Question 1

In his dealings with Mexico,President Wilson often ignored Mexican sovereignty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1919,all of the following figures were at the Paris Peace Conference EXCEPT

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A)   Vittorio Orlando of Italy.
B)   Georges Clemenceau of France.
C)   Woodrow Wilson of the United States.
D)   David Lloyd George of Great Britain.
E)   Alexander Kerensky of Russia.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Trace the events between 1914 and 1917 that led President Woodrow Wilson to ask for a declaration of war against Germany.

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The events between 1914 and 1917 that le...

Question 4

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

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President Woodrow Wilson might have been...

Question 5

How did African Americans begin to assert their desire for rights in new ways after World War I? What effect did Marcus Garvey's movement have on African American culture in the United States?

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After World War I, African Americans beg...

Question 6

In 1920,passage of the Nineteenth Amendment

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A)   gave women the right to vote.
B)   disallowed Woodrow Wilson from running for a third term.
C)   marked the beginning of a new era in progressive reform.
D)   required the direct election of senators.
E)   outlawed the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,granting women the right to vote,marked the beginning of a new era of progressive reform.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1914,when war erupted in Europe,President Woodrow Wilson

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A)   held secret diplomatic meetings with Great Britain.
B)   declared that the "Triple Alliance" must be defeated.
C)   called on the American public to be completely impartial.
D)   expressed sympathy for Germany.
E)   brokered separate peace treaties with both sides of the conflict.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In early 1915,virtually the entire European continent was at war after the assassination of an Austrian archduke provided the spark to hostilities on the continent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1914-1915,the United States responded to a British naval blockade of Germany by

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A)   ending trade with all of Europe to maintain its neutrality.
B)   defying the blockade and continuing to trade with Germany.
C)   ending trade with Germany but continuing trade with Great Britain.
D)   rerouting all trade with Germany through the Mediterranean.
E)   ending trade with Great Britain to pressure it to lift the blockade.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

The most prominent exponent of black nationalism following World War I was

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A)  Claude McKay.
B)  Marcus Garvey.
C)  Booker T.Washington.
D)  W.E.B.Du Bois.
E)  Malcolm X.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

During World War I,the War Industries Board (WIB)

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A)   coordinated government purchases of military supplies.
B)   All these answers are correct.
C)   was seen as a model for rational organization when led by Herbert Hoover.
D)   was plagued by mismanagement and inefficiencies under Bernard Baruch.
E)   saw itself as an adversary of individual businesses.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,

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A)   Great Britain began an intensive campaign to build a submarine fleet.
B)   Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action.
C)   President Wilson prohibited Americans from traveling to Europe.
D)   the United States declared war on Germany.
E)   the United States began leasing its submarines to Great Britain.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 15

In March 1917,the United States moved closer to entering the Great War after

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A)   a German offensive threatened to capture Moscow.
B)   Mexico agreed to a military alliance with Germany.
C)   Russia asked the Allies to call for an armistice.
D)   German U-boats torpedoed three American ships.
E)   the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

As part of his Asian diplomacy,President Theodore Roosevelt

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   signed a secret agreement with Japan to ensure continued American trade in Asia.
C)   sent a fleet of battleships to Japan as a show of American military power.
D)   both signed a secret agreement with Japan to ensure continued American trade in Asia, and sent a fleet of battleships to Japan as a show of American military power.
E)   mediated a peace conference between Russia and Japan in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 17

The War Industries Board,which coordinated government purchases of military supplies,was headed by Herbert Hoover.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The so-called "Zimmermann telegram"

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A)   was intercepted by agents working for the United States.
B)   revealed that Germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the American South.
C)   revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet.
D)   included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico.
E)   helped weaken public support in the United States for war.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 19

The country that lost the greatest number of lives in World War I was

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A)   Russia.
B)   Italy.
C)   Germany.
D)   Great Britain.
E)   France.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Marcus Garvey

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A)   called on African Americans to reject capitalism.
B)   argued that America, not Africa, was now the blacks' true home.
C)   encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society.
D)   urged African Americans to move out of the South.
E)   saw his movement and influence decline in the early 1920s.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

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The War Industries Board,which coordinated government purchases of military supplies,was headed by Herbert Hoover.

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