Question 1

In January 1917, President Woodrow Wilson, in a speech before Congress,

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A)  suggested the creation of the League of Nations in the postwar period. 
B)  insisted that the nation's financial interests had to be protected from a German victory. 
C)  asked for a declaration of war against Germany. 
D)  said Britain and France could not win the war without the United States. 
E)  argued that entering the war would be a tragic mistake under any circumstances. 
A)  suggested the creation of the League of Nations in the postwar period. 
B)  insisted that the nation's financial interests had to be protected from a German victory. 
C)  asked for a declaration of war against Germany. 
D)  said Britain and France could not win the war without the United States. 
E)  argued that entering the war would be a tragic mistake under any circumstances.

Question 2

At first, President Roosevelt favored a canal route across ________.

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The answer of At first, President Roosevelt favored a canal...

Question 3

Marcus Garvey

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A)  encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society. 
B)  argued that America, not Africa, was now the blacks' true home. 
C)  urged African Americans to move out of the South. 
D)  called on African Americans to reject capitalism. 
E)  saw his movement and influence decline in the early 1920s. 
A)  encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society. 
B)  argued that America, not Africa, was now the blacks' true home. 
C)  urged African Americans to move out of the South. 
D)  called on African Americans to reject capitalism. 
E)  saw his movement and influence decline in the early 1920s.

Question 4

Would the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt be effective today?

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The effectiveness of Theodore Roosevelt'

Question 5

During World War I, the United States suffered ________ casualties.

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The answer of During World War I, the United States...

Question 6

By 1917 the American decision to go to war was almost universally supported throughout the country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The immediate spark for hostilities in Europe in 1914 was

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A)  a struggle between European powers for control of the international diamond trade. 
B)  the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania. 
C)  the death of Otto von Bismarck in Germany. 
D)  the German invasion of Poland. 
E)  the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 
A)  a struggle between European powers for control of the international diamond trade. 
B)  the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania. 
C)  the death of Otto von Bismarck in Germany. 
D)  the German invasion of Poland. 
E)  the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Question 8

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson believed the Paris Peace Conference treaty

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A)  should have placed large reparations on the defeated Central Powers. 
B)  agreed with most of his Fourteen Points. 
C)  had ended colonialism. 
D)  was a success because of the acceptance of the League of Nations. 
E)  was a complete and utter failure. 
A)  should have placed large reparations on the defeated Central Powers. 
B)  agreed with most of his Fourteen Points. 
C)  had ended colonialism. 
D)  was a success because of the acceptance of the League of Nations. 
E)  was a complete and utter failure.

Question 9

Immediately following World War I, the American economy

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A)  saw prices plunge. 
B)  fell into a protracted recession. 
C)  was marked by a continuing labor shortage. 
D)  boomed for many months. 
E)  fell into a deflationary spiral. 
A)  saw prices plunge. 
B)  fell into a protracted recession. 
C)  was marked by a continuing labor shortage. 
D)  boomed for many months. 
E)  fell into a deflationary spiral.

Question 10

In 1916, Wilson's reelection campaign slogan regarding World War I was "He ________."

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The answer of In 1916, Wilson's reelection campaign slogan regarding...

Question 11

The greatest strike of 1919 took place in the ________ industry.

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The answer of The greatest strike of 1919 took place...

Question 12

The majority of American soldiers who fought in World War I were volunteers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"

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A)  was invalidated by the Supreme Court during the Wilson administration. 
B)  stated that neighboring countries had to adhere to U.S. policy in times of war. 
C)  was created as a result of a military crisis in Cuba. 
D)  stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries. 
E)  stated that England and England alone was exempted from the Monroe Doctrine. 
A)  was invalidated by the Supreme Court during the Wilson administration. 
B)  stated that neighboring countries had to adhere to U.S. policy in times of war. 
C)  was created as a result of a military crisis in Cuba. 
D)  stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries. 
E)  stated that England and England alone was exempted from the Monroe Doctrine.

Question 14

In World War I, the American Expeditionary Force was commanded by

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A)  George Marshall. 
B)  Arthur MacArthur. 
C)  George Patton. 
D)  John Pershing. 
E)  Leonard Wood. 
A)  George Marshall. 
B)  Arthur MacArthur. 
C)  George Patton. 
D)  John Pershing. 
E)  Leonard Wood.

Question 15

As the United States entered World War I,

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A)  President Woodrow Wilson declared U.S. ground troops would not be used. 
B)  Britain and France had few reserves of combat-age men. 
C)  Russia decided to re-enter the war. 
D)  Germany made plans to surrender. 
E)  Germany was threatening an invasion of Great Britain. 
A)  President Woodrow Wilson declared U.S. ground troops would not be used. 
B)  Britain and France had few reserves of combat-age men. 
C)  Russia decided to re-enter the war. 
D)  Germany made plans to surrender. 
E)  Germany was threatening an invasion of Great Britain.

Question 16

In the fall of 1915, President Woodrow Wilson

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A)  stated that the United States was likely to enter the war within a year. 
B)  ordered American troops to staging camps in England. 
C)  began to support a rapid increase of the nation's armed forces. 
D)  was firmly rooted within the peace faction of the Democratic Party. 
E)  sent Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan to broker a peace settlement. 
A)  stated that the United States was likely to enter the war within a year. 
B)  ordered American troops to staging camps in England. 
C)  began to support a rapid increase of the nation's armed forces. 
D)  was firmly rooted within the peace faction of the Democratic Party. 
E)  sent Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan to broker a peace settlement.

Question 17

One of the most important social changes of the war years was the migration of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the rural South to California to work in defense plants and shipyards. This became known as the "Great Migration."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Prior to the United States' construction of the Panama Canal,

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A)  the French had tried but failed to build a canal at the same site. 
B)  the United States had failed to build a canal across Nicaragua. 
C)  the British had failed to build a canal across Costa Rica. 
D)  the Germans had failed to build a canal at the same site. 
E)  no country had attempted to build a canal connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific. 
A)  the French had tried but failed to build a canal at the same site. 
B)  the United States had failed to build a canal across Nicaragua. 
C)  the British had failed to build a canal across Costa Rica. 
D)  the Germans had failed to build a canal at the same site. 
E)  no country had attempted to build a canal connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific.

Question 19

In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,

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A)  the United States declared war on Germany. 
B)  Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action. 
C)  President Wilson prohibited Americans from traveling to Europe. 
D)  Great Britain began an intensive campaign to build a submarine fleet. 
E)  the United States began leasing its submarines to Great Britain. 
A)  the United States declared war on Germany. 
B)  Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action. 
C)  President Wilson prohibited Americans from traveling to Europe. 
D)  Great Britain began an intensive campaign to build a submarine fleet. 
E)  the United States began leasing its submarines to Great Britain.

Question 20

What does Woodrow Wilson's Mexican foreign policy tell you about his conceptions of government and leadership?

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Woodrow Wilson's Mexican foreign policy

Exam 21: America and the Great War

In January 1917, President Woodrow Wilson, in a speech before Congress,

At first, President Roosevelt favored a canal route across ________.

Marcus Garvey

Would the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt be effective today?

During World War I, the United States suffered ________ casualties.

By 1917 the American decision to go to war was almost universally supported throughout the country.

The immediate spark for hostilities in Europe in 1914 was

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson believed the Paris Peace Conference treaty

Immediately following World War I, the American economy

In 1916, Wilson's reelection campaign slogan regarding World War I was "He ________."

The greatest strike of 1919 took place in the ________ industry.

The majority of American soldiers who fought in World War I were volunteers.

The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"

In World War I, the American Expeditionary Force was commanded by

As the United States entered World War I,

In the fall of 1915, President Woodrow Wilson

One of the most important social changes of the war years was the migration of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the rural South to California to work in defense plants and shipyards. This became known as the "Great Migration."

Prior to the United States' construction of the Panama Canal,

In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,

What does Woodrow Wilson's Mexican foreign policy tell you about his conceptions of government and leadership?

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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