Question 1

President Theodore Roosevelt defined "civilized" and "uncivilized" nations on the basis of

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A)  race. 
B)  literary achievements. 
C)  economic development. 
D)  both race and economic development. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  race. 
B)  literary achievements. 
C)  economic development. 
D)  both race and economic development. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 2

During the last eighteen months of Woodrow Wilson's presidency

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A)  his mental health was stable but his physical health was very poor. 
B)  he was essentially an invalid. 
C)  there was growing public sentiment for Wilson to step down from power. 
D)  his vice president, Thomas Marshall, essentially ran the White House. 
E)  he became more pragmatic and willing to compromise. 
A)  his mental health was stable but his physical health was very poor. 
B)  he was essentially an invalid. 
C)  there was growing public sentiment for Wilson to step down from power. 
D)  his vice president, Thomas Marshall, essentially ran the White House. 
E)  he became more pragmatic and willing to compromise.

Question 3

During World War I, the new technology of warfare

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A)  created logistical supply problems, which slowed many offensives. 
B)  allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat. 
C)  were largely responsible for the appalling level of casualties. 
D)  both created logistical problems, which slowed many offensives, and allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  created logistical supply problems, which slowed many offensives. 
B)  allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat. 
C)  were largely responsible for the appalling level of casualties. 
D)  both created logistical problems, which slowed many offensives, and allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 4

The election of 1920 saw

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A)  voters turn away from idealism and toward "normalcy." 
B)  Warren G. Harding narrowly defeat Al Smith. 
C)  the Democratic Party distance itself from the politics of Woodrow Wilson. 
D)  Republicans maintain their two decades of control of the White House. 
E)  Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as vice president on the Republican ticket. 
A)  voters turn away from idealism and toward "normalcy." 
B)  Warren G. Harding narrowly defeat Al Smith. 
C)  the Democratic Party distance itself from the politics of Woodrow Wilson. 
D)  Republicans maintain their two decades of control of the White House. 
E)  Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as vice president on the Republican ticket.

Question 5

When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,

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A)  the American public clearly supported its ratification. 
B)  most so-called "irreconcilable" senators favored it in principle. 
C)  he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points. 
D)  he found a close ally in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge. 
E)  he refused to appeal to the public, believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone. 
A)  the American public clearly supported its ratification. 
B)  most so-called "irreconcilable" senators favored it in principle. 
C)  he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points. 
D)  he found a close ally in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge. 
E)  he refused to appeal to the public, believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone.

Question 6

How did World War I affect African Americans and race relations?

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World War I had a significant impact on

Question 7

Republicans scored major victories in both houses of Congress in the elections of 1918.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the United States during World War I, the Committee on Public Information (CPI)

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A)  established strict rules of censorship for journalists reporting on the war. 
B)  became increasingly sensationalist in its information campaign. 
C)  criticized the federal government's reporting of the war. 
D)  was led by a panel of American military officers. 
E)  became a haven for pacifists and conscientious objectors. 
A)  established strict rules of censorship for journalists reporting on the war. 
B)  became increasingly sensationalist in its information campaign. 
C)  criticized the federal government's reporting of the war. 
D)  was led by a panel of American military officers. 
E)  became a haven for pacifists and conscientious objectors.

Question 9

American casualties in World War I

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A)  numbered approximately 350,000. 
B)  numbered approximately 60,000. 
C)  were as likely to be from disease as from combat. 
D)  were very low in all battles that U.S. troops participated in. 
E)  were comparable in number to those of the European powers. 
A)  numbered approximately 350,000. 
B)  numbered approximately 60,000. 
C)  were as likely to be from disease as from combat. 
D)  were very low in all battles that U.S. troops participated in. 
E)  were comparable in number to those of the European powers.

Question 10

The most prominent exponent of black nationalism following World War I was

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A)  Claude McKay. 
B)  Booker T. Washington. 
C)  Marcus Garvey. 
D)  W. E. B. Du Bois. 
E)  Malcolm X. 
A)  Claude McKay. 
B)  Booker T. Washington. 
C)  Marcus Garvey. 
D)  W. E. B. Du Bois. 
E)  Malcolm X.

Question 11

How had the technology of warfare changed between the American Civil War and World War I? What effects did these changes have on tactics and strategy?

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The technology of warfare underwent sign

Question 12

In early 1915, virtually the entire European continent was at war after the assassination of an Austrian archduke provided the spark to hostilities on the continent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why was Theodore Roosevelt so suited to be an activist foreign policy president? How did he carry out that activism, and what were the results?

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Theodore Roosevelt was well-suited to be

Question 14

The German submarine attack on the British liner the Lusitania resulted in the death of more than 100 Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The new Bolshevik government of Russia was not a participant in the Paris Peace Conference.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1920, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

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A)  admitted they were anarchists. 
B)  were convicted of murder. 
C)  drew widespread support from the public. 
D)  both admitted they were anarchists and drew widespread support from the public. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  admitted they were anarchists. 
B)  were convicted of murder. 
C)  drew widespread support from the public. 
D)  both admitted they were anarchists and drew widespread support from the public. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 17

The American response to the war in Europe was to accept the British blockade of Germany and continue trading with Great Britain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

President Wilson refused to endorse American military rearmament until he was reelected in 1916.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1919, the Red Scare in the United States

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A)  led to government raids that uncovered large caches of weapons. 
B)  saw more than 6,000 people deported from the country. 
C)  saw the arrest of several major government figures. 
D)  was generally opposed by universities and other academic institutions. 
E)  was partly motivated by a series of bombings. 
A)  led to government raids that uncovered large caches of weapons. 
B)  saw more than 6,000 people deported from the country. 
C)  saw the arrest of several major government figures. 
D)  was generally opposed by universities and other academic institutions. 
E)  was partly motivated by a series of bombings.

Exam 21: America and the Great War

President Theodore Roosevelt defined "civilized" and "uncivilized" nations on the basis of

During the last eighteen months of Woodrow Wilson's presidency

During World War I, the new technology of warfare

The election of 1920 saw

When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,

How did World War I affect African Americans and race relations?

Republicans scored major victories in both houses of Congress in the elections of 1918.

In the United States during World War I, the Committee on Public Information (CPI)

American casualties in World War I

The most prominent exponent of black nationalism following World War I was

How had the technology of warfare changed between the American Civil War and World War I? What effects did these changes have on tactics and strategy?

In early 1915, virtually the entire European continent was at war after the assassination of an Austrian archduke provided the spark to hostilities on the continent.

Why was Theodore Roosevelt so suited to be an activist foreign policy president? How did he carry out that activism, and what were the results?

The German submarine attack on the British liner the Lusitania resulted in the death of more than 100 Americans.

The new Bolshevik government of Russia was not a participant in the Paris Peace Conference.

In 1920, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

The American response to the war in Europe was to accept the British blockade of Germany and continue trading with Great Britain.

President Wilson refused to endorse American military rearmament until he was reelected in 1916.

In 1919, the Red Scare in the United States

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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

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The Great Depression

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The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

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Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

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

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