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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 assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
B.   the sinking of the Lusitania.
C.   the Treaty of Versailles.
D.   the Zimmerman telegram.
Question #3
World War I was the result of
A.   colonial competition between Britain and Germany.
B.   the failure of international diplomacy and a web of entangling alliances.
C.   the fear of communist revolutions throughout Europe.
D.   the greed of financiers, minitions manufacturers, and others eager for wartime profits.
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 shoudl enter the war to make the world safe for democracy.
D.   believed that the United States should be neutral in thought and deed.
Question #5
The German policy that was most directly responsible for bringing the United States into the war was
A.   German persectuion of German's jewish population.
B.   unrestricted submarine warfare.
C.   German use of poison gas.
D.   the sinking of the Luisitania.
Question #6
Why did the publication of the Zimmermann telegram convince many Americans that Germany threatened their national security?
A.   Because it proposed an alliance between German and Mexico.
B.   because the United States had only just concluded a war with Mexico.
C.   Because it revealed Rermany's plans to resume unrestricted sumbarine warfare.
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.   acquire new territory for the United States.
B.   influence the terms of the post war peace settlement.
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 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.   Central Intelligence Agency.
B.   The Federal Reserve Board.
C.   Committee on Public Information.
D.   U.S. Information Agency.
Question #10
Which of the following does NOT describe the experience of African Americans during World War I?
A.   Most opposed U.S. involvement in the war.
B.   Most African American servicemen served in non-combat units during the war.
C.   They were frequently victims of racial discrimination and violence.
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.   The International Workers of the World and the Socialist Party.
B.   American farmers.
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.   administered intelligence tests to military recruits.
B.   borrowed money to finance the war.
C.   enlisted black troops in the military.
D.   used the draft to raise military manpower.
Question #13
The United States' entry into World War I in 1917 was
A.   unexpected by Germany.
B.   opposed by a majority of the American public.
C.   the result of a request by the King of Great Britain.
D.   decisive to an Allied victory.
Question #14
In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that in time of war, the government could limit the right to
A.   keep and bear arms.
B.   the right to trial by jury.
C.   free speech.
D.   due process.
Question #15
The immediate post-World War I environment in America was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
A.   declining prices.
B.   race riots.
C.   dissatisfaction over the Treaty of Versailles.
D.   labor strikes.
Question #16
The attorney general who led the attack on postwar radicalism in 1919 and 1920 was
A.   A. Mitchell Palmer.
B.   George Creel.
C.   Bernard Baruch.
D.   G. Edgar Hoover.
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.   war reparations.
C.   the formation of the United Nations.
D.   a League of Nations.
Question #18
It is likely the Senate would have ratified the Treaty of Versailles if
A.   the President had compromised with moderate Republicans on some of the treaty's provisions.
B.   The President had asked the Supreme Court for a ruling in the Treaty of Versailles.
C.   the President had taken his case directly to the American people.
D.   the President had won over recalcitrant Democrats with the promises of patronage.
Question #19
All of the following provisions of the Treaty of Versailles helped to set the stage for World War II EXCEPT:
A.   the conviction many Germans had that Germany's military had been 'stabbed in the back' by Jews and Communists.
B.   the requirement that German accept blame for World War I.
C.   The establishment of a League of Nations.
D.   the massive financial reparations Germany was forced to pay.
Question #20
Randolph Bourne believed that World War I,,
A.   was a necessary struggle against German militarism.
B.   would lead to the suppression of civil liberties, kill reform, and increase the power of the governmet.
C.   was a struggle to make the world safe for democracy.
D.   would result in a German victory enshrining German values around the world.

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