Question 1

Why did the United States begin to lend money to the European powers after August 1915?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Wilson administration believed that it had to make more than just a symbolic show of support for the Central Powers. 
B)  Respected legal authorities in the United States had decided that neutrality regulations did not apply to financial loans. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt had convinced Woodrow Wilson that the United States had to do everything in its power short of war to ensure Allied victory. 
D)  The Wilson administration feared the economic, financial, and social consequences of American industry's failing to secure European business. 
E)  Secretary of State William Bryan feared that the allied powers might lose without American financial aid. 
A)  The Wilson administration believed that it had to make more than just a symbolic show of support for the Central Powers. 
B)  Respected legal authorities in the United States had decided that neutrality regulations did not apply to financial loans. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt had convinced Woodrow Wilson that the United States had to do everything in its power short of war to ensure Allied victory. 
D)  The Wilson administration feared the economic, financial, and social consequences of American industry's failing to secure European business. 
E)  Secretary of State William Bryan feared that the allied powers might lose without American financial aid.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
U.S., Neutrality

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Neutrality refers to the policy

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Schenck v. United States

Accepted Answer

Schenck v. United States is a landmark c

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Vladimir Lenin, Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutiona

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Jane Addams

Accepted Answer

Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21,

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Herbert Hoover and the Food Administration

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of

Question 7

Which of the following descriptions best describes the American army when the United States entered World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was woefully unprepared, with little combat experience and an aging officer corps. 
B)  It was almost non-existent because of the pacifist tendencies of the Wilson Administration. 
C)  It was at its peak of fighting form after a year-long preparedness campaign. 
D)  It was staffed mainly with green draftees. 
E)  It was staffed with recruits and draftees drawn only from young men with the highest IQs. 
A)  It was woefully unprepared, with little combat experience and an aging officer corps. 
B)  It was almost non-existent because of the pacifist tendencies of the Wilson Administration. 
C)  It was at its peak of fighting form after a year-long preparedness campaign. 
D)  It was staffed mainly with green draftees. 
E)  It was staffed with recruits and draftees drawn only from young men with the highest IQs.

Question 8

How did World War I aerial combat compare to trench warfare? Did one turn out to be a more effective technique than the other? Consider, in your response, the potential effect of such warfare on the soldiers involved.

Accepted Answer

World War I aerial combat and trench war

Question 9

Considering both immediate and long-term factors, why did the United States go to war in 1917?

Accepted Answer

The United States went to war in 1917 fo

Question 10

Explain how the United States government exercised control over the American economy during World War I. Give examples. Why were these controls accepted? What precedent did they establish?

Accepted Answer

During World War I, the United States go

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Great White Fleet

Accepted Answer

The Great White Fleet refers to a histor

Question 12

What did the presidential election of 1920 demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans still loved Woodrow Wilson. 
B)  The spirit of reform was still alive. 
C)  The nation was spiritually drained and wanted "normalcy." 
D)  The influence of munitions makers was widespread. 
E)  The people were tired of Wilson but wanted the League. 
A)  Americans still loved Woodrow Wilson. 
B)  The spirit of reform was still alive. 
C)  The nation was spiritually drained and wanted "normalcy." 
D)  The influence of munitions makers was widespread. 
E)  The people were tired of Wilson but wanted the League.

Question 13

The object of William Howard Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy" was to

Accepted Answer

A)  use federal funds to buy access into South American countries. 
B)  advance American commercial interests abroad. 
C)  encourage countries to invest in the U.S. stock market. 
D)  persuade European governments to cooperate in making financial decisions. 
E)  bribe Chinese officials to obtain concessions for American businessmen. 
A)  use federal funds to buy access into South American countries. 
B)  advance American commercial interests abroad. 
C)  encourage countries to invest in the U.S. stock market. 
D)  persuade European governments to cooperate in making financial decisions. 
E)  bribe Chinese officials to obtain concessions for American businessmen.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
George Creel, Committee on Public Information

Accepted Answer

George Creel was an American journalist

Question 15

What do Randolph Bourne, Jeannette Rankin, and Eugene V. Debs have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were all pro-German. 
B)  They were all opposed to World War I. 
C)  They all worked for the Creel Committee. 
D)  They were all convicted and hanged for terrorist activity. 
E)  They were all convicted of advocating socialism. 
A)  They were all pro-German. 
B)  They were all opposed to World War I. 
C)  They all worked for the Creel Committee. 
D)  They were all convicted and hanged for terrorist activity. 
E)  They were all convicted of advocating socialism.

Question 16

What does the Open Door Note reveal?

Accepted Answer

A)  that commercial considerations were increasingly influencing U.S. foreign policy 
B)  that anti-Asian racism was a factor in U.S. commercial negotiations 
C)  that the Chinese and Japanese were secretly conspiring against the U.S. to build a railroad in Manchuria 
D)  that as part of its expansionist goals, the U.S. wanted to acquire territory in China 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  that commercial considerations were increasingly influencing U.S. foreign policy 
B)  that anti-Asian racism was a factor in U.S. commercial negotiations 
C)  that the Chinese and Japanese were secretly conspiring against the U.S. to build a railroad in Manchuria 
D)  that as part of its expansionist goals, the U.S. wanted to acquire territory in China 
E)  All of these choices

Question 17

Evaluate President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policies. What were his foreign policy goals? What were his major achievements and failures? Overall, how effective was he in obtaining his objectives? Explain using specific examples.

Accepted Answer

President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign p

Question 18

What was President Wilson's first official response when war broke out in Europe in 1914?

Accepted Answer

A)  He announced a blockade of Europe on behalf of the Allied Powers. 
B)  He announced an embargo of all American products, so that the United States would not repeat the mistakes of the War of 1812. 
C)  He announced a declaration of neutrality and called on the nation to be neutral in thought as well as action. 
D)  He asked Congress to declare war on Germany to prevent a victory by a militaristic continental power 
E)  He announced a preparedness campaign in order to promote armaments and military training. 
A)  He announced a blockade of Europe on behalf of the Allied Powers. 
B)  He announced an embargo of all American products, so that the United States would not repeat the mistakes of the War of 1812. 
C)  He announced a declaration of neutrality and called on the nation to be neutral in thought as well as action. 
D)  He asked Congress to declare war on Germany to prevent a victory by a militaristic continental power 
E)  He announced a preparedness campaign in order to promote armaments and military training.

Question 19

The purpose of the Commission on Training Camp Activities was to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide religious services to soldiers in training. 
B)  supervise the construction and maintenance of military training camps. 
C)  provide educational and patriotic literature to soldiers. 
D)  wage a campaign against alcohol use and immoral behavior among American soldiers in World War I. 
E)  persuade Americans to support their local military camps. 
A)  provide religious services to soldiers in training. 
B)  supervise the construction and maintenance of military training camps. 
C)  provide educational and patriotic literature to soldiers. 
D)  wage a campaign against alcohol use and immoral behavior among American soldiers in World War I. 
E)  persuade Americans to support their local military camps.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Espionage Act of 1917 was a United S

Why did the United States begin to lend money to the European powers after August 1915?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. U.S., Neutrality

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Schenck v. United States

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Vladimir Lenin, Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Jane Addams

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Herbert Hoover and the Food Administration

Which of the following descriptions best describes the American army when the United States entered World War I?

How did World War I aerial combat compare to trench warfare? Did one turn out to be a more effective technique than the other? Consider, in your response, the potential effect of such warfare on the soldiers involved.

Considering both immediate and long-term factors, why did the United States go to war in 1917?

Explain how the United States government exercised control over the American economy during World War I. Give examples. Why were these controls accepted? What precedent did they establish?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Great White Fleet

What did the presidential election of 1920 demonstrate?

The object of William Howard Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy" was to

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. George Creel, Committee on Public Information

What do Randolph Bourne, Jeannette Rankin, and Eugene V. Debs have in common?

What does the Open Door Note reveal?

Evaluate President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policies. What were his foreign policy goals? What were his major achievements and failures? Overall, how effective was he in obtaining his objectives? Explain using specific examples.

What was President Wilson's first official response when war broke out in Europe in 1914?

The purpose of the Commission on Training Camp Activities was to

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Amendment

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The Rise of Industrial America

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Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

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Coping With Change

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

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Exam 22: Global Involvements and World War I

Why did the United States begin to lend money to the European powers after August 1915?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. U.S., Neutrality

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Schenck v. United States

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Vladimir Lenin, Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Jane Addams

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Herbert Hoover and the Food Administration

Which of the following descriptions best describes the American army when the United States entered World War I?

How did World War I aerial combat compare to trench warfare? Did one turn out to be a more effective technique than the other? Consider, in your response, the potential effect of such warfare on the soldiers involved.

Considering both immediate and long-term factors, why did the United States go to war in 1917?

Explain how the United States government exercised control over the American economy during World War I. Give examples. Why were these controls accepted? What precedent did they establish?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Great White Fleet

What did the presidential election of 1920 demonstrate?

The object of William Howard Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy" was to

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. George Creel, Committee on Public Information

What do Randolph Bourne, Jeannette Rankin, and Eugene V. Debs have in common?

What does the Open Door Note reveal?

Evaluate President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policies. What were his foreign policy goals? What were his major achievements and failures? Overall, how effective was he in obtaining his objectives? Explain using specific examples.

What was President Wilson's first official response when war broke out in Europe in 1914?

The purpose of the Commission on Training Camp Activities was to

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Amendment

A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

Reconstruction and Resistance

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

The Rise of Industrial America

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

The Progressive Era

Coping With Change

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

A Time of Upheaval

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

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