refugees, the war effort tripled in size and American industry was forever transformed. 
C)  Due to mobilization for the war, employment efforts led by northern businesses were directed at African Americans as well as whites for the first time, causing many to move north. 
D)  Because Mexican Americans were forbidden from enlisting in the military, many of them pursued jobs in urban areas. 
E)  Because many American soldiers continued to find excitement and have positive experiences fighting in Europe, a large number decided to remain there after the war ended. 
A)  Due to the increased opportunities for African Americans during wartime, race riots and other violent altercations ceased as civilians focused on the war effort. 
B)  Because a large number of immigrants were entering the United States, many as refugees, the war effort tripled in size and American industry was forever transformed. 
C)  Due to mobilization for the war, employment efforts led by northern businesses were directed at African Americans as well as whites for the first time, causing many to move north. 
D)  Because Mexican Americans were forbidden from enlisting in the military, many of them pursued jobs in urban areas. 
E)  Because many American soldiers continued to find excitement and have positive experiences fighting in Europe, a large number decided to remain there after the war ended.

Question 12

For violating the Espionage Act, Socialist leader Eugene Debs

Accepted Answer

A)  received a ten-year prison term. 
B)  was acquitted. 
C)  was banned from future presidential campaigns. 
D)  renounced socialism. 
E)  was deported. 
A)  received a ten-year prison term. 
B)  was acquitted. 
C)  was banned from future presidential campaigns. 
D)  renounced socialism. 
E)  was deported.

Question 13

To what did Wilson refer when he spoke of "the heart of the League"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the League of Nations army, which would enforce peace internationally and avoid the need for individual nations' own armies 
B)  the Permanent Court of Justice, which would rule on international disputes and was designed by Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  Article X, which would pledge members to consult on military and economic sanctions against aggressors 
D)  the Assembly, which would allow each League member an equal voice, including the Germans and Russians 
E)  the idea of using war to settle major disputes now that technology had advanced enough to make it less deadly 
A)  the League of Nations army, which would enforce peace internationally and avoid the need for individual nations' own armies 
B)  the Permanent Court of Justice, which would rule on international disputes and was designed by Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  Article X, which would pledge members to consult on military and economic sanctions against aggressors 
D)  the Assembly, which would allow each League member an equal voice, including the Germans and Russians 
E)  the idea of using war to settle major disputes now that technology had advanced enough to make it less deadly

Question 14

Describe mobilization on the American home front. What changes took place socially, economically, militarily, and politically?

Accepted Answer

Mobilization on the American home front

Question 15

How was J. Luz Sáenz's experience representative of many Mexican Americans and members of other minorities during the Great War period?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a leader of the war effort at home, energetically heading the War Labor Policies Board. 
B)  He experienced discrimination following the war, even as a war veteran. 
C)  He served as a spy, becoming the first conviction under the Espionage Act of 1917. 
D)  He found the United States so hostile that he, along with most of his population, left the country. 
E)  He had many military leadership opportunities, heading the Fifth Army in the Mediterranean. 
A)  He was a leader of the war effort at home, energetically heading the War Labor Policies Board. 
B)  He experienced discrimination following the war, even as a war veteran. 
C)  He served as a spy, becoming the first conviction under the Espionage Act of 1917. 
D)  He found the United States so hostile that he, along with most of his population, left the country. 
E)  He had many military leadership opportunities, heading the Fifth Army in the Mediterranean.

Question 16

Women in "war work" were usually able to keep their jobs after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Woodrow Wilson was careful to build Republican, as well as Democratic, support for his peace plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match each description with the item below.
-Alvin York

Accepted Answer

A) was the executive director of the Committee on Public Information (CPI) who organized it into four divisions 
B) was the U.S. attorney general that led the Red Scare and promoted raids on alien "radicals" 
C) was a strict pacifist, served as Wilson's first secretary of state, and foresaw the implications of sending aid to the Allies 
D) was a Republican representative from Montana who voted against American entry into the Great War 
E) was the leading Republican in Congress as well as the reservationist concerning the League of Nations
F)was the business magnate who headed the Food Administration during the Great War
G)was the Marxist radical who returned to Russia with the help of the Germans and led the Bolshevik Revolution
H)was originally a pacifist but went on to be an American soldier who captured more than 100 Germans during the Great War
I)was a general who commanded U.S. forces in France, such as in the Battle of Belleau Wood
J)was a Socialist leader who was jailed for sympathizing with men who encouraged avoidance of the draft 
A) was the executive director of the Committee on Public Information (CPI) who organized it into four divisions 
B) was the U.S. attorney general that led the Red Scare and promoted raids on alien "radicals" 
C) was a strict pacifist, served as Wilson's first secretary of state, and foresaw the implications of sending aid to the Allies 
D) was a Republican representative from Montana who voted against American entry into the Great War 
E) was the leading Republican in Congress as well as the reservationist concerning the League of Nations
F)was the business magnate who headed the Food Administration during the Great War
G)was the Marxist radical who returned to Russia with the help of the Germans and led the Bolshevik Revolution
H)was originally a pacifist but went on to be an American soldier who captured more than 100 Germans during the Great War
I)was a general who commanded U.S. forces in France, such as in the Battle of Belleau Wood
J)was a Socialist leader who was jailed for sympathizing with men who encouraged avoidance of the draft

Question 19

What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?

Accepted Answer

A)  to combat the growing presence of communism in the United States following the end of the Great War and to make it less likely to emerge in other countries 
B)  to form a prewar public information network, which was discontinued after the United States entered the war due to funding problems 
C)  to provide a nonpartisan and independent source for Americans to find information about the causes of the war and the nations involved in the fight 
D)  to pursue propaganda and shape public perceptions about the war to generate support for the American war effort 
E)  to organize dissent against American involvement in the war by highlighting the atrocities committed by both sides before 1917 
A)  to combat the growing presence of communism in the United States following the end of the Great War and to make it less likely to emerge in other countries 
B)  to form a prewar public information network, which was discontinued after the United States entered the war due to funding problems 
C)  to provide a nonpartisan and independent source for Americans to find information about the causes of the war and the nations involved in the fight 
D)  to pursue propaganda and shape public perceptions about the war to generate support for the American war effort 
E)  to organize dissent against American involvement in the war by highlighting the atrocities committed by both sides before 1917

Question 20

For all of his accomplishments and abilities, Woodrow Wilson had

Accepted Answer

A)  no political experience before he was elected president. 
B)  no formal education apart from what he read on his own in library books. 
C)  extensive experience and expertise in world affairs before entering the presidency. 
D)  little experience in international relations before he was elected president. 
E)  very little influence on the domestic economy while president. 
A)  no political experience before he was elected president. 
B)  no formal education apart from what he read on his own in library books. 
C)  extensive experience and expertise in world affairs before entering the presidency. 
D)  little experience in international relations before he was elected president. 
E)  very little influence on the domestic economy while president.

Exam 22: America and the Great War

Which of the following is among the reasons the Great War was especially challenging?

What was President Wilson's immediate response to the sinking of the Lusitania?

Match each description with the item below. -Eugene V. Debs

How did Wilson justify the war to Congress during one of his famous speeches?

In what way did the Great War bring about what came to be called the "American Century"?

What caused the outbreak of the Great War, and why did the United States join the conflict? What was distinctive about the fighting on the Western Front?

In what ways was the Great War the first "modern war," and how did combat during the Great War differ from previous conflicts?

What did the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution accomplish?

Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Revolution in Russia triggered the beginning of Russia's exit from First World War.

Despite African Americans' hopes that they might gain full equality after the Great War, they experienced continued discrimination.

What was the relationship between the Great War and the Great Migration?

For violating the Espionage Act, Socialist leader Eugene Debs

To what did Wilson refer when he spoke of "the heart of the League"?

Describe mobilization on the American home front. What changes took place socially, economically, militarily, and politically?

How was J. Luz Sáenz's experience representative of many Mexican Americans and members of other minorities during the Great War period?

Women in "war work" were usually able to keep their jobs after the war.

Woodrow Wilson was careful to build Republican, as well as Democratic, support for his peace plan.

Match each description with the item below. -Alvin York

What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?

For all of his accomplishments and abilities, Woodrow Wilson had

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