Question 1

Although primarily a passenger liner,the British ship Lusitania was transporting munitions from New York to Great Britain when the Germans sank it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Because of the military exercises practiced in the early part of the century,the U.S.military was well prepared to engage in the European conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The Palmer raids confirmed the depth of the radical threat to American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The sinking of the ship ____________________ was used to get a pledge from Germany to never launch another attack on the citizen of neutral countries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The sinking of the ship ____________________ was...

Question 6

The act passed by Congress to enforce prohibition was the ____________________ Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The act passed by Congress to enforce...

Question 7

When the United States entered World War I

Accepted Answer

A) the British and French were on the verge of victory. 
B) Russia had defeated Germany in the East. 
C) the British were on the verge of defeat. 
D) it made little difference in the outcome of the war. 
E) Germany had already sued for peace. 
A) the British and French were on the verge of victory. 
B) Russia had defeated Germany in the East. 
C) the British were on the verge of defeat. 
D) it made little difference in the outcome of the war. 
E) Germany had already sued for peace.

Question 8

Socialist leader ____________________ was sentenced to ten years in prison for speaking in opposition to World War I.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Socialist leader ____________________ was sentenced to ten...

Question 9

____________________ were cash payments that the Allies demanded from Germany as compensation for World War I.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ were cash payments that the Allies...

Question 10

The Russian Revolution united leftists in the United States behind the American Socialist Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Woodrow Wilson's hopes for a negotiated settlement with Germany were dashed by

Accepted Answer

A) the sinking of the Lusitania. 
B) revelation of the Zimmermann telegram. 
C) German violations of the Sussex pledge. 
D) the failure of the House-Grey memorandum. 
E) the Republican victories in the congressional elections. 
A) the sinking of the Lusitania. 
B) revelation of the Zimmermann telegram. 
C) German violations of the Sussex pledge. 
D) the failure of the House-Grey memorandum. 
E) the Republican victories in the congressional elections.

Question 12

The War Industries Board

Accepted Answer

A) represented Woodrow Wilson's attempt to have a decentralized approach toward war mobilization. 
B) possessed complete authority over military and civilian wartime production. 
C) was criticized by Progressives as inefficient. 
D) nationalized all industries in the U.S. 
E) was not authorized to fix prices or wages. 
A) represented Woodrow Wilson's attempt to have a decentralized approach toward war mobilization. 
B) possessed complete authority over military and civilian wartime production. 
C) was criticized by Progressives as inefficient. 
D) nationalized all industries in the U.S. 
E) was not authorized to fix prices or wages.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Four-minute men

Accepted Answer

a contingent of 75,000 men tra

Question 14

Which of the following statements is not true of the Selective Service boards?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 million men were drafted into the military. 
B) The number of draft resisters was high,especially among recent immigrants. 
C) 2 million men volunteered for service. 
D) It empowered the administration to raise an army through conscription. 
E) 24 million men over age 18 registered. 
A) 3 million men were drafted into the military. 
B) The number of draft resisters was high,especially among recent immigrants. 
C) 2 million men volunteered for service. 
D) It empowered the administration to raise an army through conscription. 
E) 24 million men over age 18 registered.

Question 15

All of the following statements regarding the German attack on the Lusitania are true except it

Accepted Answer

A) was an unwarranted attack against a purely passenger vessel. 
B) resulted in the loss of more than 100 American lives. 
C) was denounced strongly by Wilson. 
D) increased American hostility toward Germany. 
E) led to the resignation of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. 
A) was an unwarranted attack against a purely passenger vessel. 
B) resulted in the loss of more than 100 American lives. 
C) was denounced strongly by Wilson. 
D) increased American hostility toward Germany. 
E) led to the resignation of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan.

Question 16

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ____________________ did everything possible to obstruct ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...

Question 17

____________________ gave the League of Nations the power to punish aggressor nations.

Accepted Answer

Covenant o

Question 18

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.

Question 19

Discuss the Sacco and Vanzetti trial.Why was it significant?

Accepted Answer

In 1920,two Italian-born anarchists,Nico

Question 20

For the American worker,World War I meant

Accepted Answer

A) increased unemployment. 
B) more leverage with employers. 
C) fewer job opportunities. 
D) lower wages. 
E) more competition with immigrant workers. 
A) increased unemployment. 
B) more leverage with employers. 
C) fewer job opportunities. 
D) lower wages. 
E) more competition with immigrant workers.

Exam 23: War and Society, 1914-1920

Although primarily a passenger liner,the British ship Lusitania was transporting munitions from New York to Great Britain when the Germans sank it.

Because of the military exercises practiced in the early part of the century,the U.S.military was well prepared to engage in the European conflict.

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

The Palmer raids confirmed the depth of the radical threat to American society.

The sinking of the ship ____________________ was used to get a pledge from Germany to never launch another attack on the citizen of neutral countries.

The act passed by Congress to enforce prohibition was the ____________________ Act.

When the United States entered World War I

Socialist leader ____________________ was sentenced to ten years in prison for speaking in opposition to World War I.

____________________ were cash payments that the Allies demanded from Germany as compensation for World War I.

The Russian Revolution united leftists in the United States behind the American Socialist Party.

Woodrow Wilson's hopes for a negotiated settlement with Germany were dashed by

The War Industries Board

IDENTIFICATIONS -Four-minute men

Which of the following statements is not true of the Selective Service boards?

All of the following statements regarding the German attack on the Lusitania are true except it

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ____________________ did everything possible to obstruct ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.

____________________ gave the League of Nations the power to punish aggressor nations.

Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it

Discuss the Sacco and Vanzetti trial.Why was it significant?

For the American worker,World War I meant

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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