Question 1

The Zimmermann telegram, sent to the Mexican government from the White House, was intercepted by the Germans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The turning point in World War I for the Allies was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Somme 
B)  a massive Allied offensive, which began on September 26, 1918 
C)  Vaux 
D)  Thierry 
E)  Calais 
A)  the Somme 
B)  a massive Allied offensive, which began on September 26, 1918 
C)  Vaux 
D)  Thierry 
E)  Calais

Question 3

Due to their belief in "freedom of the seas," the British allowed Americans to trade with Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Wilson's Fourteen Points endorsed all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of the seas 
B)  U.S. colonies in Africa and Asia 
C)  the creation of a "league" of nations 
D)  an end to secret treaties 
E)  removal of international trade barriers 
A)  freedom of the seas 
B)  U.S. colonies in Africa and Asia 
C)  the creation of a "league" of nations 
D)  an end to secret treaties 
E)  removal of international trade barriers

Question 5

President Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania:

Accepted Answer

A)  was to sever diplomatic ties with Germany 
B)  included a speech in which he said that if Germany was responsible for the killing of any more Americans, then a state of war would exist between the United States and Germany 
C)  was conciliatory 
D)  was a series of notes demanding that Germany stop such actions and pay reparations 
E)  was to ask Congress immediately to declare war 
A)  was to sever diplomatic ties with Germany 
B)  included a speech in which he said that if Germany was responsible for the killing of any more Americans, then a state of war would exist between the United States and Germany 
C)  was conciliatory 
D)  was a series of notes demanding that Germany stop such actions and pay reparations 
E)  was to ask Congress immediately to declare war

Question 6

In negotiating with the Big Four over many postwar territorial issues, President Wilson:

Accepted Answer

A)  remained true to his core values 
B)  only compromised when it benefited America 
C)  demanded that democratic states must be established 
D)  had to abandon his lofty principle of national self-determination 
E)  was embarrassed to admit that most Americans did not want the League 
A)  remained true to his core values 
B)  only compromised when it benefited America 
C)  demanded that democratic states must be established 
D)  had to abandon his lofty principle of national self-determination 
E)  was embarrassed to admit that most Americans did not want the League

Question 7

Many immigrant groups in the United States supported the Central Powers in the European war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Russian participation in World War I ended:

Accepted Answer

A)  when Russia was defeated on the battlefield at the hands of the Germans 
B)  with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 
C)  when Russia threatened to withdraw from the League of Nations 
D)  with the Treaty of Versailles 
E)  when Stalin withdrew all Russian forces from Germany 
A)  when Russia was defeated on the battlefield at the hands of the Germans 
B)  with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 
C)  when Russia threatened to withdraw from the League of Nations 
D)  with the Treaty of Versailles 
E)  when Stalin withdrew all Russian forces from Germany

Question 9

For violating the Espionage Act, Socialist leader Eugene Debs:

Accepted Answer

A)  received a ten-year prison term 
B)  was beaten by an angry mob of patriots 
C)  was banned from future presidential campaigns 
D)  renounced socialism 
E)  was executed by a firing squad 
A)  received a ten-year prison term 
B)  was beaten by an angry mob of patriots 
C)  was banned from future presidential campaigns 
D)  renounced socialism 
E)  was executed by a firing squad

Question 10

The Zimmermann telegram:

Accepted Answer

A)  urged the Mexican government to invade the United States 
B)  announced Germany's decision to wage unrestricted submarine warfare 
C)  announced the addition of three countries to the Central Powers 
D)  caused the United States to break diplomatic relations with Germany 
E)  tipped off J. Edgar Hoover that Germans had infiltrated the FBI 
A)  urged the Mexican government to invade the United States 
B)  announced Germany's decision to wage unrestricted submarine warfare 
C)  announced the addition of three countries to the Central Powers 
D)  caused the United States to break diplomatic relations with Germany 
E)  tipped off J. Edgar Hoover that Germans had infiltrated the FBI

Question 11

Describe the election of 1916. Who were the major parties, and what were the significant issues in the campaign?

Accepted Answer

The election of 1916 in the United State

Question 12

The Revenue Act of 1916:

Accepted Answer

A)  was primarily to raise money to pay for war preparations 
B)  hit farmers and low-income Americans the hardest 
C)  was vetoed by President Wilson 
D)  was designed to make Republicans support the war 
E)  amounted to the progressives' biggest failure in the Wilson period 
A)  was primarily to raise money to pay for war preparations 
B)  hit farmers and low-income Americans the hardest 
C)  was vetoed by President Wilson 
D)  was designed to make Republicans support the war 
E)  amounted to the progressives' biggest failure in the Wilson period

Question 13

All of the following influenced the U.S. decision to enter the war against Germany EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the overthrow of the czarist government in Russia 
B)  Germany's declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare 
C)  Germany's offer of an alliance to Mexico 
D)  unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans 
E)  Germany's sudden breakthrough on the Western Front 
A)  the overthrow of the czarist government in Russia 
B)  Germany's declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare 
C)  Germany's offer of an alliance to Mexico 
D)  unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans 
E)  Germany's sudden breakthrough on the Western Front

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Henry Cabot Lodge

Accepted Answer

A) was Massachusetts governor at the time of the Boston police strike 
B) was the U.S. attorney general that led the Red Scare 
C) was Wilson's first secretary of state 
D) was Wilson's second secretary of state 
E) was the leading reservationist concerning the League of Nations
F)headed the Food Administration during World War I
G)headed the War Industries Board
H)was the Republican presidential candidate in 1916
I)was a World War I general
J)was jailed for encouraging draft resistance 
A) was Massachusetts governor at the time of the Boston police strike 
B) was the U.S. attorney general that led the Red Scare 
C) was Wilson's first secretary of state 
D) was Wilson's second secretary of state 
E) was the leading reservationist concerning the League of Nations
F)headed the Food Administration during World War I
G)headed the War Industries Board
H)was the Republican presidential candidate in 1916
I)was a World War I general
J)was jailed for encouraging draft resistance

Question 15

The 1919 police strike in Boston:

Accepted Answer

A)  began when several officers protested their long hours and small pay by calling in sick 
B)  was settled when both sides agreed to submit to an arbitration panel 
C)  inadvertently launched a presidential career 
D)  launched the career of J. Edgar Hoover 
E)  led to the deaths of hundreds of illegal immigrants 
A)  began when several officers protested their long hours and small pay by calling in sick 
B)  was settled when both sides agreed to submit to an arbitration panel 
C)  inadvertently launched a presidential career 
D)  launched the career of J. Edgar Hoover 
E)  led to the deaths of hundreds of illegal immigrants

Question 16

During World War I, some American symphonies refused to perform Bach and Beethoven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Women in "war work" were usually able to keep their jobs after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Republican candidate for president in 1916 was Charles Evans Hughes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All of these took place in 1917 EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the East St. Louis riots 
B)  the Bolshevik Revolution 
C)  the Espionage Act 
D)  the U.S. enters World War I 
E)  the Paris Peace Conference 
A)  the East St. Louis riots 
B)  the Bolshevik Revolution 
C)  the Espionage Act 
D)  the U.S. enters World War I 
E)  the Paris Peace Conference

Question 20

Which of the following statements best describes the diplomatic stance of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan?

Accepted Answer

A)  America must, above all else, protect American interests around the world. 
B)  America must not interfere in the affairs of other nations. 
C)  America has a religious duty to spread democracy and Christianity throughout the world. 
D)  America should prove its might wherever and whenever possible. 
E)  America must never put internationality above nationality. 
A)  America must, above all else, protect American interests around the world. 
B)  America must not interfere in the affairs of other nations. 
C)  America has a religious duty to spread democracy and Christianity throughout the world. 
D)  America should prove its might wherever and whenever possible. 
E)  America must never put internationality above nationality.

Exam 22: America and the Great War, 1914-1920

The Zimmermann telegram, sent to the Mexican government from the White House, was intercepted by the Germans.

The turning point in World War I for the Allies was:

Due to their belief in "freedom of the seas," the British allowed Americans to trade with Germany.

Wilson's Fourteen Points endorsed all of the following EXCEPT:

President Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania:

In negotiating with the Big Four over many postwar territorial issues, President Wilson:

Many immigrant groups in the United States supported the Central Powers in the European war.

Russian participation in World War I ended:

For violating the Espionage Act, Socialist leader Eugene Debs:

The Zimmermann telegram:

Describe the election of 1916. Who were the major parties, and what were the significant issues in the campaign?

The Revenue Act of 1916:

All of the following influenced the U.S. decision to enter the war against Germany EXCEPT:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Henry Cabot Lodge

The 1919 police strike in Boston:

During World War I, some American symphonies refused to perform Bach and Beethoven.

Women in "war work" were usually able to keep their jobs after the war.

The Republican candidate for president in 1916 was Charles Evans Hughes.

All of these took place in 1917 EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements best describes the diplomatic stance of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan?

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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