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