Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Herbert Hoover

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of

Question 2

The United States declared war on Germany

Accepted Answer

A)  in response to demands by American munitions makers. 
B)  because it appeared that France was about to surrender. 
C)  because Wall Street bankers demanded it. 
D)  after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. 
E)  after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels. 
A)  in response to demands by American munitions makers. 
B)  because it appeared that France was about to surrender. 
C)  because Wall Street bankers demanded it. 
D)  after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. 
E)  after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Industrial Workers of the World

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a true statement about black soldiers during World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most black troops were denied combat duty. 
B)  Black soldiers were more likely to serve in combat than white soldiers. 
C)  Black soldiers typically served as laborers and stevedores. 
D)  Blacks served in segregated units in the military. 
E)  Mothers of slain black soldiers in 1930 were invited to visit their sons' graves in segregated travel arrangements. 
A)  Most black troops were denied combat duty. 
B)  Black soldiers were more likely to serve in combat than white soldiers. 
C)  Black soldiers typically served as laborers and stevedores. 
D)  Blacks served in segregated units in the military. 
E)  Mothers of slain black soldiers in 1930 were invited to visit their sons' graves in segregated travel arrangements.

Question 5

Summarize the impact of American participation in World War I on the national economy,civil liberties,and public attitudes.

Accepted Answer

The American participation in World War

Question 6

Among the major targets of the wartime Espionage and Sedition acts were

Accepted Answer

A)  the American Federation of Labor. 
B)  Samuel Gompers. 
C)  the Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  Eugene V. Debs. 
E)  German Americans. 
A)  the American Federation of Labor. 
B)  Samuel Gompers. 
C)  the Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  Eugene V. Debs. 
E)  German Americans.

Question 7

Which one of the following was not among Wilson's Fourteen Points,upon which he based America's idealistic foreign policy in World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduction of armaments 
B)  An international guarantee of freedom of religion 
C)  Abolition of secret treaties 
D)  A new international organization to guarantee collective security 
E)  The principle of national self-determination for subject peoples 
A)  Reduction of armaments 
B)  An international guarantee of freedom of religion 
C)  Abolition of secret treaties 
D)  A new international organization to guarantee collective security 
E)  The principle of national self-determination for subject peoples

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John J.Pershing

Accepted Answer

John J. Pershing, also known as "Black J

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Warren G.Harding

Accepted Answer

Warren G. Harding was the 29th President

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"normalcy"

Accepted Answer

The term "normalcy" is historically sign

Question 11

The election of 1920

Accepted Answer

A)  was 
B)  indicated the public's exhaustion with moral idealism and self-sacrifice. 
C)  was the first presidential election since passage of the woman suffrage amendment. 
D)  signaled the renewal of progressive domestic reform activity. 
E)  was used by Republican isolationists to kill the League. 
A)  was 
B)  indicated the public's exhaustion with moral idealism and self-sacrifice. 
C)  was the first presidential election since passage of the woman suffrage amendment. 
D)  signaled the renewal of progressive domestic reform activity. 
E)  was used by Republican isolationists to kill the League.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William D.Haywood

Accepted Answer

William Dudley Haywood, commonly known a

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Versailles

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the

Question 14

The Germans were heavily demoralized by

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States' military performance. 
B)  their defeat at the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. 
C)  the United States' unlimited troop reserves. 
D)  Russia's entry into the war. 
E)  American propaganda. 
A)  the United States' military performance. 
B)  their defeat at the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. 
C)  the United States' unlimited troop reserves. 
D)  Russia's entry into the war. 
E)  American propaganda.

Question 15

Congress's passage of the Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act demonstrated that the federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  was beginning to address the issue of equal treatment of mothers in the workplace. 
B)  was prepared to take substantial steps toward federally funded child care. 
C)  was completely hostile to mothers working outside the home. 
D)  supported pregnancy and maternity-leave benefits for women. 
E)  was willing to benefit and support women primarily in their role as mothers. 
A)  was beginning to address the issue of equal treatment of mothers in the workplace. 
B)  was prepared to take substantial steps toward federally funded child care. 
C)  was completely hostile to mothers working outside the home. 
D)  supported pregnancy and maternity-leave benefits for women. 
E)  was willing to benefit and support women primarily in their role as mothers.

Question 16

The United States used all of the following methods to support the war effort except

Accepted Answer

A)  forcing some people to buy war bonds. 
B)  having heatless Mondays to conserve fuel. 
C)  establishing government control of wages. 
D)  seizing enemy merchant vessels trapped in American harbors. 
E)  restricting the manufacture of beer. 
A)  forcing some people to buy war bonds. 
B)  having heatless Mondays to conserve fuel. 
C)  establishing government control of wages. 
D)  seizing enemy merchant vessels trapped in American harbors. 
E)  restricting the manufacture of beer.

Question 17

Woodrow Wilson's ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Conference was to

Accepted Answer

A)  stop the spread of communism. 
B)  blame no one for starting the war. 
C)  force Germany to pay reparations for the war. 
D)  establish the League of Nations. 
E)  destroy the Austrian and Russian empires. 
A)  stop the spread of communism. 
B)  blame no one for starting the war. 
C)  force Germany to pay reparations for the war. 
D)  establish the League of Nations. 
E)  destroy the Austrian and Russian empires.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"peace without victory"

Accepted Answer

"Peace without victory" refers to a conc

Question 19

The chief difference between Woodrow Wilson and the parliamentary statesmen at the Paris peace table was that Wilson

Accepted Answer

A)  lacked their popularity in Europe. 
B)  did not command a legislative majority at home. 
C)  brought some of his political opponents with him. 
D)  refused to play politics with the peace powers. 
E)  was not popular with his own people. 
A)  lacked their popularity in Europe. 
B)  did not command a legislative majority at home. 
C)  brought some of his political opponents with him. 
D)  refused to play politics with the peace powers. 
E)  was not popular with his own people.

Question 20

Summarize President Wilson's Fourteen Points.Which were substantially attained as a result of American participation in World War I? Which were not? Why?

Accepted Answer

President Wilson's Fourteen Points were

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Herbert Hoover

The United States declared war on Germany

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Industrial Workers of the World

Which of these is NOT a true statement about black soldiers during World War I?

Summarize the impact of American participation in World War I on the national economy,civil liberties,and public attitudes.

Among the major targets of the wartime Espionage and Sedition acts were

Which one of the following was not among Wilson's Fourteen Points,upon which he based America's idealistic foreign policy in World War I?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John J.Pershing

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Warren G.Harding

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"normalcy"

The election of 1920

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William D.Haywood

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Versailles

The Germans were heavily demoralized by

Congress's passage of the Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act demonstrated that the federal government

The United States used all of the following methods to support the war effort except

Woodrow Wilson's ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Conference was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"peace without victory"

The chief difference between Woodrow Wilson and the parliamentary statesmen at the Paris peace table was that Wilson

Summarize President Wilson's Fourteen Points.Which were substantially attained as a result of American participation in World War I? Which were not? Why?

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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

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

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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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