Question 1

From the outbreak of war in Europe,President Woodrow Wilson publically supported England and its allies ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In what year did the United States formally enter World War I? ​

Accepted Answer

A) 1914 
B) 1915 
C) ​1916 
D) ​1917 
E) ​1918 
A) 1914 
B) 1915 
C) ​1916 
D) ​1917 
E) ​1918 D

Question 3

Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge helped draft the League of Nations proposal.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Union membership declined during and after World War I.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which statement about the U.S.home front during World War I is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Americans were asked to go without meat and other staples as part of an effort to raise food for the Allies. 
B) A move to restrict the sale and use of alcoholic beverages was quickly and thoroughly defeated. 
C) ​Wheat production dropped by one-third because many farmers enlisted in the war. 
D) ​Membership in labor unions decreased and the number of strikes increased. 
E) ​African Americans were motivated to prove themselves after combat units were desegregated. 
A) Americans were asked to go without meat and other staples as part of an effort to raise food for the Allies. 
B) A move to restrict the sale and use of alcoholic beverages was quickly and thoroughly defeated. 
C) ​Wheat production dropped by one-third because many farmers enlisted in the war. 
D) ​Membership in labor unions decreased and the number of strikes increased. 
E) ​African Americans were motivated to prove themselves after combat units were desegregated.

Question 6

Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I? ​

Accepted Answer

A) J.Edgar Hoover 
B) Oliver Wendell Holmes 
C) ​John J.Pershing 
D) ​Woodrow Wilson 
E) ​Arthur Zimmerman 
A) J.Edgar Hoover 
B) Oliver Wendell Holmes 
C) ​John J.Pershing 
D) ​Woodrow Wilson 
E) ​Arthur Zimmerman

Question 7

Woodrow Wilson's 1917 "Peace Without Victory" speech called for ​

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.entry into the conflict in Europe 
B) U.S.companies and government agencies to provide money and  supplies to allied nations. 
C) ​The establishment of a worldwide organization to prevent future wars 
D) ​The beginning of peace talks between the belligerent nations 
A) U.S.entry into the conflict in Europe 
B) U.S.companies and government agencies to provide money and  supplies to allied nations. 
C) ​The establishment of a worldwide organization to prevent future wars 
D) ​The beginning of peace talks between the belligerent nations

Question 8

The event that finally pushed the United States to enter World War I was ​

Accepted Answer

A) the sinking of the Lusitania 
B) the renewed attack on U.S.ships by Germany 
C) ​the Zimmerman Telegram 
D) ​the alliance between Germany and Mexico 
A) the sinking of the Lusitania 
B) the renewed attack on U.S.ships by Germany 
C) ​the Zimmerman Telegram 
D) ​the alliance between Germany and Mexico

Question 9

American soldiers during World War I potentially experienced all of the following except ​

Accepted Answer

A) Shellshock 
B) Trench warfare 
C) ​Exposure to poison gas 
D) ​The use of airplanes in battle 
E) ​Reliance on U.S.submarine technology 
A) Shellshock 
B) Trench warfare 
C) ​Exposure to poison gas 
D) ​The use of airplanes in battle 
E) ​Reliance on U.S.submarine technology

Question 10

President Wilson's main goal at the peace conference ending World War I was to ​

Accepted Answer

A) form the League of Nations 
B) punish Germany for starting the war 
C) ​gain repayment for the British and French for their great losses 
D) ​undermine the Bolshevik government of Russia 
E) ​disarm all European nations 
A) form the League of Nations 
B) punish Germany for starting the war 
C) ​gain repayment for the British and French for their great losses 
D) ​undermine the Bolshevik government of Russia 
E) ​disarm all European nations

Question 11

The Triple Alliance consisted of which three countries? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Italy,Germany and France 
B) Germany,Austria and England 
C) ​Italy,Germany and Austria 
D) ​Germany,France and England 
A) Italy,Germany and France 
B) Germany,Austria and England 
C) ​Italy,Germany and Austria 
D) ​Germany,France and England

Question 12

Passed in 1920,the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution ​

Accepted Answer

A) gave women the right to vote. 
B) guaranteed equal pay for men and women. 
C) ​prohibited the sale or distribution of alcohol. 
D) ​desegregated government offices and workplaces. 
A) gave women the right to vote. 
B) guaranteed equal pay for men and women. 
C) ​prohibited the sale or distribution of alcohol. 
D) ​desegregated government offices and workplaces.

Question 13

Germany's 1915 sinking of what ship cost 1,200 lives and brought on the ire of the U.S.public? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Sussex 
B) Arabic 
C) ​Reuben James 
D) ​Lusitania 
E) ​Maine 
A) Sussex 
B) Arabic 
C) ​Reuben James 
D) ​Lusitania 
E) ​Maine

Question 14

The 1917 Espionage Act made it illegal for Americans to criticize the government or the war effort and set sentences of up to twenty years in prison.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Palmer raids sought to end labor strikes by rounding up and arresting union activists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The U.S.financed the bulk of the war by selling Liberty Bonds.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why did the U.S.not establish an embargo against warring European nations after the outbreak of war? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Because the large population of German immigrants in the U.S opposed it 
B) Because it did not have a large enough naval fleet to maintain an embargo 
C) ​Because U.S.defense experts considered espionage a stronger and safer strategy 
D) ​Because a blockade would have harmed the U.S.economy 
A) Because the large population of German immigrants in the U.S opposed it 
B) Because it did not have a large enough naval fleet to maintain an embargo 
C) ​Because U.S.defense experts considered espionage a stronger and safer strategy 
D) ​Because a blockade would have harmed the U.S.economy

Question 18

Charles Evans Hughes was a Supreme Court justice and the Republican Party's 1916 presidential candidate. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Red Scare refers to which of the following? ​

Accepted Answer

A) submarine warfare 
B) an influenza epidemic 
C) ​an economic recession 
D) ​fear of communist infiltration 
A) submarine warfare 
B) an influenza epidemic 
C) ​an economic recession 
D) ​fear of communist infiltration

Question 20

The Senate was most concerned about the aspect of the Treaty of Versailles that ​

Accepted Answer

A) Would not require Germany to admit blame for the war 
B) Would not require Germany and Italy to assume the war costs of victorious nations 
C) ​Would establish a League of Nations 
D) ​Would not ban submarine warfare 
A) Would not require Germany to admit blame for the war 
B) Would not require Germany and Italy to assume the war costs of victorious nations 
C) ​Would establish a League of Nations 
D) ​Would not ban submarine warfare

Exam 17: America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

From the outbreak of war in Europe,President Woodrow Wilson publically supported England and its allies ​

In what year did the United States formally enter World War I? ​

Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge helped draft the League of Nations proposal.​

Union membership declined during and after World War I.​

Which statement about the U.S.home front during World War I is true? ​

Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I? ​

Woodrow Wilson's 1917 "Peace Without Victory" speech called for ​

The event that finally pushed the United States to enter World War I was ​

American soldiers during World War I potentially experienced all of the following except ​

President Wilson's main goal at the peace conference ending World War I was to ​

The Triple Alliance consisted of which three countries? ​

Passed in 1920,the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution ​

Germany's 1915 sinking of what ship cost 1,200 lives and brought on the ire of the U.S.public? ​

The 1917 Espionage Act made it illegal for Americans to criticize the government or the war effort and set sentences of up to twenty years in prison.​

The Palmer raids sought to end labor strikes by rounding up and arresting union activists.

The U.S.financed the bulk of the war by selling Liberty Bonds.​

Why did the U.S.not establish an embargo against warring European nations after the outbreak of war? ​

Charles Evans Hughes was a Supreme Court justice and the Republican Party's 1916 presidential candidate. ​

The Red Scare refers to which of the following? ​

The Senate was most concerned about the aspect of the Treaty of Versailles that ​

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Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

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A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

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From the outbreak of war in Europe,President Woodrow Wilson publically supported England and its allies

In what year did the United States formally enter World War I?

Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge helped draft the League of Nations proposal.

Union membership declined during and after World War I.

Which statement about the U.S.home front during World War I is true?

Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I?

Woodrow Wilson's 1917 "Peace Without Victory" speech called for

The event that finally pushed the United States to enter World War I was

American soldiers during World War I potentially experienced all of the following except

President Wilson's main goal at the peace conference ending World War I was to

The Triple Alliance consisted of which three countries?

Passed in 1920,the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Germany's 1915 sinking of what ship cost 1,200 lives and brought on the ire of the U.S.public?

The 1917 Espionage Act made it illegal for Americans to criticize the government or the war effort and set sentences of up to twenty years in prison.

The U.S.financed the bulk of the war by selling Liberty Bonds.

Why did the U.S.not establish an embargo against warring European nations after the outbreak of war?

Charles Evans Hughes was a Supreme Court justice and the Republican Party's 1916 presidential candidate.

The Red Scare refers to which of the following?

The Senate was most concerned about the aspect of the Treaty of Versailles that