Chapter 23 Americans & The Great War

Question 1

The Red Scare of 1919–1920 reflected the:

Answer 1

impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the actions of militants in the United States.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the Lusitania?

Answer 2

It secretly carried weapons and ammunition in its cargo.

Question 3

T or F: Many immigrant groups in the United States supported the Central Powers in the European war.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following pairs consists of two countries that were NOT members of the Triple Entente?

Answer 4

Italy and Austria-Hungary

Question 5

During the early twentieth century, the nation’s century-long isolation from European conflicts:

Answer 5

ended.

Question 6

As a result of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia:

Answer 6

Lenin concluded a separate peace with Germany.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes the diplomatic stance of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan?

Answer 7

America has a religious duty to spread democracy and moral progress throughout the world.

Question 8

The German delegation at Versailles objected most bitterly to:

Answer 8

reparations for the entire war.

Question 9

In negotiating with the Big Four over many postwar territorial issues, President Wilson:

Answer 9

had to compromise his principle of self-determination.

Question 10

During the presidential election of 1916, the Republicans:

Answer 10

lost by a small margin.

Question 11

Despite the fact that the Great War generated many changes in female employment, these changes were:

Answer 11

limited and brief.

Question 12

When news of the European war first reached the United States:

Answer 12

Wilson sought to ensure that the United States could provide Great Britain and France as much financial assistance and supplies as possible.

Question 13

Both government and industry recruited women to work in:

Answer 13

port cities’ loading docks and on railway crews.

Question 14

T or F: Henry Cabot Lodge was one of the biggest supporters of the League of Nations.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

The French premier during World War I was:

Answer 15

Georges Clemenceau.

Question 16

T or F: The so-called Arabic Pledge involved Wilson’s stand to stop North Africa’s fall into chaos during the war.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

What was the major cause of the Chicago riot in 1919?

Answer 17

Whites were angered by the influx of southern blacks into their communities.

Question 18

On November 9, 1918, the German republic was proclaimed after:

Answer 18

the German kaiser resigned.

Question 19

Who said, after the sinking of the Lusitania, “There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight”?

Answer 19

Woodrow Wilson

Question 20

T or F: During the early twentieth century, the nation’s century-long isolation from European conflicts increased.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

The congressional resolution for war:

Answer 21

passed overwhelmingly.

Question 22

Wilson’s Fourteen Points endorsed all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer 22

U.S. colonies in Africa and Asia.

Question 23

Between 1914 and 1918, World War I was directly responsible for the deaths of:

Answer 23

more than 20 million military personnel and civilians.

Question 24

T or F: During the presidential election of 1916, Republicans used the slogan “He kept us out of war” to discredit Wilson.

Answer 24

False