Robinson Ush2 H World War 1 Test
- 1.The sympathy of a majority of Americans for the Allies and against the Germans was strengthened by
- A.
Germany's unwillingness to trade with America
- B.
German's involvement in overseas imperialism
- C.
German invasion of neutral Belgium
- D.
German use of poison gas
- 2.Wilson's most effective slogan in the 1916 campaign was
- A.
The full dinner pail
- B.
Free/unlimited coinage of silver in the ration of 16:1
- C.
A war to make the world safe for democracy
- D.
He kept us out of war
- 3.The immediate cause of American entry into WW1 was
- A.
Germany's support for a Mexican Invasion
- B.
Germany's resumption of unrestricted Sub warfare
- C.
Germany's defeat of France
- D.
Desire of American munitions makers
- 4.Wilson aroused the somewhat divided American population by
- A.
Seizing means of communication and demanding unity
- B.
Declaring the Germans to be immoral huns
- C.
Proclaiming an ideological war to end all war
- D.
Proclaiming the war as a religious crusade
- 5.The "Fourteenth point" of Wilson's declaration of war aims called for
- A.
The establishment of a parliamentary democracies through Europe
- B.
Guarantees of human rights of minorities
- C.
An international organization to guarantee collective security
- D.
Freedom of travel w/o restrictions
- 6.The purpose of the Committee on Public Information was
- A.
To develop info on American industrial production
- B.
To create public support for the war effort
- C.
To develop counter intelligence info on German spies
- D.
To recruit volunteers for the armed forces
- 7.Two laws aimed at ensuring loyalty and suppressing dissent were
- A.
The War Mobilization and National defense acts
- B.
The Selective Service and Public Info acts
- C.
The 18th amendment and Anti-German Act
- D.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts
- 8.The primary victims of the prowar propaganda campaign were
- A.
German Americans/Socialists
- B.
Russian Americans and commies
- C.
Mexican Americans and immigrants
- D.
Blacks and feminists
- 9.Among the political change the war helped to bring were
- A.
Amendment granting women the right to vote
- B.
Laws granting labor unions the right to strike
- C.
Amendment giving blacks the right to vote
- D.
Amendment prohibiting child labor
- 10.During WW1 Black troops were mainly in
- A.
Segregated non-combat support units
- B.
Navy/Coastguard
- C.
Dangerous trenches in the northern front
- D.
In Northern cities where they did not threaten segregation
- 11.WW1, unlike the Civil War
- A.
Had men and women be drafted
- B.
It was not possible to purchase a draft exemption
- C.
Draftees were guaranteed not to be in the front line
- D.
Draftees received the same training as regular troops
- 12.When choosing peace delegates, Wilson mistakenly
- A.
Chose people with no plan
- B.
Did not choose Republicans
- C.
Didn't consult with other Allies
- D.
Became involved in the peace process
- 13.Japan and Euro countries weakened Wilson by
- A.
Refusing to support the League of nations
- B.
Denounced Republicans who criticized Wilson
- C.
Rejecting U.S intervention of Euro affairs
- D.
Forcing him to abandon his ideas of self-determination and punishment of the Germans
- 14.Wilson bore responsibility for the U.S not joining the League of Nations because
- A.
He withdrew support for the league
- B.
He ordered Democrats to defeat the Pro-league treaty
- C.
He failed to take the case for the League to the public
- D.
He demanded Americans pay too much for the League
- 15.One of the major reasons for the war in 1914 was
- A.
Britain and Frances fear of Russia
- B.
The fear of communist revolutions in Europe
- C.
The break-up of the Austria-Hungarian Empire
- D.
A tangle of secret alliances that caused a local problem to escalate into a major war
- 16.Which of the following was not a major goal of Wilson's during the Peace Conference
- A.
Enormous reparations for Germany
- B.
National self-determination for European ethnic and nationalist groups
- C.
League of Nations
- D.
Disarmament and free trade
- 17.The German policy most responsible for U.S intervention was
- A.
Support for Mexico w/ arms and money
- B.
The renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare
- C.
Sinking of the Lusitania
- D.
War time goals like increasing European territory
- 18.Why were European alliances good and bad
- A.
It could keep peace or start a major war
- B.
It could bring the U.S to war
- C.
It could make more produce or kill crops
- D.
It could appoint and remove monarchs
- 19.In the beginning of WW1, U.S policy was to be
- A.
Neutral
- B.
War mongering
- C.
Duplicitous
- D.
War ready
- 20.The greatest barrier to true U.S neutrality was
- A.
Economic ties to the Allies
- B.
U.S citizens undivided support of England
- C.
A total commitment to the Central Powers
- D.
A desire by U.S arms manufacturers to go to war
- 21.The German use of _________ offended Americans
- A.
Submarines
- B.
Trenches
- C.
Poison gas
- D.
Machine guns
- 22.Which of the following was not an immediate response of Wilson's to the Lusitania and sussex incidents
- A.
Threatening to break off diplomatic ties w/ Germany
- B.
Going to Congress to ask for a declaration of war
- C.
Getting a pledge from Germany to visit/warn vessels before attacking
- D.
Increasing financial assistance to the Allies
- 23.The Zimmerman note was a message to
- A.
Canada
- B.
Mexico
- C.
France
- D.
Russia
- 24.In asking for a declaration of war against Germany, Wilson listed reasons including making the world safe for
- A.
Free trade
- B.
Shipping
- C.
Democracy
- D.
America
- 25.The War Industry board had authority of all the following except
- A.
Nationalizing the railroads
- B.
Turning industrial plants to wartime needs
- C.
Making war materials
- D.
Purchasing supplies for the U.S/Allies
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