Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Roosevelt Corollary

Accepted Answer

A) improving the human species by controlling heredity 
B) relocation of blacks to the North 
C) international police power in Western Hemisphere 
D) a world organization 
E) assimilating immigrants
F)British ship sunk by Germans
G)proposed a German-Mexican alliance
H)proposed agenda for the peace conference
I)Four-Minute Men
J)anti-labor crusade after the war
K)opposed U.S.entry into war
L)restricted Japanese immigration 
A) improving the human species by controlling heredity 
B) relocation of blacks to the North 
C) international police power in Western Hemisphere 
D) a world organization 
E) assimilating immigrants
F)British ship sunk by Germans
G)proposed a German-Mexican alliance
H)proposed agenda for the peace conference
I)Four-Minute Men
J)anti-labor crusade after the war
K)opposed U.S.entry into war
L)restricted Japanese immigration

Question 2

Which of the following statements does NOT characterize the woman's suffrage movement of the 1910s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alice Paul was elected to head the National Woman's Suffrage Association. 
B)  The movement split up over tactics. 
C)  Many of its veteran leaders switched their focus to supporting America's involvement in the war. 
D)  Activists chained themselves to the fence in front of the White House. 
E)  Most leaders of suffragette organization enthusiastically supported the war effort. 
A)  Alice Paul was elected to head the National Woman's Suffrage Association. 
B)  The movement split up over tactics. 
C)  Many of its veteran leaders switched their focus to supporting America's involvement in the war. 
D)  Activists chained themselves to the fence in front of the White House. 
E)  Most leaders of suffragette organization enthusiastically supported the war effort.

Question 3

When American troops finally arrived in Europe:

Accepted Answer

A)  they were too late to participate in the Meuse-Argonne campaign. 
B)  they helped push back a German offensive near Paris. 
C)  they turned the tide of the war. 
D)  the British and French were in full retreat. 
E)  they organized alliances after the war among fourteen prominent nations. 
A)  they were too late to participate in the Meuse-Argonne campaign. 
B)  they helped push back a German offensive near Paris. 
C)  they turned the tide of the war. 
D)  the British and French were in full retreat. 
E)  they organized alliances after the war among fourteen prominent nations.

Question 4

In what ways was W.E.B.Du Bois a typical progressive?

Accepted Answer

A)  He vigorously opposed the war. 
B)  He blamed African-Americans for their own plight. 
C)  He believed that only a social revolution could bring racial justice to the United States. 
D)  He believed that investigation, exposure, and education could solve the nation's problems. 
E)  He was mostly concerned with the farmers' plight during the war. 
A)  He vigorously opposed the war. 
B)  He blamed African-Americans for their own plight. 
C)  He believed that only a social revolution could bring racial justice to the United States. 
D)  He believed that investigation, exposure, and education could solve the nation's problems. 
E)  He was mostly concerned with the farmers' plight during the war.

Question 5

Discuss the relationship of American women to civil liberties during the years of,and surrounding,World War I.Did all women embrace the advancement of civil liberties in this period? Why,or why not?

Accepted Answer

During the years of World War I and the

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about Eugene V.Debs?

Accepted Answer

A)  He cited abolitionists in defense of Americans' freedom to dissent. 
B)  His arrest for violation of the Espionage Act was the result of an anti-war speech. 
C)  His prison sentence was commuted by President Wilson before his stroke. 
D)  He ran for president while in prison and received 900,000 votes. 
E)  He was sentenced to ten years in prison. 
A)  He cited abolitionists in defense of Americans' freedom to dissent. 
B)  His arrest for violation of the Espionage Act was the result of an anti-war speech. 
C)  His prison sentence was commuted by President Wilson before his stroke. 
D)  He ran for president while in prison and received 900,000 votes. 
E)  He was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Question 7

The war weakened the conviction that certain kinds of persons ought to be excluded from immigrating to America,which had lots of support before the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

World War I opened thousands of industrial jobs to black laborers for the first time,inspiring a large-scale migration from South to North called the Great Migration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Committee on Public Information

Accepted Answer

The Committee on Public Information (CPI

Question 10

The American Protective League:

Accepted Answer

A)  supported radicals charged under the Espionage and Sedition acts. 
B)  was concerned about protecting immigrants from persecution. 
C)  was concerned about the threat to civil liberties. 
D)  sought to protect women from abuse. 
E)  worked with the Justice Department to identify radicals. 
A)  supported radicals charged under the Espionage and Sedition acts. 
B)  was concerned about protecting immigrants from persecution. 
C)  was concerned about the threat to civil liberties. 
D)  sought to protect women from abuse. 
E)  worked with the Justice Department to identify radicals.

Question 11

Emiliano Zapata and "Pancho" Villa led rival peasant factions who united in support of Wilson's Mexican ally,Venustiano Carranza,in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Assess the impact of the bombing of the New York Stock Exchange in September 1920.

Accepted Answer

A)  It triggered the notorious raids against radical labor organizations. 
B)  It caused the death of forty people. 
C)  It prompted the American Communist Party to strengthen its ties to the Soviet regime in Moscow. 
D)  It rekindled anticommunist repression and led to the conviction and execution of five conspirators. 
E)  The bomb did not kill anyone, but it triggered a worldwide stock market collapse and recession. 
A)  It triggered the notorious raids against radical labor organizations. 
B)  It caused the death of forty people. 
C)  It prompted the American Communist Party to strengthen its ties to the Soviet regime in Moscow. 
D)  It rekindled anticommunist repression and led to the conviction and execution of five conspirators. 
E)  The bomb did not kill anyone, but it triggered a worldwide stock market collapse and recession.

Question 13

Marcus Garvey launched a separatist movement,encouraging blacks to embrace their African heritage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Wilson's Fourteen Points included all of the following principles EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  an end to colonization. 
B)  self-determination for all nations. 
C)  freedom of the seas. 
D)  open diplomacy. 
E)  free trade. 
A)  an end to colonization. 
B)  self-determination for all nations. 
C)  freedom of the seas. 
D)  open diplomacy. 
E)  free trade.

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Alice Paul

Accepted Answer

A) arrested under the Espionage Act 
B) liberal internationalism 
C) Birth of a Nation 
D) first female member of Congress 
E) Niagara movement
F)Universal Negro Improvement Association
G)National Woman's Party
H)"Trans-National America"
I)Monroe Doctrine corollary
J)Dollar Diplomacy 
A) arrested under the Espionage Act 
B) liberal internationalism 
C) Birth of a Nation 
D) first female member of Congress 
E) Niagara movement
F)Universal Negro Improvement Association
G)National Woman's Party
H)"Trans-National America"
I)Monroe Doctrine corollary
J)Dollar Diplomacy

Question 16

The "great cause of freedom" was a phrase frequently used in anti-war literature mocking American involvement in the conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why did World War I transform Western civilization so profoundly?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bitter war between the peaceful neighbors of Germany, France, and Britain shook the popular conceptions of politics deeply. 
B)  Since a vast majority of victims were civilians, the war forever changed public perceptions on the acceptability of military conflict. 
C)  As a global conflict between socialist nations on the one hand and monarchies on the other, the war signaled the ideological divisions of the twentieth century. 
D)  The war generated an economic boom in Europe and the United States that marked the beginning of the so-called Roaring Twenties. 
E)  The mass slaughter of World War I was hard to reconcile with the optimist claim that Western civilization was the triumph of reason and human progress. 
A)  The bitter war between the peaceful neighbors of Germany, France, and Britain shook the popular conceptions of politics deeply. 
B)  Since a vast majority of victims were civilians, the war forever changed public perceptions on the acceptability of military conflict. 
C)  As a global conflict between socialist nations on the one hand and monarchies on the other, the war signaled the ideological divisions of the twentieth century. 
D)  The war generated an economic boom in Europe and the United States that marked the beginning of the so-called Roaring Twenties. 
E)  The mass slaughter of World War I was hard to reconcile with the optimist claim that Western civilization was the triumph of reason and human progress.

Question 18

Assess the effectiveness of President Woodrow Wilson's response to Mexico's civil war.

Accepted Answer

A)  While the United States was able to bring peace to the region, it also undermined the democratic process. 
B)  In his zealous attempt to remove the dictator Porfirio Díaz, Wilson ended up destabilizing all of Central America. 
C)  Wilson's attempts to teach Mexican people how to select good men only led to the war spilling over into the United States. 
D)  President Wilson's efforts to support the popular leader "Pancho" Villa resulted in 10,000 U.S. troops joining the fight between the troops of Huerta and Madero. 
E)  If General John Pershing had not undermined the military operation with his own corruption, Wilson's response to Villa would have been very effective. 
A)  While the United States was able to bring peace to the region, it also undermined the democratic process. 
B)  In his zealous attempt to remove the dictator Porfirio Díaz, Wilson ended up destabilizing all of Central America. 
C)  Wilson's attempts to teach Mexican people how to select good men only led to the war spilling over into the United States. 
D)  President Wilson's efforts to support the popular leader "Pancho" Villa resulted in 10,000 U.S. troops joining the fight between the troops of Huerta and Madero. 
E)  If General John Pershing had not undermined the military operation with his own corruption, Wilson's response to Villa would have been very effective.

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-IWW

Accepted Answer

A) improving the human species by controlling heredity 
B) relocation of blacks to the North 
C) international police power in Western Hemisphere 
D) a world organization 
E) assimilating immigrants
F)British ship sunk by Germans
G)proposed a German-Mexican alliance
H)proposed agenda for the peace conference
I)Four-Minute Men
J)anti-labor crusade after the war
K)opposed U.S.entry into war
L)restricted Japanese immigration 
A) improving the human species by controlling heredity 
B) relocation of blacks to the North 
C) international police power in Western Hemisphere 
D) a world organization 
E) assimilating immigrants
F)British ship sunk by Germans
G)proposed a German-Mexican alliance
H)proposed agenda for the peace conference
I)Four-Minute Men
J)anti-labor crusade after the war
K)opposed U.S.entry into war
L)restricted Japanese immigration

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Americanization

Accepted Answer

Americanization refers to the process of

Exam 19: Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Roosevelt Corollary

Which of the following statements does NOT characterize the woman's suffrage movement of the 1910s?

When American troops finally arrived in Europe:

In what ways was W.E.B.Du Bois a typical progressive?

Discuss the relationship of American women to civil liberties during the years of,and surrounding,World War I.Did all women embrace the advancement of civil liberties in this period? Why,or why not?

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about Eugene V.Debs?

The war weakened the conviction that certain kinds of persons ought to be excluded from immigrating to America,which had lots of support before the war.

World War I opened thousands of industrial jobs to black laborers for the first time,inspiring a large-scale migration from South to North called the Great Migration.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Committee on Public Information

The American Protective League:

Emiliano Zapata and "Pancho" Villa led rival peasant factions who united in support of Wilson's Mexican ally,Venustiano Carranza,in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution.

Assess the impact of the bombing of the New York Stock Exchange in September 1920.

Marcus Garvey launched a separatist movement,encouraging blacks to embrace their African heritage.

Wilson's Fourteen Points included all of the following principles EXCEPT:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Alice Paul

The "great cause of freedom" was a phrase frequently used in anti-war literature mocking American involvement in the conflict.

Why did World War I transform Western civilization so profoundly?

Assess the effectiveness of President Woodrow Wilson's response to Mexico's civil war.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -IWW

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Americanization

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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