Question 1

____________________ was governor of Massachusetts during the Boston police strike of 1919.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was governor of Massachusetts during the...

Question 2

Democratic enthusiasm unleashed by the Committee on Public Information triggered unrest among the home population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Taxes during World War I

Accepted Answer

A) were increased dramatically, primarily on the middle class. 
B) did not go up significantly. 
C) were increased primarily on the wealthy. 
D) actually went down. 
E) paid all of the cost of the war. 
A) were increased dramatically, primarily on the middle class. 
B) did not go up significantly. 
C) were increased primarily on the wealthy. 
D) actually went down. 
E) paid all of the cost of the war.

Question 4

Woodrow Wilson articulated his principles for world peace and justice what is known as his ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Woodrow Wilson articulated his principles for world...

Question 5

Woodrow Wilson initially pursued a decentralized approach to mobilization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following was not a factor in the growing U.S. movement toward war?

Accepted Answer

A) German submarine warfare 
B) two revolutions in Russia 
C) German overtures toward Mexico 
D) German-American support of the war 
E) the desire to fight for freedom and democracy 
A) German submarine warfare 
B) two revolutions in Russia 
C) German overtures toward Mexico 
D) German-American support of the war 
E) the desire to fight for freedom and democracy

Question 7

Former President Theodore Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A) strongly opposed U.S. entrance into World War I. 
B) insisted that war with Germany was inevitable for the United States. 
C) supported Germany in World War I. 
D) ran against Woodrow Wilson in 1916 on a pro-war platform. 
E) organized a military unit to fight in World War I. 
A) strongly opposed U.S. entrance into World War I. 
B) insisted that war with Germany was inevitable for the United States. 
C) supported Germany in World War I. 
D) ran against Woodrow Wilson in 1916 on a pro-war platform. 
E) organized a military unit to fight in World War I.

Question 8

Which of the following groups entered the labor force in large numbers during the war?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexicans, white southerners, and European immigrants 
B) African Americans, Mexicans, and children 
C) African Americans, white southerners, Mexicans, and women 
D) European immigrants, African Americans, and women 
E) Irish, German and Italian immigrants 
A) Mexicans, white southerners, and European immigrants 
B) African Americans, Mexicans, and children 
C) African Americans, white southerners, Mexicans, and women 
D) European immigrants, African Americans, and women 
E) Irish, German and Italian immigrants

Question 9

Trench warfare was employed along both the western and eastern fronts during World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Belgium was a member of the Triple Entente.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The organization given some authority to negotiate with the military and manufacturers regarding wartime production was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

War Indust

Question 12

Union membership almost doubled between 1915 and 1920.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

____________________ headed the wartime Food Administration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ headed the wartime Food Administration....

Question 14

The peace treaty negotiated by the "Big Three" incorporated most of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the Fourteen Points, Woodrow Wilson proposed that territorial settlements be

Accepted Answer

A) based on the principle of self-determination. 
B) designed to restore the 1914 international boundaries. 
C) resolved in favor of the victors. 
D) negotiated at separate special conferences between the concerned ethnic groups. 
E) made by the League of Nations. 
A) based on the principle of self-determination. 
B) designed to restore the 1914 international boundaries. 
C) resolved in favor of the victors. 
D) negotiated at separate special conferences between the concerned ethnic groups. 
E) made by the League of Nations.

Question 16

Radical socialists who used violence and terror to promote revolution were called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Radical socialists who used violence and terror...

Question 17

Discuss the rise of black nationalism. What precipitated the rise of the movement? What were its goals?

Accepted Answer

The rise of black nationalism in the Uni

Question 18

While on a speaking tour to gain public support for the Treaty of Versailles, Wilson suffered a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of While on a speaking tour to gain...

Question 19

One of the most decorated AEF units was New York's 369th Regiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it

Accepted Answer

A) revealed Woodrow Wilson's secret negotiations with both sides. 
B) caused the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. 
C) insulted President Wilson. 
D) was clearly a hoax created by the British to sour U.S.-German relations. 
E) encouraged Mexico to side with Germany in case the United States entered the war 
A) revealed Woodrow Wilson's secret negotiations with both sides. 
B) caused the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. 
C) insulted President Wilson. 
D) was clearly a hoax created by the British to sour U.S.-German relations. 
E) encouraged Mexico to side with Germany in case the United States entered the war

Exam 23: War and Society, 1914-1920

____________________ was governor of Massachusetts during the Boston police strike of 1919.

Democratic enthusiasm unleashed by the Committee on Public Information triggered unrest among the home population.

Taxes during World War I

Woodrow Wilson articulated his principles for world peace and justice what is known as his ____________________.

Woodrow Wilson initially pursued a decentralized approach to mobilization.

Which of the following was not a factor in the growing U.S. movement toward war?

Former President Theodore Roosevelt

Which of the following groups entered the labor force in large numbers during the war?

Trench warfare was employed along both the western and eastern fronts during World War I.

Belgium was a member of the Triple Entente.

The organization given some authority to negotiate with the military and manufacturers regarding wartime production was the ____________________.

Union membership almost doubled between 1915 and 1920.

____________________ headed the wartime Food Administration.

The peace treaty negotiated by the "Big Three" incorporated most of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points.

In the Fourteen Points, Woodrow Wilson proposed that territorial settlements be

Radical socialists who used violence and terror to promote revolution were called ____________________.

Discuss the rise of black nationalism. What precipitated the rise of the movement? What were its goals?

While on a speaking tour to gain public support for the Treaty of Versailles, Wilson suffered a(n) ____________________.

One of the most decorated AEF units was New York's 369th Regiment.

Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it

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