Question 1

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.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 4

"Dollar Diplomacy" is associated primarily with the administration of

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

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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?

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Question 7

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.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 8

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.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 9

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.?

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Question 10

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.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

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.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

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?

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Question 13

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.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Marcus Garvey

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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.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 16

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.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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."F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The so-called "Zimmermann telegram"

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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.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Exam 21: America and the Great War

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Marcus Garvey

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

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

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

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