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1. Before World War I, the Triple Alliance consisted of
A. Britain, France, and Russia
B. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Italy
C. Britain, France, and Italy
D. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire
E. France, Britain, and the United States
2. Many Americans became outraged at Germany after it began to
A. shell major cities like Paris
B. use Russian prisoners of war as forced labor
C. engage in submarine warfare
D. imprison European Jews
E. invade neutral countries like the Netherlands
3. The German government believed that the sinking of the Lusitania was a legitimate act because the ship was
A. given ample warning
B. sailing into German waters
C. armed with deck guns
D. trying to blockade German food supplies
E. carrying munitions to Great Britain
4. The majority of the men who served in the American armed forces during World War I
A. were drafted
B. volunteered
C. accepted a bounty to serve
D. were already in the army when war broke out
E. were over thirty years old
5. The group that was allowed to enlist in the armed forces for the first time during World War I was
A. blacks
B. Hispanics
C. women
D. Indians
E. Irish-Americans
6. The combat role of American troops in World War I
A. was virtually nonexistent because the United States was unable to get troops to Europe before the war ended
B. was limited to small skirmishes because the United States only got small numbers of troops there before fighting stopped
C. included major involvement in only the final month-long battle that ended the war
D. involved over six months of hard fighting to stop the final German offensives of the war
E. began immediately after the German invasion of France
7. The U.S. government used all of the following methods to finance the war effort except
A. Liberty bonds
B. higher income taxes
C. a national sales tax
D. taxes on excess corporate products
E. loans from the American people
8. Large numbers of new workers assisted in war work from all the following groups except
A. children
B. women
C. Mexicans
D. African-Americans
E. Asians
9. Before 1917, the peace movement in the United States included many members of all the following groups except
A. Socialists
B. women activists
C. Irish-Americans
D. African-Americans
E. Quakers
10. President Wilson's Fourteen Points were an expression of
A. conservatism
B. internationalism
C. isolationism
D. rationalism
E. existentialism
11. The Fourteen Points were flawed by their failure to address sufficiently
A. the rising power of Japan
B. the need for an international currency
C. the methods of implementing them
D. the growing troubles in Palestine
E. the existence of free trade
12. The Fourteen Points served as a counter message to the
A. British compact of nations
B. the Japanese Petal Plan
C. the newspaper reports from Belgium
D. the new Bolshevik government in Russia
E. the Italian African expansion plans
13. The Big Four included all the following except
A. Wilson of the United States
B. Lenin of Russia
C. Lloyd George of Great Britain
D. Vittorio Orlando of Italy
E. Clemenceau of France
14. During Wilson's national tour to promote the Peace Treaty,
A. he suffered severe headaches that signaled an impending stroke
B. there was an assassination attempt by a disgruntled African-American veteran
C. Communists frequently heckled his speeches
D. he invited Theodore Roosevelt to accompany him to demonstrate Progressive unity
E. there was a train wreck which led to his hospitalization
15. Black workers who migrated north to find jobs
A. found hostility in the North as bad as in the South
B. made significant economic gains
C. gradually became accepted
D. found the North to be far less racist
E. were able to quickly attain middle-class status
16. Upon returning home from the war, black veterans
A. were welcomed as heroes by all Americans
B. became disillusioned when they received no significant opportunities for advancement
C. were given jobs over non-veterans
D. became the leaders of the black nationalism movement
E. were awarded a special payment to offset their poor treatment
17. In Europe, World War I had all of the following consequences except
A. it forever shattered the century-old balance of power among nations
B. it introduced the concept of total war, involving entire societies
C. it destroyed a large portion of an entire generation of European youth
D. it brought fifty years of peace to the continent
E. it severely damaged centuries of social and economic traditions
18. In 1916, the German Navy temporarily suspended submarine warfare against U.S. ships because of
A. British antisubmarine mines in the North Sea
B. heavy losses caused by the introduction of sonar by the Royal Navy
C. the fear that it would lead to intervention by the United States
D. the defeat of the Royal Navy at Jutland, which made such tactics unnecessary
E. the skilled diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt
19. Before he could ask for a Declaration of War against Germany in 1917, Wilson needed
A. proof of German atrocities in Belgium
B. a justification that would unify public opinion behind him
C. a period of waiting while U.S. forces prepared for war
D. a formal request for U.S. troops from the government of France
E. a recovery from the recession that plagued the United States
20. The Zimmermann telegram stirred up anti-German sentiment in the United States because it revealed German plans to
A. destroy the Panama Canal
B. deploy submarines along the Atlantic coast of the United States
C. return to Mexico her lost provinces in the American Southwest in exchange for a Mexican declaration of war on the United States
D. recruit German-Americans and Irish-Americans for use as spies and saboteurs in the United States
E. subvert the Open Door policy in the Far East
21. After entering World War I, the first actions of the U.S. military involved
A. securing the U.S.-Mexico border against a possible attack
B. aiding the British Navy in its efforts to end the submarine threat to Allied shipping
C. rounding up German-Americans and Irish-Americans suspected of being disloyal
D. deploying troops to Russia to prevent a Communist takeover
E. reinforcing overmatched French forces in Turkey
22. In the last months of World War I, the Allies launched a 200-mile attack against the Germans in the Battle of
A. the Somme River
B. the Marne
C. Gallipoli
D. Chateau-Thierry
E. the Argonne Forest
23. All of the following were new technologies in World War I except
A. airplanes
B. poisonous gas
C. rifled artillery
D. tanks
E. flame throwers
24. The nation which suffered the lowest number of deaths in World War I combat was
A. Germany
B. Austria-Hungary
C. France
D. United States
E. Russia
25. The war boards that ran the economy during World War I finally organized it on the basis of
A. social division—race, class, etc.
B. geographic region—the Southeast, Northeast, etc.
C. economic function—railroads, fuel, etc.
D. political division—Texas, California, etc.
E. all of the answers above
26. The exceptionally well-run Food Administration Board brought into the national spotlight a future president by the name of
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Calvin Coolidge
C. Herbert Hoover
D. Warren G. Harding
E. Dwight D. Eisenhower
27. In response to the government's calls for unity, many Americans
A. formed volunteer groups to help large numbers of war refugees to immigrate to the United States
B. treated immigrants well, because they had chosen to be Americans over their previous nationality
C. joined the coast watchers to look for German submarines operating near major ports
D. joined peace parties that opposed internationalism
E. started vigilante groups to punish citizens reported to be disloyal
28. The Fourteen Points included
A. self-determination for all peoples
B. a world bank to help rebuild Europe
C. a ban on the use of poison gas in warfare
D. economic aid for former German colonies
E. the creation of the United Nations
29. The Fourteen Points included all of the following provisions except
A. the right of self-determination
B. a league of nations
C. impartial mediation of colonial claims
D. reduction of arms
E. the rights of the individual
30. Effects of the reparations payment after World War I included
A. America's firm commitment to internationalism
B. the re-election of Woodrow Wilson
C. the dominance of the French military on the European continent
D. Germany's inability to make the full reparations payment
E. America's entry into the League of Nations
31. The main factor that doomed the Treaty of Versailles in the U.S. Senate was
A. a loss of public interest in European affairs
B. a Republican filibuster
C. President Wilson's refusal to compromise
D. conflicts between the treaty and the Monroe Doctrine
E. the breakdown of diplomatic relations with France
32. The labor unrest that followed the end of the war had all of the following causes except
A. some employers reneged on promises they had made to labor during the war
B. high inflation had cut workers' buying power
C. union power had increased significantly during the war
D. many people suffered bad working conditions and long hours
E. the postwar recession caused unemployment to rise
33. The immediate cause of World War I was
A. an international rivalry between Britain and Germany
B. a border dispute between France and Germany
C. the Communist Revolution in Russia
D. the bitter outcomes of the Russo-Japanese War
E. the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke by a Serbian nationalist
34. Although the United States proclaimed neutrality at the start of World War I, Americans were not completely impartial because
A. exaggerated reports circulated about German atrocities in Belgium
B. Irish-Americans hated the Germans
C. the United States and Germany had similar political ideals
D. the German government threatened to cut off trade with the United States
E. American citizens in Turkey had been murdered
35. When President Wilson referred to "neutral rights," he meant
A. the right of America to remain loyal to its alliance with Germany
B. the right of any neutral nation to trade with any and all nations involved in the war
C. the right to inspect prisoner-of-war camps for Geneva Convention violations
D. the right to evacuate America citizens from war zones
E. all of the answers above
36. In 1915, when the Germans began to use submarine warfare to "sink on sight" vessels carrying supplies to Britain, President
Wilson responded by
A. asking Congress to declare war on Germany
B. angrily demanding that Germany promise not to attack non-military ships and reaffirm a commitment to neutral rights
C. withdrawing diplomatic recognition from Germany
D. forbidding U.S. ships to travel into enemy waters
E. declaring an embargo on all foreign trade
37. President Wilson's actions during the first two years of the war showed that he was
A. looking for an excuse to enter the war
B. trying to provoke German aggression against the United States
C. trying not to upset either the peace faction or the war faction
D. more concerned with his domestic reform program
E. determined to stay out of the war no matter what the cost
38. The presidential election of 1916 was one of the closest in American history. All of the following factors helped Wilson win
re-election except
A. the Republican party split between pro-war Theodore Roosevelt and pacifist Charles Evans Hughes
B. the Democratic party portrayed Wilson as having kept the United States out of war
C. the war caused an economic boom in the United States
D. Wilson promised peace and progressivism
E. many voters believed his opponent would be more likely to lead the nation into the war
39. Although Americans believed that only naval assistance would be required of the United States, the situation changed when
A. the British and French summer offensives failed
B. the Italian army suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the Austrian army
C. the Ottoman Empire declared war on Britain and France
D. Russia pulled out of the war, allowing a large number of German troops to be moved to the Western Front
E. the Germans invaded eastern Europe
40. The war economy exhibited all of the following characteristics except
A. the war boards worked in partnership with industry to increase corporate profits
B. labor unions cooperated in the effort and received important concessions in return
C. some industries performed well, but many met only a small fraction of wartime needs
D. the head of the War Industries Board functioned as an all-powerful czar of American industry
E. the war boards revealed the strengths of a managed economy