Question 1

At the Paris Peace Conference,Wilson sought all of the following goals except

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A)  preventing a seizure of territory by the victors. 
B)  an end to the European colonial empires in Africa and Asia. 
C)  a world parliament of nations to provide collective security. 
D)  national self-determination for smaller European nations. 
E)  free trade and freedom of the seas. 
A)  preventing a seizure of territory by the victors. 
B)  an end to the European colonial empires in Africa and Asia. 
C)  a world parliament of nations to provide collective security. 
D)  national self-determination for smaller European nations. 
E)  free trade and freedom of the seas. B

Question 2

President Woodrow Wilson persuaded the American people to enter World War I by

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A)  appealing to America's tradition of intervention in Europe. 
B)  convincing the public of the need to make the world safe from the German submarine. 
C)  declaring it a crusade to "make the world safe for democracy." 
D)  demonstrating how American national security would be threatened by a German victory. 
E)  insisting that the war would be fought primarily by the navy. 
A)  appealing to America's tradition of intervention in Europe. 
B)  convincing the public of the need to make the world safe from the German submarine. 
C)  declaring it a crusade to "make the world safe for democracy." 
D)  demonstrating how American national security would be threatened by a German victory. 
E)  insisting that the war would be fought primarily by the navy. C

Question 3

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. C

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-David Lloyd George

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David Lloyd George was a prominent Briti

Question 5

Assess America's contribution to the Allied victory in World War I.Do you think that the United States' involvement was crucial to victory? Why or why not?

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America's contribution to the Allied vic

Question 6

President Wilson broke diplomatic relations with Germany when

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A)  the Zimmermann note was intercepted and made public. 
B)  Germany announced that it would wage unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. 
C)  news was received that a revolutionary movement had overthrown the czarist regime in Russia. 
D)  Germany rejected Wilson's Fourteen Points for peace. 
E)  it appeared that the German army would take Paris. 
A)  the Zimmermann note was intercepted and made public. 
B)  Germany announced that it would wage unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. 
C)  news was received that a revolutionary movement had overthrown the czarist regime in Russia. 
D)  Germany rejected Wilson's Fourteen Points for peace. 
E)  it appeared that the German army would take Paris.

Question 7

Based on the chapter and "Varying Viewpoints," why is it fair to say that the issue of Wilsonianism has dominated discussions of American foreign policy from that time to the present?

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The issue of Wilsonianism has dominated

Question 8

During the course of World War I

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A)  American wages approximately doubled. 
B)  American prices approximately doubled. 
C)  only a handful of labor strikes occurred in the United States. 
D)  American farm production declined. 
E)  women lost ground in the workforce. 
A)  American wages approximately doubled. 
B)  American prices approximately doubled. 
C)  only a handful of labor strikes occurred in the United States. 
D)  American farm production declined. 
E)  women lost ground in the workforce.

Question 9

World War I was the first time that

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A)  African Americans served in the military. 
B)  women were admitted to the armed forces. 
C)  the military was desegregated. 
D)  the U.S. government employed a draft. 
E)  None of these 
A)  African Americans served in the military. 
B)  women were admitted to the armed forces. 
C)  the military was desegregated. 
D)  the U.S. government employed a draft. 
E)  None of these

Question 10

Senate opponents of the League of Nations,as proposed in the Treaty of Versailles,argued that it

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A)  failed to provide enough German financial reparations to the United States. 
B)  violated Wilson's own Fourteen Points. 
C)  robbed Congress of its war-declaring powers. 
D)  isolated the United States from postwar world affairs. 
E)  was not fair enough to oppressed colonial peoples. 
A)  failed to provide enough German financial reparations to the United States. 
B)  violated Wilson's own Fourteen Points. 
C)  robbed Congress of its war-declaring powers. 
D)  isolated the United States from postwar world affairs. 
E)  was not fair enough to oppressed colonial peoples.

Question 11

Although German-Americans were generally loyal citizens,during the war they were subjected to all of the following except

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A)  rumors that they were spying and sabotaging the U.S. 
B)  violent attacks such as tarring, feathering, beatings and lynchings. 
C)  deportation back to Germany. 
D)  German books were removed from libraries and German courses cancelled. 
E)  renaming German foods; sauerkraut became liberty cabbage. 
A)  rumors that they were spying and sabotaging the U.S. 
B)  violent attacks such as tarring, feathering, beatings and lynchings. 
C)  deportation back to Germany. 
D)  German books were removed from libraries and German courses cancelled. 
E)  renaming German foods; sauerkraut became liberty cabbage.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"solemn referendum"

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The term "solemn referendum" refers to a

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Georges Clemenceau

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Georges Clemenceau was a leading French

Question 14

In Congress,the most reliable support for Wilson's position on the League of Nations came from

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A)  Henry Cabot Lodge. 
B)  pro-league Republicans. 
C)  the irreconcilables. 
D)  Midwestern senators. 
E)  Democrats. 
A)  Henry Cabot Lodge. 
B)  pro-league Republicans. 
C)  the irreconcilables. 
D)  Midwestern senators. 
E)  Democrats.

Question 15

Republican isolationists successfully turned Warren Harding's 1920 presidential victory into a

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A)  mandate for international arms reduction. 
B)  victory for idealism and social tolerance. 
C)  guarantee of U.S. military withdrawal from Latin America. 
D)  crusade against Bolshevik communism. 
E)  death sentence for the League of Nations. 
A)  mandate for international arms reduction. 
B)  victory for idealism and social tolerance. 
C)  guarantee of U.S. military withdrawal from Latin America. 
D)  crusade against Bolshevik communism. 
E)  death sentence for the League of Nations.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Calvin Coolidge

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Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President o

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Committee on Public Information

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The Committee on Public Information (CPI

Question 18

In the United States,the most controversial aspect of the Treaty of Versailles was the

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A)  principle of self-determination for smaller nations in Europe and elsewhere. 
B)  severe reparations that Germany would have to pay. 
C)  permanent U.S. alliance with France. 
D)  provision for trusteeship of former German colonies. 
E)  League of Nations. 
A)  principle of self-determination for smaller nations in Europe and elsewhere. 
B)  severe reparations that Germany would have to pay. 
C)  permanent U.S. alliance with France. 
D)  provision for trusteeship of former German colonies. 
E)  League of Nations.

Question 19

Why did the United States fail to join the League of Nations? Consider the role of Wilson himself,Henry Cabot Lodge,the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles,and American political traditions.

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The United States failed to join the Lea

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Liberty Loans

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Liberty Loans were a series of war bond

Exam 30: The War to End War,1917-1918

At the Paris Peace Conference,Wilson sought all of the following goals except

President Woodrow Wilson persuaded the American people to enter World War I by

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -David Lloyd George

Assess America's contribution to the Allied victory in World War I.Do you think that the United States' involvement was crucial to victory? Why or why not?

President Wilson broke diplomatic relations with Germany when

Based on the chapter and "Varying Viewpoints," why is it fair to say that the issue of Wilsonianism has dominated discussions of American foreign policy from that time to the present?

During the course of World War I

World War I was the first time that

Senate opponents of the League of Nations,as proposed in the Treaty of Versailles,argued that it

Although German-Americans were generally loyal citizens,during the war they were subjected to all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"solemn referendum"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Georges Clemenceau

In Congress,the most reliable support for Wilson's position on the League of Nations came from

Republican isolationists successfully turned Warren Harding's 1920 presidential victory into a

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Calvin Coolidge

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Committee on Public Information

In the United States,the most controversial aspect of the Treaty of Versailles was the

Why did the United States fail to join the League of Nations? Consider the role of Wilson himself,Henry Cabot Lodge,the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles,and American political traditions.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Liberty Loans

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

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

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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