Question 1

During World War I,the United States government primarily financed the war through

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A)  deficit spending and currency manipulation. 
B)  foreign loans and the printing of new currency. 
C)  private business and banking loans. 
D)  currency inflation and the sale of gold reserves. 
E)  public bond sales and new taxes. 
A)  deficit spending and currency manipulation. 
B)  foreign loans and the printing of new currency. 
C)  private business and banking loans. 
D)  currency inflation and the sale of gold reserves. 
E)  public bond sales and new taxes.

Question 2

In order to secure control of the Panama Canal zone,the United States

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A)  carried out the overthrow of the president of Panama. 
B)  organized a trade embargo against Colombia. 
C)  assisted a revolution in Panama. 
D)  purchased the land for the canal from Colombia. 
E)  surrounded the canal site with a "Great White Fleet." 
A)  carried out the overthrow of the president of Panama. 
B)  organized a trade embargo against Colombia. 
C)  assisted a revolution in Panama. 
D)  purchased the land for the canal from Colombia. 
E)  surrounded the canal site with a "Great White Fleet."

Question 3

In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,

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A)  the United States declared war on Germany. 
B)  Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action. 
C)  President Wilson prohibited Americans from traveling to Europe. 
D)  Great Britain began an intensive campaign to build a submarine fleet. 
E)  the United States began leasing its submarines to Great Britain. 
A)  the United States declared war on Germany. 
B)  Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action. 
C)  President Wilson prohibited Americans from traveling to Europe. 
D)  Great Britain began an intensive campaign to build a submarine fleet. 
E)  the United States began leasing its submarines to Great Britain.

Question 4

As a result of the service of African American soldiers in World War I,

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A)  activism by blacks for their rights increased. 
B)  public attitudes on race were significantly altered. 
C)  the country saw a general improvement in race relations. 
D)  the federal government integrated the armed forces. 
E)  northern black factory workers were able to keep their jobs when white veterans returned. 
A)  activism by blacks for their rights increased. 
B)  public attitudes on race were significantly altered. 
C)  the country saw a general improvement in race relations. 
D)  the federal government integrated the armed forces. 
E)  northern black factory workers were able to keep their jobs when white veterans returned.

Question 5

Why was Theodore Roosevelt so suited to be an activist foreign policy president? How did he carry out that activism,and what were the results?

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt was well-suited to be

Question 6

Why did the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment mark an end to a period of serious reform and idealism in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment

Question 7

The Selective Service Act in the United States

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A)  was enacted during the last months of World War I. 
B)  gave the government, for the first time, the authority to draft citizens for military duty. 
C)  was supported by President Woodrow Wilson. 
D)  drafted far fewer men than those who volunteered for military duty. 
E)  brought nearly 300,000 men into the army. 
A)  was enacted during the last months of World War I. 
B)  gave the government, for the first time, the authority to draft citizens for military duty. 
C)  was supported by President Woodrow Wilson. 
D)  drafted far fewer men than those who volunteered for military duty. 
E)  brought nearly 300,000 men into the army.

Question 8

During the ratification debate on the Treaty of Versailles,it was clear the Republicans would not compromise with President Wilson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The United States financed World War I solely through public bond sales.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The country that lost the greatest number of lives in World War I was

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A)  Russia. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  France. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Italy. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  France. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Italy.

Question 11

The Sacco and Vanzetti case is in part a story of the lingering effects of the Red Scare on post-World War I American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Prior to the United States' construction of the Panama Canal,

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A)  the French had tried but failed to build a canal at the same site. 
B)  the United States had failed to build a canal across Nicaragua. 
C)  the British had failed to build a canal across Costa Rica. 
D)  the Germans had failed to build a canal at the same site. 
E)  no country had attempted to build a canal connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific. 
A)  the French had tried but failed to build a canal at the same site. 
B)  the United States had failed to build a canal across Nicaragua. 
C)  the British had failed to build a canal across Costa Rica. 
D)  the Germans had failed to build a canal at the same site. 
E)  no country had attempted to build a canal connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific.

Question 13

President Wilson refused to consider any Republican amendments or reservations to the Treaty of Versailles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

American casualties in World War I

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A)  numbered approximately 350,000. 
B)  numbered approximately 60,000. 
C)  were as likely to be from disease as from combat. 
D)  were very low in all battles that U.S. troops participated in. 
E)  were comparable in number to those of the European powers. 
A)  numbered approximately 350,000. 
B)  numbered approximately 60,000. 
C)  were as likely to be from disease as from combat. 
D)  were very low in all battles that U.S. troops participated in. 
E)  were comparable in number to those of the European powers.

Question 15

In 1919,President Woodrow Wilson believed the Paris Peace Conference treaty

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A)  should have placed large reparations on the defeated Central Powers. 
B)  agreed with most of his Fourteen Points. 
C)  had ended colonialism. 
D)  was a success because of the acceptance of the League of Nations. 
E)  was a complete and utter failure. 
A)  should have placed large reparations on the defeated Central Powers. 
B)  agreed with most of his Fourteen Points. 
C)  had ended colonialism. 
D)  was a success because of the acceptance of the League of Nations. 
E)  was a complete and utter failure.

Question 16

How did African Americans begin to assert their desire for rights in new ways after World War I? What effect did Marcus Garvey's movement have on African American culture in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

After World War I, African Americans beg

Question 17

Attorney General ________'s heavy-handed response to the Red Scare of 1919 ultimately ruined his career.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Attorney General ________'s heavy-handed response to the...

Question 18

The so-called "Zimmermann telegram"

Accepted Answer

A)  was intercepted by agents working for the United States. 
B)  included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico. 
C)  helped weaken public support in the United States for war. 
D)  revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet. 
E)  revealed that Germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the American South. 
A)  was intercepted by agents working for the United States. 
B)  included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico. 
C)  helped weaken public support in the United States for war. 
D)  revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet. 
E)  revealed that Germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the American South.

Question 19

"Dollar Diplomacy" is associated primarily with the administration of

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley. 
B)  William Howard Taft. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
D)  Woodrow Wilson. 
E)  Warren Harding. 
A)  William McKinley. 
B)  William Howard Taft. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
D)  Woodrow Wilson. 
E)  Warren Harding.

Question 20

Marcus Garvey

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society. 
B)  argued that America, not Africa, was now the blacks' true home. 
C)  urged African Americans to move out of the South. 
D)  called on African Americans to reject capitalism. 
E)  saw his movement and influence decline in the early 1920s. 
A)  encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society. 
B)  argued that America, not Africa, was now the blacks' true home. 
C)  urged African Americans to move out of the South. 
D)  called on African Americans to reject capitalism. 
E)  saw his movement and influence decline in the early 1920s.

Exam 21: America and the Great War

During World War I,the United States government primarily financed the war through

In order to secure control of the Panama Canal zone,the United States

In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,

As a result of the service of African American soldiers in World War I,

Why was Theodore Roosevelt so suited to be an activist foreign policy president? How did he carry out that activism,and what were the results?

Why did the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment mark an end to a period of serious reform and idealism in the United States?

The Selective Service Act in the United States

During the ratification debate on the Treaty of Versailles,it was clear the Republicans would not compromise with President Wilson.

The United States financed World War I solely through public bond sales.

The country that lost the greatest number of lives in World War I was

The Sacco and Vanzetti case is in part a story of the lingering effects of the Red Scare on post-World War I American society.

Prior to the United States' construction of the Panama Canal,

President Wilson refused to consider any Republican amendments or reservations to the Treaty of Versailles.

American casualties in World War I

In 1919,President Woodrow Wilson believed the Paris Peace Conference treaty

How did African Americans begin to assert their desire for rights in new ways after World War I? What effect did Marcus Garvey's movement have on African American culture in the U.S.?

Attorney General ________'s heavy-handed response to the Red Scare of 1919 ultimately ruined his career.

The so-called "Zimmermann telegram"

"Dollar Diplomacy" is associated primarily with the administration of

Marcus Garvey

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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