Question 1

With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the great majority of Americans

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A)  earnestly hoped to stay out of the war. 
B)  favored entering the war in support of the Allies. 
C)  supported the Central Powers. 
D)  wanted to form a military alliance of neutral nations. 
E)  favored U.S. mediation of the conflict. 
A)  earnestly hoped to stay out of the war. 
B)  favored entering the war in support of the Allies. 
C)  supported the Central Powers. 
D)  wanted to form a military alliance of neutral nations. 
E)  favored U.S. mediation of the conflict.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of George Creel.

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Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of Bernard Baruch.

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Question 4

The Second Battle of the Marne was significant because it

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A)  was the first time American troops saw action in France. 
B)  marked a temporary reversal of the Allies progress in Europe that extended the war by at least six months. 
C)  was the first time American troops fought by themselves. 
D)  saw the first use of combat aircraft. 
E)  marked the beginning of a German withdrawal that was never reversed. 
A)  was the first time American troops saw action in France. 
B)  marked a temporary reversal of the Allies progress in Europe that extended the war by at least six months. 
C)  was the first time American troops fought by themselves. 
D)  saw the first use of combat aircraft. 
E)  marked the beginning of a German withdrawal that was never reversed.

Question 5

Opposition to the League of Nations by many United States senators during the Paris Peace Conference

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A)  gave Allied leaders in Paris a stronger bargaining position. 
B)  stemmed from only a small minority of hard-core isolationists who rejected on principle tying American national security to Wilson's internationalist Fourteen Points or a collective League of Nations. 
C)  led to an abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine. 
D)  reinforced Germany's unwillingness to sign the treaty. 
E)  forced Wilson to drop his goal of establishing collective security internationally through the League of Nations. 
A)  gave Allied leaders in Paris a stronger bargaining position. 
B)  stemmed from only a small minority of hard-core isolationists who rejected on principle tying American national security to Wilson's internationalist Fourteen Points or a collective League of Nations. 
C)  led to an abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine. 
D)  reinforced Germany's unwillingness to sign the treaty. 
E)  forced Wilson to drop his goal of establishing collective security internationally through the League of Nations.

Question 6

The Germans gained an immense military advantage in the first months of 1918 because

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A)  they had discovered how to use the tank and poison gas effectively. 
B)  the Austrian army was able to switch from the Italian front to the western front. 
C)  the Bolsheviks took Russia out of the war allowing German troops to move to the western front. 
D)  they had seized the two key strategic points of Verdun and Ypres. 
E)  their brilliant generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff has taken effective control of the German government. 
A)  they had discovered how to use the tank and poison gas effectively. 
B)  the Austrian army was able to switch from the Italian front to the western front. 
C)  the Bolsheviks took Russia out of the war allowing German troops to move to the western front. 
D)  they had seized the two key strategic points of Verdun and Ypres. 
E)  their brilliant generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff has taken effective control of the German government.

Question 7

The United States declared war on Germany

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A)  in response to demands by American munitions makers 
B)  because it appeared that France was about to surrender. 
C)  after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels. 
D)  after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. 
E)  after final negotiations between Germany and the United States over unrestricted submarine warfare failed to come to an agreement. 
A)  in response to demands by American munitions makers 
B)  because it appeared that France was about to surrender. 
C)  after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels. 
D)  after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. 
E)  after final negotiations between Germany and the United States over unrestricted submarine warfare failed to come to an agreement.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of Herbert Hoover.

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A Quaker and humanitarian who

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of Francisco (Pancho) Villa.

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A revolutionary-minded bandit

Question 11

President Wilson's first direct use of American military forces in revolutionary Mexico occurred when he

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A)  sent armed forces to protect against Mexico's nationalization of American businesses. 
B)  sent the army to prevent Venustiano Carranza from becoming president of Mexico. 
C)  seized the Mexican port of Vera Cruz to prevent German delivery of arms to President Huerta. 
D)  sent General Pershing to capture Pancho Villa after Villa staged raids into New Mexico. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  sent armed forces to protect against Mexico's nationalization of American businesses. 
B)  sent the army to prevent Venustiano Carranza from becoming president of Mexico. 
C)  seized the Mexican port of Vera Cruz to prevent German delivery of arms to President Huerta. 
D)  sent General Pershing to capture Pancho Villa after Villa staged raids into New Mexico. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 12

After the Treaty of Versailles had been signed, Woodrow Wilson

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A)  was assailed by ardent isolationists in America who despised the notion of international collective security and mocked the League of Nations. 
B)  was condemned by disillusioned American liberals who thought the treaty was too punitive on Germany and sacrificed self-determination of Asians and Africans still under the yoke of European colonialism. 
C)  failed to plan a shrewd strategy for gaining Senate ratification of the treaty 
D)  was the subject of the rhetorical ire of German political leaders who felt the terms of the treaty were excessively punitive. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  was assailed by ardent isolationists in America who despised the notion of international collective security and mocked the League of Nations. 
B)  was condemned by disillusioned American liberals who thought the treaty was too punitive on Germany and sacrificed self-determination of Asians and Africans still under the yoke of European colonialism. 
C)  failed to plan a shrewd strategy for gaining Senate ratification of the treaty 
D)  was the subject of the rhetorical ire of German political leaders who felt the terms of the treaty were excessively punitive. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 13

Despite reluctance by both the President and Congress, the United States resorted to forced conscription in 1917 because

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A)  there was no other way to raise the huge numbers of American army servicemen efficiently that would need
To be sent to Europe. 
B)  it was the most effective way to destroy opposition to the war. 
C)  all the Allied and Central powers had already instituted the draft. 
D)  the early American volunteers for the war proved to lack discipline, bravery, and competence. 
E)  the U.S. government was unwilling to accept women into the armed forces. 
A)  there was no other way to raise the huge numbers of American army servicemen efficiently that would need
To be sent to Europe. 
B)  it was the most effective way to destroy opposition to the war. 
C)  all the Allied and Central powers had already instituted the draft. 
D)  the early American volunteers for the war proved to lack discipline, bravery, and competence. 
E)  the U.S. government was unwilling to accept women into the armed forces.

Question 14

When the United States entered the war in April 1917, most Americans did NOT believe that

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A)  the navy was obligated to defend freedom of the seas. 
B)  it would be necessary to continue making loans to the Allies. 
C)  the United States would have to ship war material to the Allies. 
D)  mobilization for war would be largely voluntary and forced conscription would soon be required. 
E)  it would be necessary to send a large American army to Europe for more than a year. 
A)  the navy was obligated to defend freedom of the seas. 
B)  it would be necessary to continue making loans to the Allies. 
C)  the United States would have to ship war material to the Allies. 
D)  mobilization for war would be largely voluntary and forced conscription would soon be required. 
E)  it would be necessary to send a large American army to Europe for more than a year.

Question 15

As World War I began in Europe, the alliance system placed Germany and Austria-Hungary as leaders of the ____, while Russia and France were among the ____.

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A)  Central Powers; Holy Alliance 
B)  Central Powers; Triple Alliance 
C)  Allies; Central Powers 
D)  Triple Alliance; Central Powers 
E)  Central Powers; Allies 
A)  Central Powers; Holy Alliance 
B)  Central Powers; Triple Alliance 
C)  Allies; Central Powers 
D)  Triple Alliance; Central Powers 
E)  Central Powers; Allies

Question 16

The dangerous proviso that Germany attached to its Sussex pledge not to attack unarmed neutral shipping was the requirement that

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A)  Americans would have to refrain from sailing on British-owned passenger ships. 
B)  U-Boats could capture merchant vessels if the submarines surfaced. 
C)  the Americans would have to guarantee that passenger vessels were not secretly carrying military supplies. 
D)  the United States would have to persuade the Allies to end their blockade of Germany or submarine warfare would be resumed. 
E)  Woodrow Wilson would have to seek a fair, negotiated settlement of the war. 
A)  Americans would have to refrain from sailing on British-owned passenger ships. 
B)  U-Boats could capture merchant vessels if the submarines surfaced. 
C)  the Americans would have to guarantee that passenger vessels were not secretly carrying military supplies. 
D)  the United States would have to persuade the Allies to end their blockade of Germany or submarine warfare would be resumed. 
E)  Woodrow Wilson would have to seek a fair, negotiated settlement of the war.

Question 17

The Underwood Tariff Act and the Sixteenth Amendment reflected Wilson's progressive goals by

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A)  establishing the first graduated federal income tax. 
B)  creating an optional retirement system for workers. 
C)  guaranteeing equal treatment for men and women in employment. 
D)  using tariffs only for revenue and not to protect American industry from competition. 
E)  providing protection for American farmers against subsidized foreign crop imports. 
A)  establishing the first graduated federal income tax. 
B)  creating an optional retirement system for workers. 
C)  guaranteeing equal treatment for men and women in employment. 
D)  using tariffs only for revenue and not to protect American industry from competition. 
E)  providing protection for American farmers against subsidized foreign crop imports.

Question 18

The central provisions of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act

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A)  included trade unions under the antimonopoly provisions of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. 
B)  declared that no single corporation could control more than 75 percent of a given industry. 
C)  established minimum wage rates for goods produced in interstate commerce. 
D)  outlawed corporate interlocking directorates and price discrimination against different purchasers. 
E)  weakened regulations against interlocking directorates and private discrimination against different purchasers. 
A)  included trade unions under the antimonopoly provisions of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. 
B)  declared that no single corporation could control more than 75 percent of a given industry. 
C)  established minimum wage rates for goods produced in interstate commerce. 
D)  outlawed corporate interlocking directorates and price discrimination against different purchasers. 
E)  weakened regulations against interlocking directorates and private discrimination against different purchasers.

Question 19

Woodrow Wilson's administration refused to extend formal diplomatic recognition to the government in Mexico headed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Porfirio Diaz. 
B)  Venustiano Carranza. 
C)  Pancho Villa. 
D)  Victoriano Huerta. 
E)  Santa Anna. 
A)  Porfirio Diaz. 
B)  Venustiano Carranza. 
C)  Pancho Villa. 
D)  Victoriano Huerta. 
E)  Santa Anna.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of Louis D. Brandeis.

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Exam 29: Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the great majority of Americans

Identify and state the historical significance of George Creel.

Identify and state the historical significance of Bernard Baruch.

The Second Battle of the Marne was significant because it

Opposition to the League of Nations by many United States senators during the Paris Peace Conference

The Germans gained an immense military advantage in the first months of 1918 because

The United States declared war on Germany

Identify and state the historical significance of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Identify and state the historical significance of Herbert Hoover.

Identify and state the historical significance of Francisco (Pancho) Villa.

President Wilson's first direct use of American military forces in revolutionary Mexico occurred when he

After the Treaty of Versailles had been signed, Woodrow Wilson

Despite reluctance by both the President and Congress, the United States resorted to forced conscription in 1917 because

When the United States entered the war in April 1917, most Americans did NOT believe that

As World War I began in Europe, the alliance system placed Germany and Austria-Hungary as leaders of the ____, while Russia and France were among the ____.

The dangerous proviso that Germany attached to its Sussex pledge not to attack unarmed neutral shipping was the requirement that

The Underwood Tariff Act and the Sixteenth Amendment reflected Wilson's progressive goals by

The central provisions of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Woodrow Wilson's administration refused to extend formal diplomatic recognition to the government in Mexico headed by

Identify and state the historical significance of Louis D. Brandeis.

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