Question 1

Where did World War I begin? ​

Accepted Answer

A) In Russia 
B) In Germany 
C) ​In the Balkans 
D) ​In Great Britain 
A) In Russia 
B) In Germany 
C) ​In the Balkans 
D) ​In Great Britain

Question 2

Who was the Republican Party's 1916 candidate for president? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Eugene V.Debs 
B) Charles Evans Hughes 
C) ​Henry Cabot Lodge 
D) ​Theodore Roosevelt 
E) ​Herbert Hoover 
A) Eugene V.Debs 
B) Charles Evans Hughes 
C) ​Henry Cabot Lodge 
D) ​Theodore Roosevelt 
E) ​Herbert Hoover

Question 3

William Jennings Bryan led the effort that blocked ratification of the Treaty of Versailles by the Senate.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Schenck v.United States (1919)the Supreme Court declared that laws did not violate the rights of suspected radicals because they presented "a clear and present danger." ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Fourteen Points included all of the following except ​

Accepted Answer

A) freedom of the seas. 
B) national self-determination. 
C) ​a league of nations to keep the peace. 
D) ​total disarmament. 
A) freedom of the seas. 
B) national self-determination. 
C) ​a league of nations to keep the peace. 
D) ​total disarmament.

Question 6

In return for the government's agreement to allow unions to participate in economic policy making,the American Federation of Labor promised not to strike or to press for union shops in factories.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​William Jennings Bryan resigned as Secretary of State because

Accepted Answer

A) He clashed with other members of Wilson's cabinet on the handling of the war effort. 
B) He feared Wilson's demand for an apology from Germany might prompt warfare. 
C) ​He was boycotting Wilson's attempt to negotiate with Germany secretly. 
D) ​None of these 
A) He clashed with other members of Wilson's cabinet on the handling of the war effort. 
B) He feared Wilson's demand for an apology from Germany might prompt warfare. 
C) ​He was boycotting Wilson's attempt to negotiate with Germany secretly. 
D) ​None of these

Question 8

Which of these was NOT part of the U.S.war effort during World War I ​

Accepted Answer

A) Meatless days 
B) Wheatless days 
C) ​Fishless days 
D) ​Victory gardens 
A) Meatless days 
B) Wheatless days 
C) ​Fishless days 
D) ​Victory gardens

Question 9

Which of these was not an attempt by the U.S.government to limit criticism of its participation in the war? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The Espionage Act 
B) The Leverage Act 
C) ​The Sedition Act 
D) ​The Alien Act 
A) The Espionage Act 
B) The Leverage Act 
C) ​The Sedition Act 
D) ​The Alien Act

Question 10

Which statement regarding U.S.participation in World War I is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The United States chose to use an all-volunteer system for raising troops. 
B) Roughly 3 million men joined the armed forces during World War I. 
C) ​The United States got the majority of the funds for the war through taxes. 
D) ​Most of the U.S.convoys escorting merchant ships were destroyed by German submarines. 
A) The United States chose to use an all-volunteer system for raising troops. 
B) Roughly 3 million men joined the armed forces during World War I. 
C) ​The United States got the majority of the funds for the war through taxes. 
D) ​Most of the U.S.convoys escorting merchant ships were destroyed by German submarines.

Question 11

The 1918 outbreak of Spanish flu killed many U.S.soldiers but was contained overseas. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

After the sinking of the Arabic,the Germans pledged not to attack passenger liners without warning,but it soon resumed its submarine attacks on merchant ships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The federal government established a minimum wage during and after the war years. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Black activist leader W.E.B.Du Bois urged blacks not to enlist or take part in the U.S.war effort during World War I.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following contributed to the rise of massive labor strikes in the years after World War I except ​

Accepted Answer

A) Escalating inflation 
B) A labor glut of returning soldiers seeking jobs 
C) ​The shift from wartime production 
D) ​Declining faith in unions 
A) Escalating inflation 
B) A labor glut of returning soldiers seeking jobs 
C) ​The shift from wartime production 
D) ​Declining faith in unions

Question 16

The U.S.had a long-term policy of isolationism in foreign wars.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Activist Emma Goldman was deported for speaking out against the U.S.government during the war.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

During the war,Germany did not target American troop ships because they did not think American soldiers were good fighters.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The National War Labor Board established ​

Accepted Answer

A) daylight savings time. 
B) a new appeals process for laborers. 
C) ​minimum wages and maximum hours. 
D) ​ambitious production quotas for arms factories. 
E) ​desegregation policies in war-related industries. 
A) daylight savings time. 
B) a new appeals process for laborers. 
C) ​minimum wages and maximum hours. 
D) ​ambitious production quotas for arms factories. 
E) ​desegregation policies in war-related industries.

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

Where did World War I begin? ​

Who was the Republican Party's 1916 candidate for president? ​

William Jennings Bryan led the effort that blocked ratification of the Treaty of Versailles by the Senate.​

In Schenck v.United States (1919)the Supreme Court declared that laws did not violate the rights of suspected radicals because they presented "a clear and present danger." ​

The Fourteen Points included all of the following except ​

In return for the government's agreement to allow unions to participate in economic policy making,the American Federation of Labor promised not to strike or to press for union shops in factories.​

​William Jennings Bryan resigned as Secretary of State because

Which of these was NOT part of the U.S.war effort during World War I ​

Which of these was not an attempt by the U.S.government to limit criticism of its participation in the war? ​

Which statement regarding U.S.participation in World War I is true? ​

The 1918 outbreak of Spanish flu killed many U.S.soldiers but was contained overseas. ​

After the sinking of the Arabic,the Germans pledged not to attack passenger liners without warning,but it soon resumed its submarine attacks on merchant ships.

The federal government established a minimum wage during and after the war years. ​

Black activist leader W.E.B.Du Bois urged blacks not to enlist or take part in the U.S.war effort during World War I.​

All of the following contributed to the rise of massive labor strikes in the years after World War I except ​

The U.S.had a long-term policy of isolationism in foreign wars.​

Activist Emma Goldman was deported for speaking out against the U.S.government during the war.​

During the war,Germany did not target American troop ships because they did not think American soldiers were good fighters.​

The National War Labor Board established ​

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

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

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

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Where did World War I begin?

Who was the Republican Party's 1916 candidate for president?

William Jennings Bryan led the effort that blocked ratification of the Treaty of Versailles by the Senate.

In Schenck v.United States (1919)the Supreme Court declared that laws did not violate the rights of suspected radicals because they presented "a clear and present danger."

The Fourteen Points included all of the following except

In return for the government's agreement to allow unions to participate in economic policy making,the American Federation of Labor promised not to strike or to press for union shops in factories.

William Jennings Bryan resigned as Secretary of State because

Which of these was NOT part of the U.S.war effort during World War I

Which of these was not an attempt by the U.S.government to limit criticism of its participation in the war?

Which statement regarding U.S.participation in World War I is true?

The 1918 outbreak of Spanish flu killed many U.S.soldiers but was contained overseas.

The federal government established a minimum wage during and after the war years.

Black activist leader W.E.B.Du Bois urged blacks not to enlist or take part in the U.S.war effort during World War I.

All of the following contributed to the rise of massive labor strikes in the years after World War I except

The U.S.had a long-term policy of isolationism in foreign wars.

Activist Emma Goldman was deported for speaking out against the U.S.government during the war.

During the war,Germany did not target American troop ships because they did not think American soldiers were good fighters.

The National War Labor Board established