Question 1

Which of the following is an example of how the United States helped the Allied powers prior to joining the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  American spies frequently provided the Allies with intelligence about enemy operations, becoming the first to know of the declaration of war. 
B)  Congress loosened immigration laws to allow a massive number of war refugees into the country who were crucial for the domestic war effort. 
C)  American ships provided naval escorts for British merchant vessels, as Britain and most other participating powers did not yet have their own official navies. 
D)  American banks and businesses refused to do business with the Central Powers, as Wilson was adamant about declining to pursue economic benefits from the war. 
E)  American banks and the U.S. government offered loans and credits to the Allies that allowed the Allies to pay for purchases later but made it harder for Americans to remain neutral. 
A)  American spies frequently provided the Allies with intelligence about enemy operations, becoming the first to know of the declaration of war. 
B)  Congress loosened immigration laws to allow a massive number of war refugees into the country who were crucial for the domestic war effort. 
C)  American ships provided naval escorts for British merchant vessels, as Britain and most other participating powers did not yet have their own official navies. 
D)  American banks and businesses refused to do business with the Central Powers, as Wilson was adamant about declining to pursue economic benefits from the war. 
E)  American banks and the U.S. government offered loans and credits to the Allies that allowed the Allies to pay for purchases later but made it harder for Americans to remain neutral.

Question 2

Match each description with the item below.
-Vladimir Lenin

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 3

Which of the following describes the experience of most soldiers fighting in France during the Great War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had to be very mobile because the battlefront changed radically from week to week, transitioning back and forth between the Western Front and Eastern Front. 
B)  They fought a war of attrition often in miserable conditions, suffering massive artillery attacks and then facing enemy fire to seize well-protected trenches. 
C)  They fought small-scale battles that afforded them chances to display individual bravery and courage and used weapons that had been available for centuries in new ways. 
D)  They fought much as their great-grandfathers had during the nineteenth century: in tightly packed formations, shooting volleys into the ranks of the enemy. 
E)  They fought a guerilla war because after Germany invaded and captured Paris, French resistance fighters formed partisan bands that harassed their occupiers. 
A)  They had to be very mobile because the battlefront changed radically from week to week, transitioning back and forth between the Western Front and Eastern Front. 
B)  They fought a war of attrition often in miserable conditions, suffering massive artillery attacks and then facing enemy fire to seize well-protected trenches. 
C)  They fought small-scale battles that afforded them chances to display individual bravery and courage and used weapons that had been available for centuries in new ways. 
D)  They fought much as their great-grandfathers had during the nineteenth century: in tightly packed formations, shooting volleys into the ranks of the enemy. 
E)  They fought a guerilla war because after Germany invaded and captured Paris, French resistance fighters formed partisan bands that harassed their occupiers.

Question 4

Which of the following occurred when news of the European war first reached the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Wilson immediately called on Congress to build up American military strength and begin the conscription of young male soldiers. 
B)  Most old-line Americans were sympathetic to the Central Powers, so Wilson worried he would not have enough support to declare war and join the Allies. 
C)  Irish Americans became the group that most leaned toward supporting the Allies, and for this reason, Wilson felt confident in joining the Allies' side. 
D)  Wilson publicly promoted neutrality while privately ensuring that the United States would help provide supplies to the Allies. 
E)  John J. Pershing was already on his way with tens of thousands of troops, as Wilson had already signed a pact with Great Britain and France. 
A)  President Wilson immediately called on Congress to build up American military strength and begin the conscription of young male soldiers. 
B)  Most old-line Americans were sympathetic to the Central Powers, so Wilson worried he would not have enough support to declare war and join the Allies. 
C)  Irish Americans became the group that most leaned toward supporting the Allies, and for this reason, Wilson felt confident in joining the Allies' side. 
D)  Wilson publicly promoted neutrality while privately ensuring that the United States would help provide supplies to the Allies. 
E)  John J. Pershing was already on his way with tens of thousands of troops, as Wilson had already signed a pact with Great Britain and France.

Question 5

Which of the following was true under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were merely scare tactics, as no one was actually convicted. 
B)  Speaking and writing against Germany and Italy became a crime. 
C)  Criticism of American government leaders or war policies became a crime. 
D)  Censorship was aimed more at middle America than at socialists or other radicals. 
E)  Few politicians criticized the legislation, as it received unanimous support. 
A)  They were merely scare tactics, as no one was actually convicted. 
B)  Speaking and writing against Germany and Italy became a crime. 
C)  Criticism of American government leaders or war policies became a crime. 
D)  Censorship was aimed more at middle America than at socialists or other radicals. 
E)  Few politicians criticized the legislation, as it received unanimous support.

Question 6

A race riot in which thirty-eight people were killed and over 500 injured took place in July 1919 in

Accepted Answer

A)  Albany, New York. 
B)  Birmingham, Alabama. 
C)  Cleveland, Ohio. 
D)  Detroit, Michigan. 
E)  Chicago, Illinois. 
A)  Albany, New York. 
B)  Birmingham, Alabama. 
C)  Cleveland, Ohio. 
D)  Detroit, Michigan. 
E)  Chicago, Illinois.

Question 7

The Germans intercepted the Zimmermann telegram, which the White House had sent to the Mexican government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How does the American experience in the Great War illustrate the concept of total mobilization?

Accepted Answer

The American experience in the Great War

Question 9

Which of the following was an effect of the Great War?

Accepted Answer

A)  the introduction of Europe's self-image as the center of civilized Western culture 
B)  the rise of the United States as the world's dominant power 
C)  the decline of Soviet communism as a force impacting other countries 
D)  the decades-long delay of American consumerism and economic prosperity 
E)  a tight alliance between the United States, Austria, and Germany 
A)  the introduction of Europe's self-image as the center of civilized Western culture 
B)  the rise of the United States as the world's dominant power 
C)  the decline of Soviet communism as a force impacting other countries 
D)  the decades-long delay of American consumerism and economic prosperity 
E)  a tight alliance between the United States, Austria, and Germany

Question 10

The event that triggered the Great War in Europe was

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany's invasion of Belgium. 
B)  Russia's decision to ally with France and Britain. 
C)  Germany's determination to build a navy as large as Britain's. 
D)  the fallout from the Bolshevik Revolution. 
E)  a Serb's assassination of the Austrian Archduke. 
A)  Germany's invasion of Belgium. 
B)  Russia's decision to ally with France and Britain. 
C)  Germany's determination to build a navy as large as Britain's. 
D)  the fallout from the Bolshevik Revolution. 
E)  a Serb's assassination of the Austrian Archduke.

Question 11

Which of the following was true of the 1919 police strike in Boston?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began when several officers protested their long hours and small pay by calling in sick. 
B)  It was settled when both sides agreed to submit to an arbitration panel. 
C)  Its aftermath inadvertently made Calvin Coolidge a national hero. 
D)  It launched the political career of J. Edgar Hoover. 
E)  It was a result of major decreases in consumer prices. 
A)  It began when several officers protested their long hours and small pay by calling in sick. 
B)  It was settled when both sides agreed to submit to an arbitration panel. 
C)  Its aftermath inadvertently made Calvin Coolidge a national hero. 
D)  It launched the political career of J. Edgar Hoover. 
E)  It was a result of major decreases in consumer prices.

Question 12

What was the "last straw" that provoked the United States to declare war on Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany's attack on the Maine in 1914 
B)  Germany's invasion of France in 1914 
C)  Germany's sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 
D)  the discovery of the Zimmermann telegram in 1917 
E)  Germany's sinking of five American ships in the North Atlantic in 1917 
A)  Germany's attack on the Maine in 1914 
B)  Germany's invasion of France in 1914 
C)  Germany's sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 
D)  the discovery of the Zimmermann telegram in 1917 
E)  Germany's sinking of five American ships in the North Atlantic in 1917

Question 13

What was the significance of the ship Lusitania?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a German ship that was sunk by the British early in the war, signaling the turning tide of the war and convincing Americans they could count on the Allies winning. 
B)  It was one of the most formidable battleships in the British navy that sunk during one of the earliest and largest battles during the war, causing the United States to delay entering the war. 
C)  It was a British passenger ship secretly carrying ammunition, and its sinking by German U-boats caused many civilian deaths, including those of Americans, and sparked an outcry in the United States. 
D)  It was the only passenger ship attacked during the war, resulting in Germany honoring the wartime custom of stopping an enemy vessel and allowing passengers to escape before sinking it. 
E)  Its sinking was a victory for the United States and caused Wilson to slow efforts to strengthen the army and the navy so that he could attend to other pressing economic issues for the time being. 
A)  It was a German ship that was sunk by the British early in the war, signaling the turning tide of the war and convincing Americans they could count on the Allies winning. 
B)  It was one of the most formidable battleships in the British navy that sunk during one of the earliest and largest battles during the war, causing the United States to delay entering the war. 
C)  It was a British passenger ship secretly carrying ammunition, and its sinking by German U-boats caused many civilian deaths, including those of Americans, and sparked an outcry in the United States. 
D)  It was the only passenger ship attacked during the war, resulting in Germany honoring the wartime custom of stopping an enemy vessel and allowing passengers to escape before sinking it. 
E)  Its sinking was a victory for the United States and caused Wilson to slow efforts to strengthen the army and the navy so that he could attend to other pressing economic issues for the time being.

Exam 22: America and the Great War

Which of the following is an example of how the United States helped the Allied powers prior to joining the war?

Match each description with the item below. -Vladimir Lenin

Which of the following describes the experience of most soldiers fighting in France during the Great War?

Which of the following occurred when news of the European war first reached the United States?

Which of the following was true under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918?

A race riot in which thirty-eight people were killed and over 500 injured took place in July 1919 in

The Germans intercepted the Zimmermann telegram, which the White House had sent to the Mexican government.

How does the American experience in the Great War illustrate the concept of total mobilization?

Which of the following was an effect of the Great War?

The event that triggered the Great War in Europe was

Which of the following was true of the 1919 police strike in Boston?

What was the "last straw" that provoked the United States to declare war on Germany?

What was the significance of the ship Lusitania?

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