// question: 12039850 name: All of the following are examples of wartime repression except ::All of the following are examples of wartime repression except::[html]
All of the following are examples of wartime repression except
{ =businessmen spying on workers and neighbors.
#Correct
~opening mail and tapping phones of anyone suspected of disloyalty.
#Incorrect
~firing professors for speaking out against U.S. involvement in the war.
#Incorrect
~passage and ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
#Incorrect
~banning and intercepting socialist materials from the mails.
#Incorrect
} // question: 12039853 name: All of the following factors contributed to the outbreak of war in Europe in ... ::All of the following factors contributed to the outbreak of war in Europe in ...::[html]All of the following factors contributed to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 except{ ~the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.#Incorrect =the sinking of the Lusitania.#Correct ~the complicated defense alliances.#Incorrect ~European imperial ambitions.#Incorrect ~Balkan desire for independence.#Incorrect } // question: 12039848 name: All of the following groups contributed to repression in the name of ... ::All of the following groups contributed to repression in the name of ...::[html]All of the following groups contributed to repression in the name of democracy on the home front except the{ ~American Protective League.#Incorrect ~National Americanization Committee.#Incorrect ~Committee on Public Information.#Incorrect =American Red Cross.#Correct ~Office of the Attorney General.#Incorrect } // question: 12039851 name: All of the following statements describe Bernard Baruch's leadership of the ... ::All of the following statements describe Bernard Baruch's leadership of the ...::[html]All of the following statements describe Bernard Baruch's leadership of the War Industries Board except{ ~war production increased substantially.#Incorrect ~his methods favored large corporations over small enterprises.#Incorrect =his methods favored small corporations over large enterprises.#Correct ~the agency functioned better after he assumed leadership.#Incorrect ~industries were permitted to charge high prices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039843 name: All of the following statements regarding the German attack on the Lusitania ... ::All of the following statements regarding the German attack on the Lusitania ...::[html]All of the following statements regarding the German attack on the Lusitania are true except it{ =was an unwarranted attack against a purely passenger vessel.#Correct ~resulted in the loss of more than 100 American lives.#Incorrect ~was denounced strongly by Wilson.#Incorrect ~increased American hostility toward Germany.#Incorrect ~led to the resignation of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan.#Incorrect } // question: 12039846 name: All of the following supported Woodrow Wilson's efforts to stay out of the ... ::All of the following supported Woodrow Wilson's efforts to stay out of the ...::[html]All of the following supported Woodrow Wilson's efforts to stay out of the war except{ ~German Americans.#Incorrect ~prominent U.S. socialists.#Incorrect =Theodore Roosevelt.#Correct ~Irish ethnics.#Incorrect ~Jane Addams.#Incorrect } // question: 12039842 name: Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it ::Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it::[html]Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it{ ~revealed Woodrow Wilson's secret negotiations with both sides.#Incorrect ~caused the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.#Incorrect ~insulted President Wilson.#Incorrect ~was clearly a hoax created by the British to sour U.S.-German relations.#Incorrect =encouraged Mexico to side with Germany in case the United States entered the war#Correct } // question: 12039854 name: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was ... ::Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was ...::[html]Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated in 1914 by a{ ~British naval officer.#Incorrect ~rival for the Austrian throne.#Incorrect =Bosnian nationalist.#Correct ~Socialist labor organizer.#Incorrect ~German radical.#Incorrect } // question: 12039841 name: At the beginning of World War I, the U.S. identified most strongly with ::At the beginning of World War I, the U.S. identified most strongly with::[html]At the beginning of World War I, the U.S. identified most strongly with{ =Great Britain.#Correct ~France.#Incorrect ~Austria-Hungary.#Incorrect ~Germany.#Incorrect ~Japan.#Incorrect } // question: 12039849 name: Before entry into the war, the United States ::Before entry into the war, the United States::[html]Before entry into the war, the United States{ =traded with both Great Britain and Germany.#Correct ~traded only with Great Britain.#Incorrect ~refused to loan money to combatants.#Incorrect ~suspended exports to Great Britain in protest of the British blockade.#Incorrect ~ceased trade with both sides.#Incorrect } // question: 12039888 name: Before the U.S. entered the Great War in 1917, Woodrow Wilson's hopes for a negotiated settlement with Germany were dashed by ::Before the U.S. entered the Great War in 1917, Woodrow Wilson's hopes for a negotiated settlement with Germany were dashed by::[html]Before the U.S. entered the Great War in 1917, Woodrow Wilson's hopes for a negotiated settlement with Germany were dashed by
{ ~the sinking of the Lusitania.
#Incorrect
=revelation of the Zimmermann telegram.
#Correct
~German violations of the Sussex pledge.
#Incorrect
~the failure of the House-Grey memorandum.
#Incorrect
~the Republican victories in the congressional elections.
#Incorrect
} // question: 12039845 name: Before the U.S. entrance into World War I, when the British blockaded German ... ::Before the U.S. entrance into World War I, when the British blockaded German ...::[html]Before the U.S. entrance into World War I, when the British blockaded German ports, President Wilson{ ~raised no objection.#Incorrect ~suspended loans and exports to Britain.#Incorrect ~threatened to declare war against the British.#Incorrect =protested but took no action against the British.#Correct ~cut off trade with the British.#Incorrect } // question: 12039844 name: During World War I the U.S. Railroad Administration ::During World War I the U.S. Railroad Administration::[html]During World War I the U.S. Railroad Administration{ ~performed poorly in coordinating rail shipments.#Incorrect =shifted the rail system from private to public control.#Correct ~concentrated primarily on ensuring profits for the railroad companies.#Incorrect ~was disbanded by Congress.#Incorrect ~ensured equal opportunity for all races in railroad employment.#Incorrect } // question: 12039881 name: During World War I, the complicated alliances of the Triple Entente and the ... ::During World War I, the complicated alliances of the Triple Entente and the ...::[html]During World War I, the complicated alliances of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance were{ ~entente\: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy; alliance\: Great Britain, France, Russia.#Incorrect ~entente\: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia; alliance\: Great Britain, France, Italy.#Incorrect =entente\: Great Britain, France, Russia; alliance\: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy.#Correct ~entente\: Great Britain, France, Italy; alliance\: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia.#Incorrect ~none of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12039903 name: For the American worker, World War I meant ::For the American worker, World War I meant::[html]For the American worker, World War I meant{ ~increased unemployment.#Incorrect =more leverage with employers.#Correct ~fewer job opportunities.#Incorrect ~lower wages.#Incorrect ~more competition with immigrant workers.#Incorrect } // question: 12039884 name: Former President Theodore Roosevelt ::Former President Theodore Roosevelt::[html]Former President Theodore Roosevelt{ ~strongly opposed U.S. entrance into World War I.#Incorrect =insisted that war with Germany was inevitable for the United States.#Correct ~supported Germany in World War I.#Incorrect ~ran against Woodrow Wilson in 1916 on a pro-war platform.#Incorrect ~organized a military unit to fight in World War I.#Incorrect } // question: 12039895 name: In the election of 1916, ::In the election of 1916,::[html]In the election of 1916,{ =Woodrow Wilson's campaign slogan was "He kept us out of war."#Correct ~the Republican presidential candidate was Theodore Roosevelt.#Incorrect ~Irish and German Americans supported the Socialist candidate Eugene V Debs.#Incorrect ~Woodrow Wilson won by the largest electoral margin in U.S. history.#Incorrect ~Woodrow Wilson ran on a war platform.#Incorrect } // question: 12039912 name: In the Fourteen Points, Woodrow Wilson proposed that territorial settlements be ::In the Fourteen Points, Woodrow Wilson proposed that territorial settlements be::[html]In the Fourteen Points, Woodrow Wilson proposed that territorial settlements be{ =based on the principle of self-determination.#Correct ~designed to restore the 1914 international boundaries.#Incorrect ~resolved in favor of the victors.#Incorrect ~negotiated at separate special conferences between the concerned ethnic groups.#Incorrect ~made by the League of Nations.#Incorrect } // question: 12039882 name: Marcus Garvey was ::Marcus Garvey was::[html]Marcus Garvey was{ ~Woodrow Wilson's secretary of state.#Incorrect ~a strong supporter of integration.#Incorrect =the founder of a black separatist organization.#Correct ~the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice.#Incorrect ~a Republican opponent of the League of Nations.#Incorrect } // question: 12039875 name: Most African-American soldiers were ::Most African-American soldiers were::[html]Most African-American soldiers were{ ~not permitted to register for the draft.#Incorrect ~considered by white soldiers to be superior fighters.#Incorrect ~assigned to all-black units and were sent to the front.#Incorrect ~assigned to integrated units.#Incorrect =not allowed to fight.#Correct } // question: 12039897 name: Passed in 1917 and 1918, the Espionage, Sabotage, and Sedition Acts ::Passed in 1917 and 1918, the Espionage, Sabotage, and Sedition Acts::[html]Passed in 1917 and 1918, the Espionage, Sabotage, and Sedition Acts{ ~authorized the government to prosecute enemy spies living in the U.S.#Incorrect =allowed citizens to be prosecuted for writing or saying anything that could be construed as profaning the flag, the Constitution, or the military.#Correct ~required the deportation of all known anarchists residing in the United States.#Incorrect ~seemed extreme but had little social impact.#Incorrect ~All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039894 name: Progressive reformer Jane Addams ::Progressive reformer Jane Addams::[html]Progressive reformer Jane Addams{ =founded the Women's Peace Party and strongly opposed war.#Correct ~encouraged President Wilson to ask for a declaration of war.#Incorrect ~remained neutral on the war issue.#Incorrect ~favored Germany in World War I.#Incorrect ~favored the British in World War I.#Incorrect } // question: 12039861 name: Shortly after America's official entry into the first world war, President ... ::Shortly after America's official entry into the first world war, President ...::[html]Shortly after America's official entry into the first world war, President Woodrow Wilson secretly confided to a friend his fear that{ ~Germany would target the U.S. coastline.#Incorrect ~peace would be many years in the future.#Incorrect ~the U.S. was not financially or militarily prepared for war.#Incorrect =a spirit of brutality would pervade national life.#Correct ~his political opponents would use this against him during the next election.#Incorrect } // question: 12039865 name: Taxes during World War I ::Taxes during World War I::[html]Taxes during World War I{ ~were increased dramatically, primarily on the middle class.#Incorrect ~did not go up significantly.#Incorrect =were increased primarily on the wealthy.#Correct ~actually went down.#Incorrect ~paid all of the cost of the war.#Incorrect } // question: 12039909 name: The bulk of U.S. war financing came from ::The bulk of U.S. war financing came from::[html]The bulk of U.S. war financing came from{ =the sale of bonds.#Correct ~new taxes.#Incorrect ~deficit spending.#Incorrect ~tariffs.#Incorrect ~borrowing from abroad.#Incorrect } // question: 12039913 name: The Committee on Public Information did all of the following except ::The Committee on Public Information did all of the following except::[html]The Committee on Public Information did all of the following except{ ~send men out to give four minute long speeches.#Incorrect =sell war bonds.#Correct ~covered the nation with propaganda posters.#Incorrect ~placed advertisements in magazines.#Incorrect ~sponsored exhibitions.#Incorrect } // question: 12039868 name: The Eighteenth Amendment ::The Eighteenth Amendment::[html]The Eighteenth Amendment{ ~gave women the right to vote.#Incorrect ~was the most important reform of Woodrow Wilson's administration.#Incorrect =was partially an expression of anti-immigrant feelings stimulated by the war.#Correct ~was the only amendment passed by the Progressives.#Incorrect ~was not ratified for more than decade after it was passed by Congress.#Incorrect } // question: 12039863 name: The fall of the tsar in Russia in 1917 ::The fall of the tsar in Russia in 1917::[html]The fall of the tsar in Russia in 1917{ =gave President Wilson grounds to claim that the U.S. was fighting for democracy.#Correct ~proved that the Allies were too weak to win the war without U.S. help.#Incorrect ~convinced ethnic Americans and Socialists to support U.S. entrance into the war.#Incorrect ~brought the U.S. into the war to fight communism.#Incorrect ~marked the fall of another democratic government.#Incorrect } // question: 12039886 name: The initial U.S. policy regarding the European war was to ::The initial U.S. policy regarding the European war was to::[html]The initial U.S. policy regarding the European war was to{ ~offer immediate support to the Allied Powers.#Incorrect ~offer immediate support to the Central Powers.#Incorrect ~offer to mediate between the two camps.#Incorrect ~declare war on both sides.#Incorrect =pursue a policy of neutrality.#Correct } // question: 12039878 name: The International Workers of the World and the Socialist Party ::The International Workers of the World and the Socialist Party::[html]The International Workers of the World and the Socialist Party{ =always opposed the war.#Correct ~supported the war after U.S. entry.#Incorrect ~helped to staff the Committee on Public Information.#Incorrect ~recruited for the military.#Incorrect ~supported Germany in the war.#Incorrect } // question: 12039864 name: The nation that took responsibility for the war was ::The nation that took responsibility for the war was::[html]The nation that took responsibility for the war was{ ~Italy.#Incorrect ~France.#Incorrect =Germany.#Correct ~United States.#Incorrect ~Austria Hungary.#Incorrect } // question: 12039898 name: The Palmer Raids can best be described as ::The Palmer Raids can best be described as::[html]The Palmer Raids can best be described as{ ~a diligent and concerted effort to expose radicals and protect the Bill of Rights.#Incorrect ~a cautious move by the government to protect its citizens.#Incorrect ~a clear demonstration of our commitment to uphold the Bill of Rights.#Incorrect ~a underwhelming response to suspected threats to the United States.#Incorrect =a massive violation of civil rights.#Correct } // question: 12039887 name: The purpose of the War Labor Board was to ::The purpose of the War Labor Board was to::[html]The purpose of the War Labor Board was to{ ~continue efforts to send supplies abroad.#Incorrect =resolve labor disputes.#Correct ~set wage and price levels.#Incorrect ~limit competition among various industries.#Incorrect ~ensure high profits for industry.#Incorrect } // question: 12039892 name: When President Wilson arrived in Europe to attend the peace conference ::When President Wilson arrived in Europe to attend the peace conference::[html]When President Wilson arrived in Europe to attend the peace conference{ ~the European public was indifferent to him.#Incorrect ~he was met by massive protest movements led by those who feared U.S. power.#Incorrect ~he traveled secretly so that the European public was unaware of his arrival.#Incorrect ~the European public seemed to blame the U.S. for the carnage of the war.#Incorrect =he was met by huge crowds who hailed him as a savior.#Correct } // question: 12039862 name: Which of the following groups entered the labor force in large numbers during... ::Which of the following groups entered the labor force in large numbers during...::[html]Which of the following groups entered the labor force in large numbers during the war?{ ~Mexicans, white southerners, and European immigrants#Incorrect ~African Americans, Mexicans, and children#Incorrect =African Americans, white southerners, Mexicans, and women#Correct ~European immigrants, African Americans, and women#Incorrect ~Irish, German and Italian immigrants#Incorrect } // question: 12039893 name: Which of the following was not a factor in the growing U.S. movement toward war? ::Which of the following was not a factor in the growing U.S. movement toward war?::[html]Which of the following was not a factor in the growing U.S. movement toward war?{ ~German submarine warfare#Incorrect ~two revolutions in Russia#Incorrect ~German overtures toward Mexico#Incorrect =German-American support of the war#Correct ~the desire to fight for freedom and democracy#Incorrect } // question: 12039921 name: Woodrow Wilson envisioned an international parliament that would ::Woodrow Wilson envisioned an international parliament that would::[html]Woodrow Wilson envisioned an international parliament that would{ ~act as a world court to try war criminals.#Incorrect ~control trade during wartime.#Incorrect =unite the world in the organized pursuit of peace, security, and justice.#Correct ~eliminate all independent national armies and navies.#Incorrect ~eliminate all trade barriers.#Incorrect } // question: 12039856 name: Although primarily a passenger liner, the British ship Lusitania was ... ::Although primarily a passenger liner, the British ship Lusitania was ...::[html]Although primarily a passenger liner, the British ship Lusitania was transporting munitions from New York to Great Britain when the Germans sank it.{TRUE} // question: 12039871 name: At the beginning of World War I, many Americans identified more closely with ... ::At the beginning of World War I, many Americans identified more closely with ...::[html]At the beginning of World War I, many Americans identified more closely with the Germans than with the English.{FALSE} // question: 12039910 name: Because of the military exercises practiced in the early part of the century,... ::Because of the military exercises practiced in the early part of the century,...::[html]Because of the military exercises practiced in the early part of the century, the U.S. military was well prepared to engage in the European conflict.{FALSE} // question: 12039890 name: Both the English and the Germans violated American neutral rights during ... ::Both the English and the Germans violated American neutral rights during ...::[html]Both the English and the Germans violated American neutral rights during World War I.{TRUE} // question: 12039922 name: Democratic enthusiasm unleashed by the Committee on Public Information ... ::Democratic enthusiasm unleashed by the Committee on Public Information ...::[html]Democratic enthusiasm unleashed by the Committee on Public Information triggered unrest among the home population.{TRUE} // question: 12039900 name: Few Americans were drafted to serve in the Great War. ::Few Americans were drafted to serve in the Great War.::[html]Few Americans were drafted to serve in the Great War.
{FALSE} // question: 12039907 name: John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, required ... ::John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, required ...::[html]John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, required that his troops undergo additional training on the ground in France before they were sent into battle.\n{TRUE} // question: 12039880 name: None of the centralized federal mobilization agencies in the First World War ... ::None of the centralized federal mobilization agencies in the First World War ...::[html]None of the centralized federal mobilization agencies in the First World War succeeded very well.{FALSE} // question: 12039872 name: Only France shared Woodrow Wilson's goal of a "peace without victory." ::Only France shared Woodrow Wilson's goal of a "peace without victory."::[html]Only France shared Woodrow Wilson's goal of a "peace without victory."{FALSE} // question: 12039904 name: Russia remained in the First World War until the 1918 armistice. ::Russia remained in the First World War until the 1918 armistice.::[html]Russia remained in the First World War until the 1918 armistice.{FALSE} // question: 12039889 name: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge headed the "irreconcilables." ::Senator Henry Cabot Lodge headed the "irreconcilables."::[html]Senator Henry Cabot Lodge headed the "irreconcilables."{FALSE} // question: 12039857 name: Significant numbers of Americans from a variety of constituencies opposed the... ::Significant numbers of Americans from a variety of constituencies opposed the...::[html]Significant numbers of Americans from a variety of constituencies opposed the First World War.{TRUE} // question: 12039858 name: The American Expeditionary Force arrived too late to prevent the surrender of... ::The American Expeditionary Force arrived too late to prevent the surrender of...::[html]The American Expeditionary Force arrived too late to prevent the surrender of Paris to the Germans.{FALSE} // question: 12039919 name: The overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II's regime in Russia fueled Woodrow Wilson's ... ::The overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II's regime in Russia fueled Woodrow Wilson's ...::[html]The overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II's regime in Russia fueled Woodrow Wilson's belief that the war was helping to make the world safe for democracy.{TRUE} // question: 12039905 name: The Palmer raids confirmed the depth of the radical threat to American society. ::The Palmer raids confirmed the depth of the radical threat to American society.::[html]The Palmer raids confirmed the depth of the radical threat to American society.{FALSE} // question: 12039866 name: The peace treaty negotiated by the "Big Three" incorporated most of Woodrow ... ::The peace treaty negotiated by the "Big Three" incorporated most of Woodrow ...::[html]The peace treaty negotiated by the "Big Three" incorporated most of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points.{FALSE} // question: 12039917 name: The Russian Revolution united leftists in the United States behind the ... ::The Russian Revolution united leftists in the United States behind the ...::[html]The Russian Revolution united leftists in the United States behind the American Socialist Party.{FALSE} // question: 12039877 name: The Triple Alliance was much stronger than the Triple Entente. ::The Triple Alliance was much stronger than the Triple Entente.::[html]The Triple Alliance was much stronger than the Triple Entente.{FALSE} // question: 12039873 name: The U.S. government effectively destroyed the International Workers of the ... ::The U.S. government effectively destroyed the International Workers of the ...::[html]The U.S. government effectively destroyed the International Workers of the World by raiding their offices and arresting their executive board because the group opposed the war.{TRUE} // question: 12039876 name: Trench warfare was employed along both the western and eastern fronts during ... ::Trench warfare was employed along both the western and eastern fronts during ...::[html]Trench warfare was employed along both the western and eastern fronts during World War I.{FALSE} // question: 12039920 name: Union membership almost doubled between 1915 and 1920. ::Union membership almost doubled between 1915 and 1920.::[html]Union membership almost doubled between 1915 and 1920.{TRUE} // question: 12039896 name: Woodrow Wilson's unwillingness to compromise on the peace treaty is the chief... ::Woodrow Wilson's unwillingness to compromise on the peace treaty is the chief...::[html]Woodrow Wilson's unwillingness to compromise on the peace treaty is the chief reason it failed to pass in the Senate.{TRUE}