Question 1

The Hog Island fiasco demonstrated that

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A)   Volunteerism and good will would not necessarily be enough to organize the war effort.
B)   Shipbuilding should not be done on islands.
C)   American shippers should use trucks as well as trains.
D)   The United States did not have enough railroad cars or tracks.

Question 2

The secret committee known as "Inquiry"

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A)   Used the abilities of both Walter Lippmann and Colonel House.
B)   Planned for the eventual court martial of German officers following the war.
C)   Utilized the archives and maps of the National Geographic Society to plan battles and supply routes.
D)   Was designed to infiltrate German American churches and political organizations looking for spies.

Question 3

The "Great Migration" between 1917 and 1918 referred to the movement of

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A)   Asian immigrants to the United States.
B)   German people fleeing to France, Great Britain, and the United States.
C)   African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West.
D)   Mexican laborers entering the United States without documentation.

Question 4

In response to the sinking of the Lusitania, Woodrow Wilson

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A)   Denounced British violations of neutrality rights.
B)   Called on Congress to declare war on Germany.
C)   Ordered a new battleship-building program.
D)   Demanded the immediate end to submarine warfare.

Question 5

Indiana's Council for Defense deputized citizens to

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A)   Raid German homes.
B)   Select recruits for the draft.
C)   Censor the mail.
D)   Order Germans to change their names.

Question 6

According to some historians, what crucial mistake did Woodrow Wilson make after the cessation of hostilities?

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A)   He ceased to monitor developments in Europe.
B)   He became single-mindedly focused on his political opposition at home.
C)   He staked the success of the peace treaty on his own popularity.
D)   He failed to take a political risk and commit to the peace negotiations.

Question 7

In reality, the United States favored __________ where trade was concerned.

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A)   Russia
B)   Germany
C)   Great Britain
D)   Ireland

Question 8

The Mexican Revolution of 1911

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A)   Was spurred in part by resentment against foreign businessmen, particularly those in the petroleum industry.
B)   Was led by a group of intellectuals and planners called cientificos.
C)   Began because Mexico nationalized oilfields in Mexico owned by Americans.
D)   All of the above.

Question 9

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

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Question 10

In comparison with other American presidents, President Wilson

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A)   Was a popular president because of his liberal use of "dollar diplomacy."
B)   Sent more American troops to Latin American nations than any other American president.
C)   Was idealistic.
D)   Was preoccupied with his popularity ratings.

Question 11

Which of the following nations was not part of the Allied Powers?

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A)   Germany.
B)   France.
C)   Russia.
D)   Great Britain.

Question 12

Compared with other nations of the world, President Wilson believed the United States

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A)   Was the sole voice of reason.
B)   Had to remain aloof in the conflicts in Europe.
C)   Had to keep the "great economic processes of the world of business alive."
D)   All of the above.

Question 13

President Wilson's "peace without victory" slogan meant that

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A)   Both sides could negotiate the end to the war as equals.
B)   In a war without winners there would be no losers.
C)   The war would end and both sides could negotiate their differences rather than fighting about them.
D)   All of the above.

Question 14

Walter Lippmann, a cofounder of the New Republic, claimed, in the period before World War I, that mankind could achieve all of the following except

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A)   The sublimation of evil.
B)   The conquest of social problems through reason and technology.
C)   The perfectibility of man and society.
D)   The establishment of a "Christian World Order."

Question 15

Where trade was concerned, why was it difficult for the United States to be neutral?

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A)   The United States exported the things that both sides needed and would pay for.
B)   The United States purchased manufactured goods from both British and German firms.
C)   The United States purchased raw materials from both British and German firms.
D)   All of the above.

Question 16

Who were the two self-described anarchists who were executed following the war?

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Question 17

According to Walter Lippmann, the sinking of the Lusitania

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A)   Was an unprecedented act of war.
B)   United Englishmen and Americans in a common grief.
C)   Was nothing more than letting the steam off the inevitable conflict.
D)   All of the above.

Question 18

The war economy resulted in all of the following except

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A)   The drive to eliminate cutthroat competition.
B)   Wall Street's drive for corporate consolidation.
C)   The management of a program to divide profits between employees and employers.
D)   The progressives' push for federal regulation.

Question 19

How did the Great War help women get the right to vote?

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Question 20

Which of the following technologies was instrumental in building almost insurmountable trench lines during World War I?

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A)   Submarines.
B)   Barbed wire.
C)   Poison gas.
D)   Aerial bombardment.

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