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Question #1
Which of the following statements about World War I is FALSE?
A.   The war ended in a stalemate.
B.   It resulted in the collapse of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire.
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 Russian 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 Zimmerman telegram.
B.   the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
C.   the sinking of the Lusitania.
D.   the Treaty of Versailles.
Question #3
World War I was the result of
A.   the failure of international diplomacy and a web of entangling alliances.
B.   the greed of financiers, minitions manufacturers, and others eager for wartime profits.
C.   the fear of communist revolutions throughout Europe.
D.   colonial competition between Britain and Germany.
Question #4
At the beginning of the war in Europe, President Wilson
A.   blamed Germany for the war because it had invaded Belgium, a neutral country.
B.   favored entering the war and the side of Britain and France.
C.   believed that the United States should be neutral in thought and deed.
D.   believed that the United States shoudl enter the war to make the world safe for democracy.
Question #5
The German policy that was most directly responsible for bringing the United States into the war was
A.   unrestricted submarine warfare.
B.   German persectuion of German's jewish population.
C.   the sinking of the Luisitania.
D.   German use of poison gas.
Question #6
Why did the publication of the Zimmermann telegram convince many Americans that Germany threatened their national security?
A.   Because it urged Mexico to launch a surprise attack on the United States.
B.   Because it revealed Rermany's plans to resume unrestricted sumbarine warfare.
C.   because the United States had only just concluded a war with Mexico.
D.   Because it proposed an alliance between German and Mexico.
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.   suppress Russia's Communist Revolution.
C.   acquire new territory for the United States.
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 Office of Management and Budget.
B.   The Creel Committee
C.   The War Industries Board.
D.   The Office of Price Management.
Question #9
To mobilize public support for World War I, President Wilson established the __________, America's first propaganda agency.
A.   U.S. Information Agency.
B.   Central Intelligence Agency.
C.   Committee on Public Information.
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.   Many moved north seeking wartime jobs.
D.   Most African American servicemen served in non-combat units during the war.
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.   American farmers.
B.   The International Workers of the World and the Socialist Party.
C.   prohibitionists
D.   the women's suffrage movement.
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.   enlisted black troops in the military.
C.   administered intelligence tests to military recruits.
D.   borrowed money to finance the war.
Question #13
The United States' entry into World War I in 1917 was
A.   opposed by a majority of the American public.
B.   decisive to an Allied victory.
C.   unexpected by Germany.
D.   the result of a request by the King of Great Britain.
Question #14
In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that in time of war, the government could limit the right to
A.   the right to trial by jury.
B.   free speech.
C.   due process.
D.   keep and bear arms.
Question #15
The immediate post-World War I environment in America was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
A.   labor strikes.
B.   declining prices.
C.   dissatisfaction over the Treaty of Versailles.
D.   race riots.
Question #16
The attorney general who led the attack on postwar radicalism in 1919 and 1920 was
A.   Bernard Baruch.
B.   A. Mitchell Palmer.
C.   G. Edgar Hoover.
D.   George Creel.
Question #17
In the U.S. Senate, the most controversial part of the Treaty of Versailles was its provision for
A.   a system of 'colonial mandates.'
B.   the formation of the United Nations.
C.   a League of Nations.
D.   war reparations.
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 taken his case directly to the American people.
C.   The President had asked the Supreme Court for a ruling in the Treaty of Versailles.
D.   the President had compromised with moderate Republicans on some of the treaty's provisions.
Question #19
All of the following provisions of the Treaty of Versailles helped to set the stage for World War II EXCEPT:
A.   The establishment of a League of Nations.
B.   the massive financial reparations Germany was forced to pay.
C.   the conviction many Germans had that Germany's military had been 'stabbed in the back' by Jews and Communists.
D.   the requirement that German accept blame for World War I.
Question #20
Randolph Bourne believed that World War I,,
A.   would lead to the suppression of civil liberties, kill reform, and increase the power of the governmet.
B.   was a struggle to make the world safe for democracy.
C.   would result in a German victory enshrining German values around the world.
D.   was a necessary struggle against German militarism.

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