Question 1

The entrance of the American military into World War I had its most immediate impact on the naval war in the Atlantic Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The so-called "Zimmermann telegram"

Accepted Answer

A)  was intercepted by agents working for the United States. 
B)  included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico. 
C)  helped weaken public support in the United States for war. 
D)  revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet. 
E)  revealed that Germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the American South. 
A)  was intercepted by agents working for the United States. 
B)  included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico. 
C)  helped weaken public support in the United States for war. 
D)  revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet. 
E)  revealed that Germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the American South.

Question 3

How might President Woodrow Wilson have been more successful with his postwar diplomacy?

Accepted Answer

President Woodrow Wilson might have been

Question 4

During World War I, extensive systems of trenches were used by both sides

Accepted Answer

A)  because the destructive power of weapons made conventional field battles too destructive. 
B)  because trenches prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions. 
C)  because soldiers were safer from poisonous mustard gas closer to the ground. 
D)  both because the destructive power of weapons meant soldiers could not live in the open field, and because trenches prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  because the destructive power of weapons made conventional field battles too destructive. 
B)  because trenches prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions. 
C)  because soldiers were safer from poisonous mustard gas closer to the ground. 
D)  both because the destructive power of weapons meant soldiers could not live in the open field, and because trenches prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the ________ gave the United States greater power in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the ________ gave...

Question 6

During World War I, American ground troops

Accepted Answer

A)  saw combat that was relatively brief but intense. 
B)  were assigned to serve under the command of foreign officers. 
C)  were not available for battle in significant numbers until the fall of 1918. 
D)  both saw combat that was relatively brief but intense, and were assigned to serve under the command of foreign officers. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  saw combat that was relatively brief but intense. 
B)  were assigned to serve under the command of foreign officers. 
C)  were not available for battle in significant numbers until the fall of 1918. 
D)  both saw combat that was relatively brief but intense, and were assigned to serve under the command of foreign officers. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

President Wilson refused to recognize the government of Victoriano ________, though American business interests supported the regime.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Wilson refused to recognize the government...

Question 8

The most "modern" applications of new technology during World War I were in sea warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The United Negro Improvement Association was led by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The United Negro Improvement Association was led...

Question 10

The decision to send the "Great White Fleet" around the world was directed primarily at the country of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The decision to send the "Great White...

Question 11

In the early twentieth century, the United States' actions toward Mexico included

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government. 
B)  a refusal to formally recognize the Huerta government. 
C)  sending an American expeditionary force across the border into Mexico. 
D)  both encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government and refusing to formally recognize the Huerta government. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government. 
B)  a refusal to formally recognize the Huerta government. 
C)  sending an American expeditionary force across the border into Mexico. 
D)  both encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government and refusing to formally recognize the Huerta government. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 12

In 1918, more than 1,500 people were arrested for criticizing the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Assess the changes in U.S. foreign policy between 1898 and 1919. Where had American interests changed, and where did they remain the same?

Accepted Answer

The period between 1898 and 1919 saw sig

Question 14

Why did the United States stay out of World War I between 1914 and 1917?

Accepted Answer

The United States stayed out of World Wa

Question 15

The United States financed World War I solely through public bond sales.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During World War I, the Council of National Defense eventually organized the national economy by creating

Accepted Answer

A)  state militias. 
B)  local defense councils. 
C)  nonprofit donation organizations. 
D)  congressional district war tax zones. 
E)  volunteer donation centers. 
A)  state militias. 
B)  local defense councils. 
C)  nonprofit donation organizations. 
D)  congressional district war tax zones. 
E)  volunteer donation centers.

Question 17

Define and analyze President Woodrow Wilson's "New World Order."

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson's "New World Order" refer

Question 18

President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" did not at first include a call for a League of Nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When the United States entered World War I, Germany was near defeat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

President Wilson refused to consider any Republican amendments or reservations to the Treaty of Versailles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: America and the Great War

The entrance of the American military into World War I had its most immediate impact on the naval war in the Atlantic Ocean.

The so-called "Zimmermann telegram"

How might President Woodrow Wilson have been more successful with his postwar diplomacy?

During World War I, extensive systems of trenches were used by both sides

The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the ________ gave the United States greater power in Latin America.

During World War I, American ground troops

President Wilson refused to recognize the government of Victoriano ________, though American business interests supported the regime.

The most "modern" applications of new technology during World War I were in sea warfare.

The United Negro Improvement Association was led by ________.

The decision to send the "Great White Fleet" around the world was directed primarily at the country of ________.

In the early twentieth century, the United States' actions toward Mexico included

In 1918, more than 1,500 people were arrested for criticizing the government.

Assess the changes in U.S. foreign policy between 1898 and 1919. Where had American interests changed, and where did they remain the same?

Why did the United States stay out of World War I between 1914 and 1917?

The United States financed World War I solely through public bond sales.

During World War I, the Council of National Defense eventually organized the national economy by creating

Define and analyze President Woodrow Wilson's "New World Order."

President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" did not at first include a call for a League of Nations.

When the United States entered World War I, Germany was near defeat.

President Wilson refused to consider any Republican amendments or reservations to the Treaty of Versailles.

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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