Question 1

By the end of the war, millions of people worldwide had died from __________, which had become pandemic.

Accepted Answer

A)  smallpox 
B)  polio 
C)  measles 
D)  influenza 
A)  smallpox 
B)  polio 
C)  measles 
D)  influenza D

Question 2

How did revolutionary changes in Russia change domestic politics in the postwar years?

Accepted Answer

A)  The accusation of Bolshevism became a powerful weapon against labor activists and all types of political dissent. 
B)  The disintegration of the Russian empire reminded Americans of the importance of the League of Nations. 
C)  The chaos in Russia triggered calls for war and a wave of new volunteers for the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia. 
D)  The violence of Bolsheviks in Russia raised concerns about a Russian military assault on Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. 
A)  The accusation of Bolshevism became a powerful weapon against labor activists and all types of political dissent. 
B)  The disintegration of the Russian empire reminded Americans of the importance of the League of Nations. 
C)  The chaos in Russia triggered calls for war and a wave of new volunteers for the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia. 
D)  The violence of Bolsheviks in Russia raised concerns about a Russian military assault on Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. A

Question 3

The Zimmermann note was a coded message proposing an alliance between Germany and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Mexico 
C)  France 
D)  Russia 
A)  Canada 
B)  Mexico 
C)  France 
D)  Russia B

Question 4

In the late nineteenth century, why was it more common for western than for eastern states and territories to grant women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western states did not have the sharp division between Catholics and Protestants that hindered the suffrage movement in the East. 
B)  Fewer women lived in the trans-Mississippi region, so men in these states and territories believed their votes would have minimal impact on elections. 
C)  Women's suffrage leaders Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul were natives of the West and eloquently persuaded their home states to grant women the right to vote. 
D)  Western states appreciated the active role women took in the Civil War and rewarded their actions by granting them suffrage. 
A)  Western states did not have the sharp division between Catholics and Protestants that hindered the suffrage movement in the East. 
B)  Fewer women lived in the trans-Mississippi region, so men in these states and territories believed their votes would have minimal impact on elections. 
C)  Women's suffrage leaders Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul were natives of the West and eloquently persuaded their home states to grant women the right to vote. 
D)  Western states appreciated the active role women took in the Civil War and rewarded their actions by granting them suffrage.

Question 5

What made Herbert Hoover one of the best-known government administrators during World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hoover headed the Food Administration and successfully persuaded Americans to voluntarily ration food supplies. 
B)  Hoover led the Committee on Public Information that organized public opinion through propaganda to support the American war effort. 
C)  Hoover warned other "war intellectuals" that supporting American participation in World War I would bring about sharp infringements on political and intellectual freedoms. 
D)  Hoover served on the National War Labor Board and successfully arbitrated a series of potential workers' strikes that would have disrupted production of war industries. 
A)  Hoover headed the Food Administration and successfully persuaded Americans to voluntarily ration food supplies. 
B)  Hoover led the Committee on Public Information that organized public opinion through propaganda to support the American war effort. 
C)  Hoover warned other "war intellectuals" that supporting American participation in World War I would bring about sharp infringements on political and intellectual freedoms. 
D)  Hoover served on the National War Labor Board and successfully arbitrated a series of potential workers' strikes that would have disrupted production of war industries.

Question 6

The most important of the Fourteen Points, in Wilson's opinion, was the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  League of Nations 
B)  issue of national self-determination 
C)  demand for war reparations from Germany 
D)  establishment of a war crimes tribunal 
A)  League of Nations 
B)  issue of national self-determination 
C)  demand for war reparations from Germany 
D)  establishment of a war crimes tribunal

Question 7

The main impact of the war and its aftermath on working women was that it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased female participation in previously all-male jobs 
B)  opened graduate and professional schools to women 
C)  increased female employment in already traditionally female professions 
D)  allowed many women to move into the white-collar workforce 
A)  increased female participation in previously all-male jobs 
B)  opened graduate and professional schools to women 
C)  increased female employment in already traditionally female professions 
D)  allowed many women to move into the white-collar workforce

Question 8

Eugene V. Debs, the socialist leader, was sentenced to a 10-year prison term for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  giving a speech defending antiwar protestors 
B)  planning to blow up a post office 
C)  evading the military draft 
D)  advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government 
A)  giving a speech defending antiwar protestors 
B)  planning to blow up a post office 
C)  evading the military draft 
D)  advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government

Question 9

In what way was President Taft's foreign policy strategy of business investment in the Western Hemisphere unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft still had to send in the navy and Marines to intervene in the political affairs of several Latin American nations. 
B)  Dollar diplomacy failed to fund railroads, mining, and agricultural projects in Central America. 
C)  Taft was unable to prevent the military coup that overthrew Mexican president Vicente Carranza. 
D)  The United Fruit Company went bankrupt after losing its extensive land holdings in Central America and the Caribbean. 
A)  Taft still had to send in the navy and Marines to intervene in the political affairs of several Latin American nations. 
B)  Dollar diplomacy failed to fund railroads, mining, and agricultural projects in Central America. 
C)  Taft was unable to prevent the military coup that overthrew Mexican president Vicente Carranza. 
D)  The United Fruit Company went bankrupt after losing its extensive land holdings in Central America and the Caribbean.

Question 10

In asking for a declaration of war against Germany, Wilson argued for making the world safe for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  free trade 
B)  democracy 
C)  American interests 
D)  the next generation 
A)  free trade 
B)  democracy 
C)  American interests 
D)  the next generation

Question 11

The American Protective League is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the efforts of German-Americans to prove their patriotism 
B)  the alliance between government and labor during World War I 
C)  resistance to the Espionage Act 
D)  government-approved vigilantism 
A)  the efforts of German-Americans to prove their patriotism 
B)  the alliance between government and labor during World War I 
C)  resistance to the Espionage Act 
D)  government-approved vigilantism

Question 12

What was one result of the Great Migration that occurred between 1914 and 1920?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans discovered that rigid residential segregation, which became the foundation for urban ghettos, was common in northern cities. 
B)  African Americans were safe from antiblack rioting and racial violence in the North. 
C)  Most African American men who migrated north secured high-paying skilled jobs in industry and manufacturing. 
D)  Most African Americans who migrated north did so without the support of their local communities. 
A)  African Americans discovered that rigid residential segregation, which became the foundation for urban ghettos, was common in northern cities. 
B)  African Americans were safe from antiblack rioting and racial violence in the North. 
C)  Most African American men who migrated north secured high-paying skilled jobs in industry and manufacturing. 
D)  Most African Americans who migrated north did so without the support of their local communities.

Question 13

Under Herbert Hoover, the Food Administration raised the price of grain so that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers would increase production 
B)  consumers would buy more bread and flour 
C)  less foreign grain would enter the country 
D)  more foreign grain would enter the country 
A)  farmers would increase production 
B)  consumers would buy more bread and flour 
C)  less foreign grain would enter the country 
D)  more foreign grain would enter the country

Question 14

How did the response of the Children's Bureau to wartime concerns of working mothers change the role of the federal government in public health?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to federal appropriations for clinics for prenatal and obstetrical care. 
B)  It led to the public financing of abortion clinics for the working poor. 
C)  It marked the beginning of public health insurance for working women. 
D)  It eventually led to the prohibition of child labor in American industry. 
A)  It led to federal appropriations for clinics for prenatal and obstetrical care. 
B)  It led to the public financing of abortion clinics for the working poor. 
C)  It marked the beginning of public health insurance for working women. 
D)  It eventually led to the prohibition of child labor in American industry.

Question 15

After 1915, Wilson followed a policy of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  preparing for war while working to stay at peace 
B)  refusing any support for the preparedness movement 
C)  embargoing all trade with Europe to avoid conflict 
D)  ignoring events in Europe in hopes they would not affect the United States 
A)  preparing for war while working to stay at peace 
B)  refusing any support for the preparedness movement 
C)  embargoing all trade with Europe to avoid conflict 
D)  ignoring events in Europe in hopes they would not affect the United States

Question 16

Following World War I, many veterans of the AEF become lifelong and politically active members of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  American Legion 
B)  International Workers of the World 
C)  American Civil Liberties Union 
D)  Committee on Public Information 
A)  American Legion 
B)  International Workers of the World 
C)  American Civil Liberties Union 
D)  Committee on Public Information

Question 17

How did the U.S. Supreme Court respond to several cases in which plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court upheld the government's authority to restrict free speech in times of crisis. 
B)  The Court postponed judgment on these cases until the war was over. 
C)  The Court rejected the government's authority to suppress free speech, but the Wilson administration ignored the rulings. 
D)  The Court remained divided in all cases and was unable to reach a majority vote on the constitutional question. 
A)  The Court upheld the government's authority to restrict free speech in times of crisis. 
B)  The Court postponed judgment on these cases until the war was over. 
C)  The Court rejected the government's authority to suppress free speech, but the Wilson administration ignored the rulings. 
D)  The Court remained divided in all cases and was unable to reach a majority vote on the constitutional question.

Question 18

The United States used the Roosevelt Corollary to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  justify intervention in the internal affairs of various Latin American nations 
B)  declare war on Mexico after Pancho Villa's raids 
C)  ensure European creditors access to Latin American markets 
D)  grant Cuba its independence 
A)  justify intervention in the internal affairs of various Latin American nations 
B)  declare war on Mexico after Pancho Villa's raids 
C)  ensure European creditors access to Latin American markets 
D)  grant Cuba its independence

Question 19

In many western communities, local vigilantes used the superpatriotic mood created by World War I to settle scores with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican migrants 
B)  labor organizers 
C)  business rivals 
D)  progressives 
A)  Mexican migrants 
B)  labor organizers 
C)  business rivals 
D)  progressives

Question 20

During World War I, the purpose of the 75,000 "Four Minute Men" was to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  give brief patriotic speeches before stage and movie shows 
B)  investigate acts of sedition and espionage 
C)  move behind German lines on the western front 
D)  quickly fill empty jobs in important war industries 
A)  give brief patriotic speeches before stage and movie shows 
B)  investigate acts of sedition and espionage 
C)  move behind German lines on the western front 
D)  quickly fill empty jobs in important war industries

Exam 22: The United States in the Era of the Great War

By the end of the war, millions of people worldwide had died from __________, which had become pandemic.

How did revolutionary changes in Russia change domestic politics in the postwar years?

The Zimmermann note was a coded message proposing an alliance between Germany and __________.

In the late nineteenth century, why was it more common for western than for eastern states and territories to grant women the right to vote?

What made Herbert Hoover one of the best-known government administrators during World War I?

The most important of the Fourteen Points, in Wilson's opinion, was the __________.

The main impact of the war and its aftermath on working women was that it __________.

Eugene V. Debs, the socialist leader, was sentenced to a 10-year prison term for __________.

In what way was President Taft's foreign policy strategy of business investment in the Western Hemisphere unsuccessful?

In asking for a declaration of war against Germany, Wilson argued for making the world safe for __________.

The American Protective League is an example of __________.

What was one result of the Great Migration that occurred between 1914 and 1920?

Under Herbert Hoover, the Food Administration raised the price of grain so that __________.

How did the response of the Children's Bureau to wartime concerns of working mothers change the role of the federal government in public health?

After 1915, Wilson followed a policy of __________.

Following World War I, many veterans of the AEF become lifelong and politically active members of the __________.

How did the U.S. Supreme Court respond to several cases in which plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?

The United States used the Roosevelt Corollary to __________.

In many western communities, local vigilantes used the superpatriotic mood created by World War I to settle scores with __________.

During World War I, the purpose of the 75,000 "Four Minute Men" was to __________.

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The American Revolution

The New Nation

An Empire for Liberty

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

Urban America and the Progressive Era

The Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

America at Mid-Century

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

Inequality in the Global Age

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