Question 1

The first Jewish member of the United States Supreme Court,appointed by Woodrow Wilson,was

Accepted Answer

A)  Felix Frankfurter. 
B)  Arsene Pujo. 
C)  Abraham Cahan. 
D)  Louis D. Brandeis. 
E)  Bernard Baruch. 
A)  Felix Frankfurter. 
B)  Arsene Pujo. 
C)  Abraham Cahan. 
D)  Louis D. Brandeis. 
E)  Bernard Baruch.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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 3

In 1912,Woodrow Wilson became the first ____ elected to the presidency since the Civil War.

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A)  person born in the South 
B)  Democrat 
C)  lawyer 
D)  non-Civil War veteran 
E)  Methodist 
A)  person born in the South 
B)  Democrat 
C)  lawyer 
D)  non-Civil War veteran 
E)  Methodist

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tampico incident

Accepted Answer

The Tampico Incident refers to a confron

Question 5

German submarines began sinking unarmed and unresisting merchant and passenger ships without warning

Accepted Answer

A)  when the United States entered the war. 
B)  in retaliation for the British naval blockade of Germany. 
C)  in an effort to keep the United States out of the war. 
D)  because international law now allowed this new style of warfare. 
E)  in a last-ditch effort to win the war. 
A)  when the United States entered the war. 
B)  in retaliation for the British naval blockade of Germany. 
C)  in an effort to keep the United States out of the war. 
D)  because international law now allowed this new style of warfare. 
E)  in a last-ditch effort to win the war.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Federal Farm Loan Act

Accepted Answer

The Federal Farm Loan Act, passed by the

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Nationalism

Accepted Answer

New Nationalism was a political philosop

Question 8

What were the most important of Wilson's progressive reforms? Was Wilson actually a more effective progressive than Theodore Roosevelt? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson's most important progress

Question 9

Woodrow Wilson was most comfortable when surrounded by

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans. 
B)  Catholics. 
C)  political professionals. 
D)  journalists. 
E)  academic scholars. 
A)  African Americans. 
B)  Catholics. 
C)  political professionals. 
D)  journalists. 
E)  academic scholars.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Louis D.Brandeis

Accepted Answer

Louis D. Brandeis was a significant figu

Question 11

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)  Emiliano Zapata. 
A)  Porfirio Diaz. 
B)  Venustiano Carranza. 
C)  Pancho Villa. 
D)  Victoriano Huerta. 
E)  Emiliano Zapata.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lusitania

Accepted Answer

The Lusitania was a British ocean liner

Question 13

Immediately before he was elected president in 1912,Woodrow Wilson had been serving as

Accepted Answer

A)  a Presbyterian minister. 
B)  the governor of New Jersey. 
C)  a successful businessman. 
D)  the president of Yale University. 
E)  United States Senator from New Jersey. 
A)  a Presbyterian minister. 
B)  the governor of New Jersey. 
C)  a successful businessman. 
D)  the president of Yale University. 
E)  United States Senator from New Jersey.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-ABC Powers

Accepted Answer

The ABC Powers refer to Argentina, Brazi

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Promise of American Life

Accepted Answer

The Promise of American Life is a book w

Question 16

One primary effect of World War I on the United States was that it

Accepted Answer

A)  opened new markets in Germany and Austria-Hungary. 
B)  suffered severe business losses. 
C)  conducted an immense amount of trade with the Allies. 
D)  turned more of its economic activity toward Latin America and Asia. 
E)  virtually ended American international trade. 
A)  opened new markets in Germany and Austria-Hungary. 
B)  suffered severe business losses. 
C)  conducted an immense amount of trade with the Allies. 
D)  turned more of its economic activity toward Latin America and Asia. 
E)  virtually ended American international trade.

Question 17

Based on "Varying Viewpoints," why do historians disagree so strongly about "who were the progressives"? Which interpretations of American progressivism seem most persuasive? Why?

Accepted Answer

Historians disagree strongly about "who

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Central Powers

Accepted Answer

The Central Powers, also known as the Qu

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Kaiser Wilhelm II

Accepted Answer

Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last German Em

Question 20

Difficulties in Mexico in the early 20ᵗʰ century affected the U.S.by

Accepted Answer

A)  interfering with trade relations. 
B)  encouraging massive migration of Mexicans across the border. 
C)  providing an investment opportunity for U.S. corporations. 
D)  sparking tensions between the U.S. and Spain. 
E)  None of these 
A)  interfering with trade relations. 
B)  encouraging massive migration of Mexicans across the border. 
C)  providing an investment opportunity for U.S. corporations. 
D)  sparking tensions between the U.S. and Spain. 
E)  None of these

Exam 29: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The first Jewish member of the United States Supreme Court,appointed by Woodrow Wilson,was

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

In 1912,Woodrow Wilson became the first ____ elected to the presidency since the Civil War.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tampico incident

German submarines began sinking unarmed and unresisting merchant and passenger ships without warning

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Federal Farm Loan Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Nationalism

What were the most important of Wilson's progressive reforms? Was Wilson actually a more effective progressive than Theodore Roosevelt? Why or why not?

Woodrow Wilson was most comfortable when surrounded by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Louis D.Brandeis

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lusitania

Immediately before he was elected president in 1912,Woodrow Wilson had been serving as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -ABC Powers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Promise of American Life

One primary effect of World War I on the United States was that it

Based on "Varying Viewpoints," why do historians disagree so strongly about "who were the progressives"? Which interpretations of American progressivism seem most persuasive? Why?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Central Powers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Kaiser Wilhelm II

Difficulties in Mexico in the early 20ᵗʰ century affected the U.S.by

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The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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