Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, during World War I. The ship was en route from New York City to Liverpool, England, when it was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland, resulting in the deaths of 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard, including 128 Americans.

The historical significance of the Lusitania lies in its impact on public opinion and its role in the eventual involvement of the United States in World War I. The sinking of the Lusitania caused international outrage, particularly in the United States, where it was seen as an egregious violation of neutral rights and an act of barbarism. The loss of American lives played a significant role in shifting public opinion in the US against Germany and contributed to the growing call for American intervention in the war.

Although the Lusitania was a civilian vessel, it was carrying a significant amount of war munitions for Britain, which Germany cited as justification for the attack. The Germans had also issued warnings to potential passengers that the ship was at risk of being targeted due to the ongoing naval blockade and warfare.

The sinking of the Lusitania was not the immediate cause of the US entry into World War I; that would come two years later, in 1917, after repeated German submarine attacks on other ships and the revelation of the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany proposed a military alliance with Mexico against the United States. However, the Lusitania disaster was a critical event that helped to turn American sentiment against Germany and laid the groundwork for the United States' eventual declaration of war.

In summary, the Lusitania is historically significant because it marked a pivotal moment in World War I, influencing international relations and contributing to the chain of events that led to the United States joining the conflict on the side of the Allies.

Question 2

President Wilson insisted that he would hold ____ to "strict accountability" for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain; repaying the loans made to it by American bankers 
B)  Britain; the disruption of American trade with the European continent 
C)  Germany; ship damage and destruction to neutral countries other than the United States. 
D)  Germany; fair treatment of civilians in Belgium 
E)  Germany; the loss of American ships and American lives to submarine warfare 
A)  Britain; repaying the loans made to it by American bankers 
B)  Britain; the disruption of American trade with the European continent 
C)  Germany; ship damage and destruction to neutral countries other than the United States. 
D)  Germany; fair treatment of civilians in Belgium 
E)  Germany; the loss of American ships and American lives to submarine warfare E

Question 3

​Senator Henry Cabot Lodge effectively stalled consideration of the Treaty of Versailles by the full Senate

Accepted Answer

A)  by ​holding extended Senate hearings on the treaty, which permitted its various opponents to air their opposition to ratification. 
B)  ​by engaging in parliamentary procedural maneuvers such as reading the entire treaty aloud on the Senate floor. 
C)  ​by loading the treaty down with numerous crippling amendments or reservations opposed by Wilson and many Democrats in the Senate. 
D)  ​by mobilizing liberal intellectual and internationalist opinion against the treaty. 
E)  ​All of these choices are correct. 
A)  by ​holding extended Senate hearings on the treaty, which permitted its various opponents to air their opposition to ratification. 
B)  ​by engaging in parliamentary procedural maneuvers such as reading the entire treaty aloud on the Senate floor. 
C)  ​by loading the treaty down with numerous crippling amendments or reservations opposed by Wilson and many Democrats in the Senate. 
D)  ​by mobilizing liberal intellectual and internationalist opinion against the treaty. 
E)  ​All of these choices are correct. A, B, C

Question 4

​Examples of forceful federal government action to organize the nation for war were

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the conscription of certain essential wartime workers. 
B)  ​rationing of certain foodstuffs for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages. 
C)  ​the federal government takeover of the railroads. 
D)  ​the federal government's imposition of nationwide daylight savings time. 
E)  ​the issuance of production quotas and the allocation of raw materials by the War Industries Board. 
A)  ​the conscription of certain essential wartime workers. 
B)  ​rationing of certain foodstuffs for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages. 
C)  ​the federal government takeover of the railroads. 
D)  ​the federal government's imposition of nationwide daylight savings time. 
E)  ​the issuance of production quotas and the allocation of raw materials by the War Industries Board.

Question 5

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 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Fourteen Points

Accepted Answer

The Fourteen Points was a statement by P

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​irreconcilables

Accepted Answer

The "irreconcilables" were a group of Un

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Louis D. Brandeis was a significant figu

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Evans Hughes

Accepted Answer

Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948) was an

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Meuse-Argonne offensive

Accepted Answer

The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also known

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  because they were violating international law by operating in a war theater. 
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)  because they were violating international law by operating in a war theater. 
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 12

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

Accepted Answer

The ABC Powers refer to Argentina, Brazi

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Tampico Incident refers to a confron

Question 14

​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)  ​after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels. 
D)  ​after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. 
E)  ​after final negotiations between Germany and the United States over unrestricted submarine warfare failed to come to an agreement. 
A)  ​in response to demands by American munitions makers 
B)  ​because it appeared that France was about to surrender. 
C)  ​after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels. 
D)  ​after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. 
E)  ​after final negotiations between Germany and the United States over unrestricted submarine warfare failed to come to an agreement.

Question 15

It has been said that despite his intentions and idealistic pronouncements, Woodrow Wilson's Latin American and Caribbean policies were just as imperialistic as those of Theodore Roosevelt. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

I agree with the statement that Woodrow

Question 16

Because of the benefits that it conferred on labor, Samuel Gompers called the ____ "labor's Magna Charta."

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Reserve Act 
B)  Underwood Tariff Act 
C)  Clayton Anti-Trust Act 
D)  Wagner National Labor Relations Act 
E)  Workmen's Compensation Act 
A)  Federal Reserve Act 
B)  Underwood Tariff Act 
C)  Clayton Anti-Trust Act 
D)  Wagner National Labor Relations Act 
E)  Workmen's Compensation Act

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  federal paper money was not backed by sound gold or silver. 
B)  heavy state and federal regulation of big business and trusts that handicapped the development of business in America. 
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)  heavy state and federal regulation of big business and trusts that handicapped the development of business in America. 
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 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Allies, also known as the Allied Pow

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

John J. Pershing, also known as "Black J

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sussex pledge

Accepted Answer

The Sussex Pledge was a diplomatic promi

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

President Wilson insisted that he would hold to "strict accountability" for .

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge effectively stalled consideration of the Treaty of Versailles by the full Senate

Examples of forceful federal government action to organize the nation for war were

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fourteen Points

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Evans Hughes

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Meuse-Argonne offensive

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

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

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

The United States declared war on Germany

It has been said that despite his intentions and idealistic pronouncements, Woodrow Wilson's Latin American and Caribbean policies were just as imperialistic as those of Theodore Roosevelt. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Because of the benefits that it conferred on labor, Samuel Gompers called the ____ "labor's Magna Charta."

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: -John J. Pershing

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sussex pledge

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

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 8: Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

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

President Wilson insisted that he would hold ____ to "strict accountability" for ____.

​Senator Henry Cabot Lodge effectively stalled consideration of the Treaty of Versailles by the full Senate

​Examples of forceful federal government action to organize the nation for war were

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Fourteen Points

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​irreconcilables

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Evans Hughes

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Meuse-Argonne offensive

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

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

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

​The United States declared war on Germany

It has been said that despite his intentions and idealistic pronouncements, Woodrow Wilson's Latin American and Caribbean policies were just as imperialistic as those of Theodore Roosevelt. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Because of the benefits that it conferred on labor, Samuel Gompers called the ____ "labor's Magna Charta."

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: -John J. Pershing

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sussex pledge

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

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

Filters

President Wilson insisted that he would hold to "strict accountability" for .

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge effectively stalled consideration of the Treaty of Versailles by the full Senate

Examples of forceful federal government action to organize the nation for war were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fourteen Points

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Meuse-Argonne offensive

The United States declared war on Germany