Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During World War I, the Council of National Defense eventually organized the national economy by creating

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A)   state militias.
B)   local defense councils.
C)   nonprofit donation organizations.
D)   congressional district war tax zones.
E)   volunteer donation centers.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

During World War I, extensive systems of trenches were used by both sides

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A)   because the destructive power of weapons made conventional field battles too destructive.
B)   because trenches prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions.
C)   because soldiers were safer from poisonous mustard gas closer to the ground.
D)   both because the destructive power of weapons meant soldiers could not live in the open field, and because trenches prevented tanks from reaching the soldiers' positions.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

The most "modern" applications of new technology during World War I were in sea warfare.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the early twentieth century, the United States' actions toward Mexico included

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A)   encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government.
B)   a refusal to formally recognize the Huerta government.
C)   sending an American expeditionary force across the border into Mexico.
D)   both encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government and refusing to formally recognize the Huerta government.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

The decision to send the "Great White Fleet" around the world was directed primarily at the country of ________.

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The answer of The decision to send the "Great White...

Question 7

President Wilson refused to recognize the government of Victoriano ________, though American business interests supported the regime.

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The answer of President Wilson refused to recognize the government...

Question 8

The entrance of the American military into World War I had its most immediate impact on the naval war in the Atlantic Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" did not at first include a call for a League of Nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1918, more than 1,500 people were arrested for criticizing the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How might President Woodrow Wilson have been more successful with his postwar diplomacy?

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President Woodrow Wilson might have been...

Question 12

Define and analyze President Woodrow Wilson's "New World Order."

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Woodrow Wilson's "New World Order" refer...

Question 13

Assess the changes in U.S. foreign policy between 1898 and 1919. Where had American interests changed, and where did they remain the same?

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The period between 1898 and 1919 saw sig...

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The United Negro Improvement Association was led by ________.

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The answer of The United Negro Improvement Association was led...

Question 16

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) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the ________ gave the United States greater power in Latin America.

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Question 18

When the United States entered World War I, Germany was near defeat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why did the United States stay out of World War I between 1914 and 1917?

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The United States stayed out of World Wa...

Question 20

During World War I, American ground troops

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A)   saw combat that was relatively brief but intense.
B)   were assigned to serve under the command of foreign officers.
C)   were not available for battle in significant numbers until the fall of 1918.
D)   both saw combat that was relatively brief but intense, and were assigned to serve under the command of foreign officers.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Exam 21: America and the Great War

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The decision to send the "Great White Fleet" around the world was directed primarily at the country of ________.

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