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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A was a struggle to make the world safe for democracy.
B was a necessary struggle against German militarism.
C would lead to the suppression of civil liberties, kill reform, and increase the power of the governmet.
D would result in a German victory enshrining German values around the world.
Question #2
A the conviction many Germans had that Germany’s military had been ‘stabbed in the back’ by Jews and Communists.
B The establishment of a League of Nations.
C the requirement that German accept blame for World War I.
D the massive financial reparations Germany was forced to pay.
Question #3
A The President had asked the Supreme Court for a ruling in the Treaty of Versailles.
B the President had won over recalcitrant Democrats with the promises of patronage.
C the President had compromised with moderate Republicans on some of the treaty’s provisions.
D the President had taken his case directly to the American people.
Question #4
A a League of Nations.
B a system of ‘colonial mandates.’
C the formation of the United Nations.
D war reparations.
Question #5
A Bernard Baruch.
B G. Edgar Hoover.
C George Creel.
D A. Mitchell Palmer.
Question #6
A labor strikes.
B declining prices.
C race riots.
D dissatisfaction over the Treaty of Versailles.
Question #7
A keep and bear arms.
B the right to trial by jury.
C free speech.
D due process.
Question #8
A unexpected by Germany.
B the result of a request by the King of Great Britain.
C opposed by a majority of the American public.
D decisive to an Allied victory.
Question #9
A administered intelligence tests to military recruits.
B enlisted black troops in the military.
C used the draft to raise military manpower.
D borrowed money to finance the war.
Question #10
A The International Workers of the World and the Socialist Party.
B American farmers.
C the women’s suffrage movement.
D prohibitionists
Question #11
A Many moved north seeking wartime jobs.
B Most African American servicemen served in non-combat units during the war.
C They were frequently victims of racial discrimination and violence.
D Most opposed U.S. involvement in the war.
Question #12
A Committee on Public Information.
B The Federal Reserve Board.
C U.S. Information Agency.
D Central Intelligence Agency.
Question #13
A The War Industries Board.
B The Office of Price Management.
C The Office of Management and Budget.
D The Creel Committee
Question #14
A liberate Europe’s African and Asian colonies.
B suppress Russia’s Communist Revolution.
C acquire new territory for the United States.
D influence the terms of the post war peace settlement.
Question #15
A Because it proposed an alliance between German and Mexico.
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 urged Mexico to launch a surprise attack on the United States.
Question #16
A German use of poison gas.
B the sinking of the Luisitania.
C unrestricted submarine warfare.
D German persectuion of German’s jewish population.
Question #17
A blamed Germany for the war because it had invaded Belgium, a neutral country.
B believed that the United States shoudl enter the war to make the world safe for democracy.
C believed that the United States should be neutral in thought and deed.
D favored entering the war and the side of Britain and France.
Question #18
A the greed of financiers, minitions manufacturers, and others eager for wartime profits.
B the fear of communist revolutions throughout Europe.
C the failure of international diplomacy and a web of entangling alliances.
D colonial competition between Britain and Germany.
Question #19
A the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
B the Zimmerman telegram.
C the sinking of the Lusitania.
D the Treaty of Versailles.
Question #20
A It resulted in the collapse of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire.
B The war ended in a stalemate.
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.