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Question #1
Which of the following statements about World War I is FALSE?
A.   It resulted in the collapse of the Russian Empire.
B.   The war ended in a stalemate.
C.   It resulted in teh deaths of 9 million combatants and 5 million civilians - more than any previous war.
D.   It resulted in the collapse of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire.
Question #2
The event that set off the train of events leading to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was
A.   the Treaty of Versailles.
B.   the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
C.   the Zimmerman telegram.
D.   the sinking of the Lusitania.
Question #3
World War I was the result of
A.   the greed of financiers, minitions manufacturers, and others eager for wartime profits.
B.   the fear of communist revolutions throughout Europe.
C.   the failure of international diplomacy and a web of entangling alliances.
D.   colonial competition between Britain and Germany.
Question #4
At the beginning of the war in Europe, President Wilson
A.   believed that the United States should be neutral in thought and deed.
B.   blamed Germany for the war because it had invaded Belgium, a neutral country.
C.   believed that the United States shoudl enter the war to make the world safe for democracy.
D.   favored entering the war and the side of Britain and France.
Question #5
The German policy that was most directly responsible for bringing the United States into the war was
A.   the sinking of the Luisitania.
B.   German use of poison gas.
C.   German persectuion of German's jewish population.
D.   unrestricted submarine warfare.
Question #6
Why did the publication of the Zimmermann telegram convince many Americans that Germany threatened their national security?
A.   because the United States had only just concluded a war with Mexico.
B.   Because it revealed Rermany's plans to resume unrestricted sumbarine warfare.
C.   Because it proposed an alliance between German and Mexico.
D.   Because it urged Mexico to launch a surprise attack on the United States.
Question #7
When he asked Congress for a declaration of war in 1917, President Wilson 's ultimate goal was to put the United States in a position to
A.   influence the terms of the post war peace settlement.
B.   acquire new territory for the United States.
C.   suppress Russia's Communist Revolution.
D.   liberate Europe's African and Asian colonies.
Question #8
What was the central agency for mobilizing and managing the American economy during World War I?
A.   The Creel Committee
B.   The Office of Management and Budget.
C.   The Office of Price Management.
D.   The War Industries Board.
Question #9
To mobilize public support for World War I, President Wilson established the __________, America's first propaganda agency.
A.   Central Intelligence Agency.
B.   Committee on Public Information.
C.   U.S. Information Agency.
D.   The Federal Reserve Board.
Question #10
Which of the following does NOT describe the experience of African Americans during World War I?
A.   They were frequently victims of racial discrimination and violence.
B.   Most opposed U.S. involvement in the war.
C.   Most African American servicemen served in non-combat units during the war.
D.   Many moved north seeking wartime jobs.
Question #11
The emergency atmosphere in World War I resulted in important benefits for all but one of the following groups. Select the EXCEPTION.
A.   prohibitionists
B.   American farmers.
C.   the women's suffrage movement.
D.   The International Workers of the World and the Socialist Party.
Question #12
For the first time in American history, during World War I the United States
A.   used the draft to raise military manpower.
B.   borrowed money to finance the war.
C.   administered intelligence tests to military recruits.
D.   enlisted black troops in the military.
Question #13
The United States' entry into World War I in 1917 was
A.   unexpected by Germany.
B.   the result of a request by the King of Great Britain.
C.   decisive to an Allied victory.
D.   opposed by a majority of the American public.
Question #14
In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that in time of war, the government could limit the right to
A.   free speech.
B.   keep and bear arms.
C.   the right to trial by jury.
D.   due process.
Question #15
The immediate post-World War I environment in America was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
A.   labor strikes.
B.   dissatisfaction over the Treaty of Versailles.
C.   declining prices.
D.   race riots.
Question #16
The attorney general who led the attack on postwar radicalism in 1919 and 1920 was
A.   George Creel.
B.   G. Edgar Hoover.
C.   Bernard Baruch.
D.   A. Mitchell Palmer.
Question #17
In the U.S. Senate, the most controversial part of the Treaty of Versailles was its provision for
A.   war reparations.
B.   a system of 'colonial mandates.'
C.   a League of Nations.
D.   the formation of the United Nations.
Question #18
It is likely the Senate would have ratified the Treaty of Versailles if
A.   the President had won over recalcitrant Democrats with the promises of patronage.
B.   The President had asked the Supreme Court for a ruling in the Treaty of Versailles.
C.   the President had compromised with moderate Republicans on some of the treaty's provisions.
D.   the President had taken his case directly to the American people.
Question #19
All of the following provisions of the Treaty of Versailles helped to set the stage for World War II EXCEPT:
A.   the requirement that German accept blame for World War I.
B.   The establishment of a League of Nations.
C.   the conviction many Germans had that Germany's military had been 'stabbed in the back' by Jews and Communists.
D.   the massive financial reparations Germany was forced to pay.
Question #20
Randolph Bourne believed that World War I,,
A.   would result in a German victory enshrining German values around the world.
B.   was a necessary struggle against German militarism.
C.   would lead to the suppression of civil liberties, kill reform, and increase the power of the governmet.
D.   was a struggle to make the world safe for democracy.

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