Question 1

After the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905,

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A)  relations between Japan and the Roosevelt administration steadily improved. 
B)  President Roosevelt sent a fleet of ships around the world, including to Japan, as a show of force. 
C)  the Japanese military presence in the Pacific declined. 
D)  the Russian government collapsed. 
E)  President Roosevelt negotiated a secret free trade agreement with Russia. 
A)  relations between Japan and the Roosevelt administration steadily improved. 
B)  President Roosevelt sent a fleet of ships around the world, including to Japan, as a show of force. 
C)  the Japanese military presence in the Pacific declined. 
D)  the Russian government collapsed. 
E)  President Roosevelt negotiated a secret free trade agreement with Russia.

Question 2

The country that lost the greatest number of lives in World War I was

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A)  Russia. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  France. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Italy. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  France. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Italy.

Question 3

The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918

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A)  eliminated jury trials for anyone charged under these laws. 
B)  were most frequently directed at German Americans. 
C)  were created after the Supreme Court invalidated the Espionage Act of 1917. 
D)  made illegal any public expression opposing the war. 
E)  were rarely if ever enforced by the Wilson administration. 
A)  eliminated jury trials for anyone charged under these laws. 
B)  were most frequently directed at German Americans. 
C)  were created after the Supreme Court invalidated the Espionage Act of 1917. 
D)  made illegal any public expression opposing the war. 
E)  were rarely if ever enforced by the Wilson administration.

Question 4

In his dealings with Pancho Villa, President Woodrow Wilson

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A)  ordered a military expedition into Mexico to capture Villa. 
B)  saw American troops capture Villa and bring him to the United States. 
C)  eventually released Villa in order to smooth relations with the Carranza government. 
D)  both ordered a military expedition into Mexico to capture Villa, and eventually released Villa in order to smooth relations with the Carranza government. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  ordered a military expedition into Mexico to capture Villa. 
B)  saw American troops capture Villa and bring him to the United States. 
C)  eventually released Villa in order to smooth relations with the Carranza government. 
D)  both ordered a military expedition into Mexico to capture Villa, and eventually released Villa in order to smooth relations with the Carranza government. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 5

Britain lost more men in World War I then either France or the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Trace the course of government efforts to create domestic support of the war. To what degree were these efforts justified by the war?

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The course of government efforts to crea

Question 7

The Sedition Act made criticism of the war effort a crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In March 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when

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A)  the czarist government of Russia was overthrown. 
B)  the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia. 
C)  Russia asked the Allies to call for an armistice. 
D)  a German offensive threatened to capture Moscow. 
E)  Russia and Germany negotiated a separate peace. 
A)  the czarist government of Russia was overthrown. 
B)  the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia. 
C)  Russia asked the Allies to call for an armistice. 
D)  a German offensive threatened to capture Moscow. 
E)  Russia and Germany negotiated a separate peace.

Question 9

In 1919, the racial climate in the United States

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A)  worsened in both the North and South. 
B)  worsened in the South but not in the North. 
C)  improved in both the North and South. 
D)  improved in the North but not in the South. 
E)  generally stayed the same as it had been before the war. 
A)  worsened in both the North and South. 
B)  worsened in the South but not in the North. 
C)  improved in both the North and South. 
D)  improved in the North but not in the South. 
E)  generally stayed the same as it had been before the war.

Question 10

The Espionage Act primarily targeted anti-capitalist groups, such as the Socialist Party and the ________.

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Industrial

Question 11

In January 1917, President Wilson gave an important speech in which he called for a permanent league of nations and a "peace without ________."

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The answer of In January 1917, President Wilson gave an...

Question 12

The policy idea behind "Dollar Diplomacy" was to

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A)  create stable governments in less-developed nations. 
B)  reduce the deployment of troops from the United States to other nations. 
C)  encourage other nations to peg their currency to the U.S. dollar. 
D)  financially reward Latin nations that supported the interests of the United States. 
E)  extend investments and influence of the United States in less-developed regions. 
A)  create stable governments in less-developed nations. 
B)  reduce the deployment of troops from the United States to other nations. 
C)  encourage other nations to peg their currency to the U.S. dollar. 
D)  financially reward Latin nations that supported the interests of the United States. 
E)  extend investments and influence of the United States in less-developed regions.

Question 13

In 1914, when war erupted in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson

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A)  called on the American public to be completely impartial. 
B)  expressed sympathy for Germany. 
C)  declared that the "Triple Alliance" must be defeated. 
D)  held secret diplomatic meetings with Great Britain. 
E)  brokered separate peace treaties with both sides of the conflict. 
A)  called on the American public to be completely impartial. 
B)  expressed sympathy for Germany. 
C)  declared that the "Triple Alliance" must be defeated. 
D)  held secret diplomatic meetings with Great Britain. 
E)  brokered separate peace treaties with both sides of the conflict.

Question 14

Which of the following did the National War Labor Board, established in 1918, NOT grant to American workers?

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A)  an eight-hour work day 
B)  equal pay to women for equal work 
C)  collective bargaining rights 
D)  maintenance of minimal living standards 
E)  recognition of the right to strike 
A)  an eight-hour work day 
B)  equal pay to women for equal work 
C)  collective bargaining rights 
D)  maintenance of minimal living standards 
E)  recognition of the right to strike

Question 15

The Zimmermann telegram proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany against the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During World War I, technologically-advanced submarines used engines powered by

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A)  diesel. 
B)  gasoline. 
C)  steam. 
D)  electricity. 
E)  coal. 
A)  diesel. 
B)  gasoline. 
C)  steam. 
D)  electricity. 
E)  coal.

Question 17

In 1919, all of the following figures were at the Paris Peace Conference EXCEPT

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A)  Alexander Kerensky of Russia. 
B)  Georges Clemenceau of France. 
C)  David Lloyd George of Great Britain. 
D)  Vittorio Orlando of Italy. 
E)  Woodrow Wilson of the United States. 
A)  Alexander Kerensky of Russia. 
B)  Georges Clemenceau of France. 
C)  David Lloyd George of Great Britain. 
D)  Vittorio Orlando of Italy. 
E)  Woodrow Wilson of the United States.

Question 18

Attorney General ________'s heavy-handed response to the Red Scare of 1919 ultimately ruined his career.

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The answer of Attorney General ________'s heavy-handed response to the...

Question 19

Soldiers on both sides carried gas masks at all times in case of a chemical attack of poisonous ________.

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The answer of Soldiers on both sides carried gas masks...

Question 20

During World War I, Denver journalist George Creel led the Committee on ________.

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The answer of During World War I, Denver journalist George...

Exam 21: America and the Great War

After the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905,

The country that lost the greatest number of lives in World War I was

The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918

In his dealings with Pancho Villa, President Woodrow Wilson

Britain lost more men in World War I then either France or the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Trace the course of government efforts to create domestic support of the war. To what degree were these efforts justified by the war?

The Sedition Act made criticism of the war effort a crime.

In March 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when

In 1919, the racial climate in the United States

The Espionage Act primarily targeted anti-capitalist groups, such as the Socialist Party and the ________.

In January 1917, President Wilson gave an important speech in which he called for a permanent league of nations and a "peace without ________."

The policy idea behind "Dollar Diplomacy" was to

In 1914, when war erupted in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson

Which of the following did the National War Labor Board, established in 1918, NOT grant to American workers?

The Zimmermann telegram proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany against the United States.

During World War I, technologically-advanced submarines used engines powered by

In 1919, all of the following figures were at the Paris Peace Conference EXCEPT

Attorney General ________'s heavy-handed response to the Red Scare of 1919 ultimately ruined his career.

Soldiers on both sides carried gas masks at all times in case of a chemical attack of poisonous ________.

During World War I, Denver journalist George Creel led the Committee on ________.

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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