Unit 8

Question 1

World war I was precipitated by the assassination of

Answer 1

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

Question 2

The first declaration of war, which began WWI involved

Answer 2

Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia

Question 3

All of the following are major explanations for the outbreak of the war in Europe in 1914 except

Answer 3

Communism

Question 4

On the western front, the American advance against Germany was led by

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General Douglas MacArthur or general John j. Pershing

Question 5

WW1 was the bloodiest war in history bc of the

Answer 5

Development of new weapons

Question 6

During WW1 civil liberties in almost every country were

Answer 6

Diminished

Question 7

The big four included

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Great Britain, France, Italy, U.S.

Question 8

The communists led by V.I Lenin were called

Answer 8

Bolsheviks

Question 9

The attorney general who accused many Americans of being communist agitators was

Answer 9

Mitchel Palmer

Question 10

Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong and Al Jolson were all prominent figures in the twenties in the field of

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Music

Question 11

1928 a renunciation of war agreement was signed in Paris as a result of the

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Kellogg Briand pact

Question 12

In 1932 a march in Wednesday was made by a group of unemployed veterans Called

Answer 12

Bonus army

Question 13

What was a major reason for the United States entry into the WW1?

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To maintain freedom of the seas

Question 14

Which argument did president Woodrow Wilson use to persuade congress to enter WW1

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Making the world safer or democracy

Question 15

An important goal of United States foreign policy in the 1920s was to

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Avoid involvement in foreign conflicts

Question 16

Treaties signed at the Washington conference and the kellogg-briand pact were efforts to

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maintain peace through international agreements

Question 17

An important factor contributing to the start of the Great Depression in the U.S. was the

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Uneven distribution of wealth

Question 18

Why did the senate reject the Versailles treaty

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To keep the U.S. free from foreign entanglements

Question 19

The 1919 Supreme Court decision in schneck v U.S. established the “clear and present” danger test in

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Determining the limits of freedom of expression

Question 20

What was the major result of prohibition in the U.S. during the 1920s

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Increase in organized crime

Question 21

One way in which the teapot dome scandal, the watergate affair, and the Iran-Contra affair are similar is that each of these political scandals resulted in

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A loss of faith in elected government officials

Question 22

During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets

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Was blamed for the suffering of the poor

Question 23

Which situations was a basic cause of the Great Depression

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Over regulation of the stock market

Question 24

Which economic practice became significantly more widespread during the 1920s

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Stock market speculation

Question 25

What was a major reason American farmers failed to obtain a fair share of the

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Farm crops were overproduced

Question 26

The 1925 trial of John scopes reflects the conflicts between

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Science and religion

Question 27

Which event represents an expression of nativism during the 1920s

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The adoption of the quota system to limit immigration

Question 28

The works of duke Ellington and Langston Hugh’s reflected the

Answer 28

Harlem Renaissance

Question 29

“The business of American is business “

By this statement, president Coolidge was expressing his support for

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Free enterprising system

Question 30

Which generalization can best be drawn from the experiment with national prohibition

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Social attitude can make laws difficult to enforce

Question 31

Regarding the League of Nations the United States

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Never joined during its existence

Question 32

The capital of Montana is

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Helena

Question 33

Iowa

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Iowa