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