Question 1

For violating the Espionage Act, Socialist leader Eugene Debs:

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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 squadF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

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

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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 barriersF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

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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.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

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

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The election of 1916 in the United State...

Question 8

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

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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 LeagueF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Russian participation in World War I ended:

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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 GermanyF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

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

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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 NationsF) headed the Food Administration during World War IG) headed the War Industries BoardH) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1916I) was a World War I generalJ) was jailed for encouraging draft resistanceK) D) and G)
L) D) and F)

Question 12

The Zimmermann telegram:

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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 FBIF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

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

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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 FrontF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

The 1919 police strike in Boston:

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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 immigrantsF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

All of these took place in 1917 EXCEPT:

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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 ConferenceF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

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

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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 warF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Revenue Act of 1916:

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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 periodF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Russian participation in World War I ended:

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For violating the Espionage Act, Socialist leader Eugene Debs:

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

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All of these took place in 1917 EXCEPT:

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The Revenue Act of 1916:

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

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

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The Zimmermann telegram:

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

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

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The 1919 police strike in Boston:

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

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

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