Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How did World War I affect African Americans and race relations?

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Question 3

Immediately following World War I,the American economy

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A)   was marked by a continuing labor shortage.
B)   boomed for many months.
C)   fell into a protracted recession.
D)   saw prices plunge.
E)   fell into a deflationary spiral.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"

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A)   stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries.
B)   was created as a result of a military crisis in Cuba.
C)   was invalidated by the Supreme Court during the Wilson administration.
D)   stated that England and England alone was exempted from the Monroe Doctrine.
E)   stated that neighboring countries had to adhere to U.S. policy in times of war.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

As a result of the service of African American soldiers in World War I,

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A)   public attitudes on race were significantly altered.
B)   the country saw a general improvement in race relations.
C)   activism by blacks for their rights increased.
D)   the federal government integrated the armed forces.
E)   northern black factory workers were able to keep their jobs when white veterans returned.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

As the United States entered World War I,its most immediate military effect was in

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A)   the Atlantic Ocean.
B)   western Europe.
C)   eastern Europe.
D)   the Far East.
E)   north Africa.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

President Theodore Roosevelt's policies,in regard to Asia,were intended

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A)   to favor Japan.
B)   to favor China.
C)   to prevent both China and Russia from becoming dominant there.
D)   to favor Russia.
E)   to secure American dominance there.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918

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A)   eliminated jury trials for anyone charged under these laws.
B)   were rarely if ever enforced by the Wilson administration.
C)   made illegal any public expression opposing the war.
D)   were created after the Supreme Court invalidated the Espionage Act of 1917.
E)   were most frequently directed at German Americans.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Marcus Garvey called for blacks to reject capitalism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"Dollar Diplomacy" is associated primarily with the administration of

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A)   Warren Harding.
B)   William Howard Taft.
C)   Theodore Roosevelt.
D)   Woodrow Wilson.
E)   William McKinley.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 11

Most industrial laborers were required to work longer hours during World War I.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Prior to the United States' construction of the Panama Canal,

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A)   the French had tried but failed to build a canal at the same site.
B)   no country had attempted to build a canal connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific.
C)   the Germans had failed to build a canal at the same site.
D)   the British had failed to build a canal across Costa Rica.
E)   the United States had failed to build a canal across Nicaragua.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

What were the problems with American neutrality between 1914 and 1917?

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Question 14

Between 1914 and 1916,the United States gradually transformed itself from a neutral country into an arsenal of the Allies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The policy idea behind "Dollar Diplomacy" was to

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A)   reduce the deployment of troops from the United States to other nations.
B)   create stable governments in less-developed nations.
C)   extend investments and influence of the United States in less-developed regions.
D)   financially reward Latin nations that supported the interests of the United States.
E)   encourage other nations to peg their currency to the U.S. dollar.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

In 1919,the Red Scare in the United States

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A)   led to government raids that uncovered large caches of weapons.
B)   was generally opposed by universities and other academic institutions.
C)   was partly motivated by a series of bombings.
D)   saw more than 6,000 people deported from the country.
E)   saw the arrest of several major government figures.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

During World War I,technologically-advanced submarines used engines powered by

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A)   coal.
B)   gasoline.
C)   electricity.
D)   diesel.
E)   steam.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 19

After the United States entered World War I,

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   the playing of German music was banned in many American communities.
C)   most German Americans supported the American war effort.
D)   German books were removed from many American schools and libraries.
E)   sauerkraut in the U.S. was renamed "liberty cabbage."F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Trace the course of government efforts to create domestic support of the war.To what degree were these efforts justified by the war?

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