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The event that caused the outbreak of war in Europe n 1914 was:
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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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At the beginning of World War I, President Wilson:
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Declared a policy of neutrality
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In 1914, the general American reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe was:
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Relief that the United States was uninvolved
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Many of the young men in the United States who eagerly sought to participate in the Great War perceived it as:
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Romantic
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President Wilson wanted to keep the United States out of World War I because he:
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Believed he might control the peace negotiations
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During World War I, Germany attempted to resist the British Blockade of the sea routs to Germany by:
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Use of submarines
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The shift in American public opinion in favor of an Allied victory in World War I concerned when:
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Germany sank the Lusitania
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The least pro-Allied of the men close to President Wilson was:
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William Jennings Bryan
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In dealing with the relations between Mexico and the United States, President Wilson:
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Intervened to protect the economic interests in the United States
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The Republican candidate for President in 1916 was:
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Charles Evans Hughes
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Important in creating an atmosphere favorable for the United States’ entry into World War I was:
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The Zimmerman note
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Important in the United States’ decision to enter World War I was:
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The use of un-restricted submarine warfare by Germany
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In terms of its effect on the domestic affairs in the United States, World War I resulted in:
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Restrictions of freedom of speech
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The selective service system implemented by the Wilson administration:
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Allowed some young men to avoid military service
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According to information collected by the U.S. government, American soldiers who served in World War I:
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Were generally poorly educated and unsophisticated
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During World War I, American women:
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Engaged primarily in support service for male soldiers
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When the United States entered World War I, black leader W.E.B. DuBois:
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Urged blacks to support war
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During World War I, the black soldier:
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Was seldom created equally or fairly by the white American soldiers
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By the time that the United States decided to enter World War I:
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Fighting in western Europe had become a bloody stalemate
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American soldiers who participated in World War I:
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Except for blacks, served in separate units under American commanders
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During World War I, American troops
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Helped repel the all-out offensive Germany launched in 1918
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In financing American involvement in World War I, the Wilson administration:
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Increased taxes and borrowing
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One important impact of World War I on American society was:
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An increase in federal authority over the economic
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In its effort to mobilize the American economy for the war effort during World War I, the Wilson administration:
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Used the power of the government to control scarce materials
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The labor policy of the Wilson administration during World War I:
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Sought to protect and extend the rights of organized labor
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During World War I, women in the United States:
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Found new employment opportunities
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During World War I, social justice progressives in the United States:
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Criticized the government’s restriction on freedom of speech
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By 1918, those who opposed the women’s suffrage movement
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Argued that it would defeminize women
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Wilson based his plan for peace among the warring nations on:
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The Fourteen Points
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President Wilson decided to lead the American delegation negotiations in Paris in 1918 because he:
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Believed that only he could bring peace to the world
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Most historians consider Wilson’s decision to exclude Henry Cabot Lodge from the negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to have been
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A political mistake
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In comparison with the European leaders at the Paris Peace Conference, President Wilson can be characterized as more:
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Idealistic
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The women who organized the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom:
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Predicted that the peace settlement would result in the spread of hatred among nations
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The Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I:
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Failed to obtain approval from the United States Senate
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An important legacy of World War I for American society was that it :
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Stimulated pride and patriotism
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Prior to 1915, the United States government restricted American investors from making loans to belligerent countries. Belligerent means that a country:
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Is at war with another country
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Many historians consider it ironic that the election of 1916 the Democrats used a slogan implying that Wilson had kept the United States out war because:
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Soon after the election he asked for a declaration of war against Germany
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As far as relations between the races were concerned, during World War I the American government indicated that it did not intend to change the status quo. This implied that the government meant to:
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Maintain segregated military units
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In an attempt to deal with the problem of venereal disease among American soldiers, progressive social reformers suggested the use of prophylaxis. Prophylaxis is
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A preventative
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Many historians consider Woodrow Wilson to have been more naïve than European leaders at the end of World War I. Naïve implies that Wilson:
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Had a somewhat simplistic view of world affairs
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In his dealings with the Latin American countries, President Wilson essentially reversed the policies that Theodore Roosevelt had applied to those countries.
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False
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Throughout his administration, President Wilson steadfastly adhered to the principles of the New Freedom that he had enunciated during the campaign of 1912.
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False
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In January 1917, the German government attempted to get the United States to help negotiate a peace settlement with its enemies.
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False
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After the United States decided to enter World War I, most Americans enthusiastically supported the war effort.
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True
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During World War I, the Selective Service Act was applied without discrimination to blacks and whites alike.
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False
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Black American soldiers assigned to the French Army during World War I fought well.
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True
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With the exception of black women, World War I offered improved opportunities for most minority groups in the United States.
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False
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World War I negatively impacted the fight to achieve suffrage for women.
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False
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During the peace negotiations in Paris at the end of World War I, President Wilson convinced the European leaders to adhere to all the major provisions of his Fourteen Points.
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False
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World War I proved to be both a triumph and a tragedy for the American people because it provided greater opportunity for many disadvantaged groups, but in many cases, these opportunities proved only temporary.
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True
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For blacks like the Parker family, World War I provided:
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New opportunities in the north
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In the 1920s, the enthusiasm for social progress of the war years
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Evaporated
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The tensions and hostilities evident in the United States during the 1920s can be partially explained by:
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The fear among native-born Americans that foreigners were destroying the American way of life.
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The “red scare” during the 1920s refers to
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American fears of communist influence in the United States
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The strikes that occurred in the United States during the 1919 indicated that most American workers
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Wanted higher wages
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Public reaction to the series of strikes that occurred in the United States during 1919 tended to:
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Blame the communists for the unrest
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During the “red scare” of 1919, the Attorney General of the United States:
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Violated the rights of many Americans suspected of being communists
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During the Twenties, the Klu Klux Klan
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Stressed religious as well as racial nativism
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The outcome of the Sacco-Vanzetti case indicated:
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An unreasoned fear of foreigners and radicals
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During the 1920s, in the United States,:
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The American diet improved
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An important change in the lifestyle of the American people during the 1920s was brought about by:
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Improved bathroom facilities
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During the 1920s, business in the United States:
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Saw the emergence of a new kind of manager
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In economic terms, the period of the 1920s in the United States could be characterized:
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A second industrial revolution
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