Question 1

Which of the following was the immediate cause of President Wilson's decision to ask for a declaration of war against Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pancho Villa's raid against an American town close to the Mexican border 
B)  The signing of a formal military alliance by Germany and Mexico 
C)  The initiation of terrorist acts by Germans living in the United States 
D)  The sinking of several American ships after Germany's decision to engage in unrestricted submarine warfare 
A)  Pancho Villa's raid against an American town close to the Mexican border 
B)  The signing of a formal military alliance by Germany and Mexico 
C)  The initiation of terrorist acts by Germans living in the United States 
D)  The sinking of several American ships after Germany's decision to engage in unrestricted submarine warfare

Question 2

African Americans during the First World War ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were usually assigned to menial labor 
B)  served alongside whites in integrated units 
C)  generally opposed fighting in a white man's war 
D)  were excluded from the draft 
A)  were usually assigned to menial labor 
B)  served alongside whites in integrated units 
C)  generally opposed fighting in a white man's war 
D)  were excluded from the draft

Question 3

Examine the impact of the First World War on American laborers in general and on organized labor in particular.

Accepted Answer

The First World War had a significant im

Question 4

President Wilson responded to the sinking of the Lusitania by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  calling on the German government to cease submarine warfare 
B)  breaking diplomatic relations with Germany 
C)  stopping Americans from traveling on belligerent ships 
D)  demanding that passenger vessels be prohibited from carrying war goods 
A)  calling on the German government to cease submarine warfare 
B)  breaking diplomatic relations with Germany 
C)  stopping Americans from traveling on belligerent ships 
D)  demanding that passenger vessels be prohibited from carrying war goods

Question 5

Which of the following statements best expresses President Wilson's belief about America's place in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  America has an obligation to end intolerance, racism, and bigotry within its society. 
B)  America has a mission to end poverty, homelessness, and unemployment within its society. 
C)  America has a mission to lead the world into a new era of peace based on open diplomacy, free trade, and democratic politics. 
D)  America has a duty to help other nations find the economic and political systems best suited to their cultures. 
A)  America has an obligation to end intolerance, racism, and bigotry within its society. 
B)  America has a mission to end poverty, homelessness, and unemployment within its society. 
C)  America has a mission to lead the world into a new era of peace based on open diplomacy, free trade, and democratic politics. 
D)  America has a duty to help other nations find the economic and political systems best suited to their cultures.

Question 6

Examine the assertion that the federal government and private business became partners during the First World War. What impact did this partnership have on the war effort and on the economic development of the United States?

Accepted Answer

During the First World War, the federal

Question 7

Which of the following was a consequence of the northward migration of African Americans during the First World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Segregation was eliminated in the North. 
B)  African Americans sought and gained appointment to high political positions. 
C)  Northern resentment led to numerous race riots in northern cities. 
D)  The South suffered severe economic dislocation. 
A)  Segregation was eliminated in the North. 
B)  African Americans sought and gained appointment to high political positions. 
C)  Northern resentment led to numerous race riots in northern cities. 
D)  The South suffered severe economic dislocation.

Question 8

Who were known as the "Wobblies"?

Accepted Answer

A)  New soldiers uneasy on their feet 
B)  Russian immigrants 
C)  Radical labor activists 
D)  FBI informants during the Red Scare 
A)  New soldiers uneasy on their feet 
B)  Russian immigrants 
C)  Radical labor activists 
D)  FBI informants during the Red Scare

Question 9

Which of the following events precipitated the First World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The seizure of Shandong by Japan 
B)  The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne 
C)  The revelation of the secret German war plan against France 
D)  The exposure of Russian Czar Nicholas II's affair with his German chambermaid 
A)  The seizure of Shandong by Japan 
B)  The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne 
C)  The revelation of the secret German war plan against France 
D)  The exposure of Russian Czar Nicholas II's affair with his German chambermaid

Question 10

Taking all things into consideration, which of the following is the most important reason for the Senate's defeat of the Treaty of Versailles and United States membership in the League of Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilson was unable to lobby effectively for the treaty because of his stroke and subsequent incapacitation. 
B)  Americans were unwilling to abandon the nation's traditional attachment to nonalignment and freedom of choice in international affairs. 
C)  Wilson's refusal to compromise with his opponents in the Senate doomed the treaty. 
D)  The treaty was condemned to defeat because of the bitter personal feud between Wilson and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. 
A)  Wilson was unable to lobby effectively for the treaty because of his stroke and subsequent incapacitation. 
B)  Americans were unwilling to abandon the nation's traditional attachment to nonalignment and freedom of choice in international affairs. 
C)  Wilson's refusal to compromise with his opponents in the Senate doomed the treaty. 
D)  The treaty was condemned to defeat because of the bitter personal feud between Wilson and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.

Question 11

Which statement is accurate concerning the steelworkers' strike in 1919?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strike was an attempt by Samuel Gompers to call in the debt he felt President Wilson owed him. 
B)  The workers were reacting to appeals from nonunion radicals who advocated a workers' revolution. 
C)  The strike was an indication of Communist influence within union leadership. 
D)  The workers were attempting to gain the right to collective bargaining, a shorter workday, and better wages. 
A)  The strike was an attempt by Samuel Gompers to call in the debt he felt President Wilson owed him. 
B)  The workers were reacting to appeals from nonunion radicals who advocated a workers' revolution. 
C)  The strike was an indication of Communist influence within union leadership. 
D)  The workers were attempting to gain the right to collective bargaining, a shorter workday, and better wages.

Question 12

Which of the following beliefs is part of the body of ideas known as Wilsonianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Empires must be dismantled in keeping with the principle of self-determination. 
B)  Democratic nations should build more arms to demonstrate their resolve against autocracy. 
C)  Each nation must protect its own domestic markets through tariff laws. 
D)  Secret agreements among nations are often necessary when national security is involved. 
A)  Empires must be dismantled in keeping with the principle of self-determination. 
B)  Democratic nations should build more arms to demonstrate their resolve against autocracy. 
C)  Each nation must protect its own domestic markets through tariff laws. 
D)  Secret agreements among nations are often necessary when national security is involved.

Question 13

The War Industries Board was created __________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  to serve as a clearing-house to coordinate the national economy during wartime 
B)  to act as an employment agency to direct workers into war-related industries 
C)  to oversee American corporations to make sure they did not violate antitrust laws 
D)  to oversee and coordinate the work of corporations and universities engaged in weapons research and development 
A)  to serve as a clearing-house to coordinate the national economy during wartime 
B)  to act as an employment agency to direct workers into war-related industries 
C)  to oversee American corporations to make sure they did not violate antitrust laws 
D)  to oversee and coordinate the work of corporations and universities engaged in weapons research and development

Question 14

What was President Wilson's response to the news that the First World War had broken out in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  He warned the public that a German victory would imperil United States security. 
B)  He issued a proclamation of neutrality and asked Americans to refrain from taking sides. 
C)  He privately told the warring powers that America would remain neutral but said nothing publicly. 
D)  He secretly told American business leaders that he would not restrict their sales to the warring powers. 
A)  He warned the public that a German victory would imperil United States security. 
B)  He issued a proclamation of neutrality and asked Americans to refrain from taking sides. 
C)  He privately told the warring powers that America would remain neutral but said nothing publicly. 
D)  He secretly told American business leaders that he would not restrict their sales to the warring powers.

Question 15

President Wilson sent thousands of troops to Russia in 1918 to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  subvert the new Russian Bolshevik government 
B)  act as a peacekeeping force in the Russian civil war 
C)  aid the new Russian government against Japanese aggression 
D)  counter Russian aggression against Hungary and Czechoslovakia 
A)  subvert the new Russian Bolshevik government 
B)  act as a peacekeeping force in the Russian civil war 
C)  aid the new Russian government against Japanese aggression 
D)  counter Russian aggression against Hungary and Czechoslovakia

Question 16

Which of the following is true of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer?

Accepted Answer

A)  He strongly encouraged Wilson to resign the presidency after his stroke. 
B)  He sought to achieve equal rights and opportunities for African Americans during the war. 
C)  In the "Palmer raids" of 1920, he disregarded basic civil liberties. 
D)  He instituted suits against corporations that had made excessive profits on war contracts. 
A)  He strongly encouraged Wilson to resign the presidency after his stroke. 
B)  He sought to achieve equal rights and opportunities for African Americans during the war. 
C)  In the "Palmer raids" of 1920, he disregarded basic civil liberties. 
D)  He instituted suits against corporations that had made excessive profits on war contracts.

Question 17

Who were the "Irreconcilables"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democrats who agreed to a set of compromises to prevent the Senate from rejecting the Treaty of Versailles. 
B)  Career diplomats who conducted a nationwide speaking tour to rally public support behind the Treaty of Versailles. 
C)  Senators who were determined to defeat the Treaty of Versailles with or without the Lodge reservations. 
D)  Wilson administration officials who were determined to prevent any concessions to opponents of the Treaty of Versailles. 
A)  Democrats who agreed to a set of compromises to prevent the Senate from rejecting the Treaty of Versailles. 
B)  Career diplomats who conducted a nationwide speaking tour to rally public support behind the Treaty of Versailles. 
C)  Senators who were determined to defeat the Treaty of Versailles with or without the Lodge reservations. 
D)  Wilson administration officials who were determined to prevent any concessions to opponents of the Treaty of Versailles.

Exam 20: Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

Which of the following was the immediate cause of President Wilson's decision to ask for a declaration of war against Germany?

African Americans during the First World War ______________________.

Examine the impact of the First World War on American laborers in general and on organized labor in particular.

President Wilson responded to the sinking of the Lusitania by ____________________.

Which of the following statements best expresses President Wilson's belief about America's place in the world?

Examine the assertion that the federal government and private business became partners during the First World War. What impact did this partnership have on the war effort and on the economic development of the United States?

Which of the following was a consequence of the northward migration of African Americans during the First World War?

Who were known as the "Wobblies"?

Which of the following events precipitated the First World War?

Taking all things into consideration, which of the following is the most important reason for the Senate's defeat of the Treaty of Versailles and United States membership in the League of Nations?

Which statement is accurate concerning the steelworkers' strike in 1919?

Which of the following beliefs is part of the body of ideas known as Wilsonianism?

The War Industries Board was created __________________________.

What was President Wilson's response to the news that the First World War had broken out in Europe?

President Wilson sent thousands of troops to Russia in 1918 to ____________________.

Which of the following is true of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer?

Who were the "Irreconcilables"?

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