Question 1

One of the following pairs consists of two countries that were NOT members of the Triple Entente:

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A)   Italy and France
B)   France and Great Britain
C)   Great Britain and Russia
D)   Russia and France
E)   Italy and Austria-HungaryF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Concerning global issues, Wilson:

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A)   was clueless
B)   touted his extensive experience
C)   was the first president to take on this issue
D)   refused to show concern
E)   had strong beliefs and principlesF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

What gave World War I its lasting character?

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A)   trench warfare
B)   ethnic and racial hatred
C)   fascism in Germany and Italy
D)   the use of airplanes
E)   the long stalemate that led to so few deathsF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Trace America's attempt at neutrality prior to its entry into World War I.

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Question 5

Despite the fact that the Great War generated many changes in female employment, these changes were:

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A)   for married women
B)   only significant on the West Coast
C)   for single women
D)   for white women
E)   limited and briefF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 6

As a result of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia:

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A)   the country got its first democratic government
B)   the country renewed its war effort against Germany
C)   the country concluded a separate peace with Germany
D)   the United States loaned Russia millions of dollars
E)   the United States put thousands of Russian communist labor activists in jail in 1918F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Why did America enter the war in Europe when it did? Why did it not enter before?

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Question 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-A. Mitchell Palmer

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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) A) and C)
L) E) and H)

Question 9

President Wilson's secretary of state resigned in 1915:

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A)   in protest of Wilson's pro-Britain stance
B)   because he discovered that the Lusitania had carried a cargo of arms and ammunition
C)   because he disapproved of Wilson's conciliatory stance toward Germany
D)   because Wilson refused to sign the Arabic Pledge
E)   because he had plans to run for president in 1916F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Over 400,000 southern blacks moved northward during the war years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The German delegation at Versailles objected most bitterly to:

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A)   England's attempt to arrest a young politician named Adolf Hitler
B)   the reparations to be paid to the United States
C)   reparations for only civilian damages
D)   France's attempt to kidnap the Kaiser
E)   the war guilt clauseF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

The Treaty of Versailles did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   include a "war guilt" clause that blamed Germany for World War I
B)   create new nations such as Poland and Yugoslavia
C)   require Germany to pay reparations
D)   transfer vast territories to France on Germany's west and to Poland on its east and north
E)   require veterans' pensions to be paid by their home countriesF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The so-called Arabic Pledge involved Wilson's stand to stop North Africa's fall into chaos during the war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What was the major cause of the East St. Louis riot in 1917?

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A)   racial tension in a defense factory
B)   a white man was accused of murdering an African American child
C)   an African American was accused of rape
D)   misunderstanding of the homeowners' restrictive clauses
E)   black members of the National Guard were told to not wear their uniformsF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The U.S. military effort in France:

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A)   helped turn back several German offensives
B)   had little if any significance
C)   resulted in millions of American casualties
D)   was commanded by Herbert Hoover
E)   showed that small elite fighting forces were more effective than trench warfareF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Discuss the various initial American reactions to the start of World War I.

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Question 17

What was the virulent menace that Americans faced in the postwar period that caused more casualties than the war itself?

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A)   communism
B)   socialism
C)   the Spanish flu
D)   the atomic bomb
E)   the cholera outbreakF) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Former president Theodore Roosevelt was one of the biggest supporters of the League of Nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ethnic conflict in Central Europe led the Austro-Hungarian Empire's determination to stop the expansionism of:

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A)   Croatia
B)   Bulgaria
C)   Germany
D)   Serbia
E)   SwitzerlandF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

A race riot in which thirty-eight people were killed and over 500 injured took place in July 1919 in:

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A)   Albany, New York
B)   Birmingham, Alabama
C)   Cleveland, Ohio
D)   Detroit, Michigan
E)   Chicago, IllinoisF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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

What was the virulent menace that Americans faced in the postwar period that caused more casualties than the war itself?

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The Treaty of Versailles did all of the following EXCEPT:

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Trace America's attempt at neutrality prior to its entry into World War I.

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President Wilson's secretary of state resigned in 1915:

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The U.S. military effort in France:

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Discuss the various initial American reactions to the start of World War I.

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As a result of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia:

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What gave World War I its lasting character?

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Former president Theodore Roosevelt was one of the biggest supporters of the League of Nations.

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The German delegation at Versailles objected most bitterly to:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -A. Mitchell Palmer

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The so-called Arabic Pledge involved Wilson's stand to stop North Africa's fall into chaos during the war.

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Ethnic conflict in Central Europe led the Austro-Hungarian Empire's determination to stop the expansionism of:

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A race riot in which thirty-eight people were killed and over 500 injured took place in July 1919 in:

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Why did America enter the war in Europe when it did? Why did it not enter before?

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Concerning global issues, Wilson:

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Despite the fact that the Great War generated many changes in female employment, these changes were:

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One of the following pairs consists of two countries that were NOT members of the Triple Entente:

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Over 400,000 southern blacks moved northward during the war years.

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What was the major cause of the East St. Louis riot in 1917?

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