Question 1

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Locate the neutral nation of Spain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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 3

Which term best characterizes Woodrow Wilson's fundamental approach to American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imperialistic 
B)  Moralistic 
C)  Realistic 
D)  Balance-of-power 
E)  Isolationist 
A)  Imperialistic 
B)  Moralistic 
C)  Realistic 
D)  Balance-of-power 
E)  Isolationist

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The Federal Reserve Act, enacted on Dece

Question 5

All of the following are true statements about Mexicans who settled in the area known as the borderlands except

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A)  they relocated mostly in Texas, New Mexico, California and Arizona. 
B)  they helped build highways and railroads. 
C)  most were single men without families. 
D)  many followed the harvest as fruit pickers. 
E)  they helped create a unique culture that blended Mexican and American folkways. 
A)  they relocated mostly in Texas, New Mexico, California and Arizona. 
B)  they helped build highways and railroads. 
C)  most were single men without families. 
D)  many followed the harvest as fruit pickers. 
E)  they helped create a unique culture that blended Mexican and American folkways.

Question 6

Besides prohibiting anticompetitive business practices,the Clayton Anti-Trust Act broke new ground by

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A)  exempting labor unions and agricultural cooperatives from antitrust prosecution. 
B)  exempting organized major-league baseball from antitrust prosecution. 
C)  prohibiting colleges and universities from cooperating to establish tuition and fees. 
D)  permitting American businesses to form monopolies when operating overseas. 
E)  creating a federal incorporation law for large businesses. 
A)  exempting labor unions and agricultural cooperatives from antitrust prosecution. 
B)  exempting organized major-league baseball from antitrust prosecution. 
C)  prohibiting colleges and universities from cooperating to establish tuition and fees. 
D)  permitting American businesses to form monopolies when operating overseas. 
E)  creating a federal incorporation law for large businesses.

Question 7

Wilson's progressive programs provided relief to

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A)  sailors. 
B)  farmers and rural populations. 
C)  civil service workers. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  sailors. 
B)  farmers and rural populations. 
C)  civil service workers. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 8

As governor of New Jersey,Woodrow Wilson established a record as a

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A)  mild conservative. 
B)  reactionary. 
C)  man who could readily work with Democratic party bosses. 
D)  social radical. 
E)  passionate reformer. 
A)  mild conservative. 
B)  reactionary. 
C)  man who could readily work with Democratic party bosses. 
D)  social radical. 
E)  passionate reformer.

Question 9

When Woodrow Wilson became president in 1912,the most serious shortcoming in the country's financial structure was that

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A)  federal paper money was not backed by sound gold or silver. 
B)  unsound banks regularly issued inflated bank notes that had to serve as currency. 
C)  the banking system was too heavily regulated by the federal government. 
D)  the U.S. dollar was rigidly tied to gold. 
E)  money for lending was inelastic and heavily concentrated in New York City. 
A)  federal paper money was not backed by sound gold or silver. 
B)  unsound banks regularly issued inflated bank notes that had to serve as currency. 
C)  the banking system was too heavily regulated by the federal government. 
D)  the U.S. dollar was rigidly tied to gold. 
E)  money for lending was inelastic and heavily concentrated in New York City.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Allies, also known as the Allied Pow

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eugene V.Debs

Accepted Answer

Eugene V. Debs was an American socialist

Question 12

Which of the following American passenger liners was sunk by German submarines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lusitania 
B)  Arabic 
C)  Sussex 
D)  All of these American ships were sunk. 
E)  None of these were American ships. 
A)  Lusitania 
B)  Arabic 
C)  Sussex 
D)  All of these American ships were sunk. 
E)  None of these were American ships.

Question 13

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Woodrow Wilson's strong personality in achieving his political goals?

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson's strong personality had

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Sarajevo is the capital and largest city

Question 15

From 1914 to 1916,America's growing trade with Britain and loss of trade with Germany essentially occurred because

Accepted Answer

A)  the British needed American goods and weapons and the Germans did not. 
B)  more Americans sympathized with Britain than with Germany. 
C)  British agents sabotaged American businesses that traded with Germany. 
D)  American bankers like J.P. Morgan were willing to loan money to Britain but not to Germany. 
E)  the British navy controlled the Atlantic shipping lanes. 
A)  the British needed American goods and weapons and the Germans did not. 
B)  more Americans sympathized with Britain than with Germany. 
C)  British agents sabotaged American businesses that traded with Germany. 
D)  American bankers like J.P. Morgan were willing to loan money to Britain but not to Germany. 
E)  the British navy controlled the Atlantic shipping lanes.

Question 16

Assess Wilson's conduct of foreign policy from 1914 to 1917.Do you think that he could have pursued a different course that would have kept the United States out of the war? Should he have? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson's conduct of foreign poli

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Underwood Tariff Bill

Accepted Answer

The Underwood Tariff Bill, officially kn

Question 18

President Wilson's legal attack on anticompetitive and unfair business practices was implemented by passage of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Jones Act. 
B)  Federal Trade Commission Act. 
C)  Clayton Act. 
D)  Adamson Act. 
E)  Federal Reserve Act. 
A)  Jones Act. 
B)  Federal Trade Commission Act. 
C)  Clayton Act. 
D)  Adamson Act. 
E)  Federal Reserve Act.

Question 19

When Woodrow Wilson won reelection in 1916,he received strong support from the

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A)  East Coast. 
B)  working class and former Progressive Bull Moose party members. 
C)  business community. 
D)  prowar members of both parties. 
E)  new women voters. 
A)  East Coast. 
B)  working class and former Progressive Bull Moose party members. 
C)  business community. 
D)  prowar members of both parties. 
E)  new women voters.

Question 20

The twelve regional banks created by the Federal Reserve Act were

Accepted Answer

A)  unable to meet the monetary demands of business expansion. 
B)  regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. 
C)  owned by private banks. 
D)  subject to state banking regulation. 
E)  authorized to issue their own paper money. 
A)  unable to meet the monetary demands of business expansion. 
B)  regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. 
C)  owned by private banks. 
D)  subject to state banking regulation. 
E)  authorized to issue their own paper money.

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

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Locate the neutral nation of Spain.

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

Which term best characterizes Woodrow Wilson's fundamental approach to American foreign policy?

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

All of the following are true statements about Mexicans who settled in the area known as the borderlands except

Besides prohibiting anticompetitive business practices,the Clayton Anti-Trust Act broke new ground by

Wilson's progressive programs provided relief to

As governor of New Jersey,Woodrow Wilson established a record as a

When Woodrow Wilson became president in 1912,the most serious shortcoming in the country's financial structure was that

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene V.Debs

Which of the following American passenger liners was sunk by German submarines?

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Woodrow Wilson's strong personality in achieving his political goals?

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

From 1914 to 1916,America's growing trade with Britain and loss of trade with Germany essentially occurred because

Assess Wilson's conduct of foreign policy from 1914 to 1917.Do you think that he could have pursued a different course that would have kept the United States out of the war? Should he have? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Underwood Tariff Bill

President Wilson's legal attack on anticompetitive and unfair business practices was implemented by passage of the

When Woodrow Wilson won reelection in 1916,he received strong support from the

The twelve regional banks created by the Federal Reserve Act were

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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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