Ch. 19 Safe For Democracy: The United States And World War I Pt. 1

Question 1

What was the name of the British liner sunk by a German submarine in May 1915, which resulted in the deaths of more than a thousand passengers, including 124 Americans?
A. the Lusitania
B. the Ireland
C. the Essex
D. the Arabia

Answer 1

A. the Lusitania

Question 2

In November 1917, in the midst of World War I, a communist revolution broke out in what country?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. China
D. Russia

Answer 2

D. Russia

Question 3

The United States entered World War I in April of 1917 only after Germany resumed submarine warfare against its ships in the Atlantic and after
A. the discovery of a plot to assassinate President Woodrow Wilson.
B. the discovery of the Zimmermann telegram.
C. major riots broke out in all of America’s principal cities.
D. the bombardment of New York by German submarines.

Answer 3

B. the discovery of the Zimmermann telegram.

Question 4

President Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy that called for active intervention to remake the world in America’s image, and which asserted the view that greater freedom worldwide would follow from increased American investment and trade abroad was called
A. the Good Neighbor Policy.
B. international realism.
C. liberal internationalism.
D. isolationism.

Answer 4

C. liberal internationalism.

Question 5

President Woodrow Wilson articulated the clearest statement of American war aims and his vision of a new postwar international order in
A. his second inaugural address.
B. the Fourteen Points.
C. the Treaty of Versailles.
D. the Treaty of Bretton Woods.

Answer 5

B. the Fourteen Points.

Question 6

Who was the leader of the National Woman’s Party, an organization that employed militant tactics in favor of woman suffrage?
A. Susan B. Anthony
B. Jeannette Rankin
C. Alice Paul
D. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Answer 6

C. Alice Paul

Question 7

Between 1901 and 1920, the U.S. Marines landed in Caribbean countries
A. once, since the Marines had not been founded as a military force until 1920.
B. half a dozen times.
C. with the help of the British, French, and Spanish.
D. more than twenty times.

Answer 7

D. more than twenty times.

Question 8

The outbreak of World War I in 1914 was triggered by
A. the Zimmerman note.
B. the Russian Revolution.
C. the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
D. the sinking of the Lusitania.

Answer 8

C. the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

Question 9

During World War I, popular words of German origin were changed; “hamburger” became
A. “liberty sandwich.”
B. “liberty cabbage.”
C. “ground chuck.”
D. “American sandwich.”

Answer 9

A. “liberty sandwich.”

Question 10

During World War I, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were called
A. the Allies.
B. the Triple Entente.
C. the Junta.
D. the Central Powers.

Answer 10

D. the Central Powers.

Question 11

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson sent more than 10,000 troops into Mexico in an effort (that proved unsuccessful) to arrest
A. “Pancho” Villa, who had killed seventeen Americans in an attack on Columbus, New Mexico.
B. Che Guevara, the leader of an indigenous uprising that sought to curtail American influence in the region.
C. Vera Cruz, a leading figure in the Mexican government under Porfirio Díaz.
D. Santa Anna, who had led the murderous raid against the Alamo.

Answer 11

A. “Pancho” Villa, who had killed seventeen Americans in an attack on Columbus, New Mexico.

Question 12

How many soldiers perished during World War I worldwide?
A. 620,000
B. 950,000
C. 1.2 million
D. 10 million

Answer 12

D. 10 million

Question 13

In what city did the worst race riot in American history occur in 1921, where more than 300 blacks were killed and over 10,000 were left homeless after white mobs burned an all-black section of this city to the ground
A. East St. Louis, Illinois
B. Phillips County, Arkansas
C. Tulsa, Oklahoma
D. Akron, Ohio

Answer 13

C. Tulsa, Oklahoma

Question 14

Which of the following was not a military technology used during World War I?
A. machine guns
B. tanks
C. airplanes
D. atomic bombs

Answer 14

D. atomic bombs

Question 15

President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate a settlement of the
A. tensions between Colombia and Panama over the Panama Canal.
B. Russo-Japanese War of 1905.
C. tensions between Colombia, Venezuela, and British Guiana.
D. border disputes between the United States and Mexico.

Answer 15

B. Russo-Japanese War of 1905.

Question 16

Which of the following was not a principle espoused in Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
A. national self-determination
B. free trade among nations
C. the abolition of colonial rule around the globe
D. the founding of an international structure to ensure the peaceful resolution of conflict among nations

Answer 16

C. the abolition of colonial rule around the globe

Question 17

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?
A. completion of Panama Canal; overthrow of Mexican dictator Porfirio Díaz; American occupation of Haiti; founding of independent Panama
B. announcement of “preparedness” policy; assassination of Archduke Ferdinand; reelection of Wilson; sinking of Lusitania
C. establishment of the Committee on Public Information; Seattle general strike; U.S. declaration of war on Germany; ratification of Nineteenth Amendment
D. publication of Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk; founding of NAACP; Silent Protest Parade in New York City; Chicago race riot

Answer 17

D. publication of Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk; founding of NAACP; Silent Protest Parade in New York City; Chicago race riot

Question 18

Dollar Diplomacy, the U.S. foreign policy that emphasized economic investment and loans from American banks, rather than direct military intervention, was the policy of
A. William McKinley.
B. Theodore Roosevelt.
C. William Howard Taft.
D. Woodrow Wilson.

Answer 18

C. William Howard Taft.

Question 19

The right to dissent from government policy during World War I
A. was encouraged by President Woodrow Wilson and others.
B. met sweeping repression.
C. was discouraged by Congress, but actively encouraged by President Wilson.
D. was not much an issue, as the nation united in the common wartime cause.

Answer 19

B. met sweeping repression.

Question 20

Which of the following was not a significant development in American race relations during the first two decades of the twentieth century?
A. a growing impatience among black leaders with the accommodationist approach of Booker T. Washington
B. the ascent of racial equality to the top of the Progressive agenda
C. a mass migration of southern blacks to the industrial centers of the North
D. a series of anti-black riots around the country during and following World War I

Answer 20

B. the ascent of racial equality to the top of the Progressive agenda

Question 21

What did prohibition (the Eighteenth Amendment, ratified in 1919) prohibit?
A. a federal income tax
B. employer liability laws
C. white slavery (i.e., prostitution)
D. the manufacturer, sale, or distribution of alcoholic beverages

Answer 21

D. the manufacturer, sale, or distribution of alcoholic beverages

Question 22

Who was the leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, a movement for African independence and black self-reliance?
A. W. E. B. Du Bois
B. William Monroe Trotter
C. Fanny Lou Hammer
D. Marcus Garvey

Answer 22

D. Marcus Garvey

Question 23

The American foreign policy principle that held that the United States had a right to exercise “an international police power” in the Western Hemisphere was called
A. the Monroe Doctrine.
B. Dollar Diplomacy.
C. the Roosevelt Corollary.
D. the International Police Addendum.

Answer 23

C. the Roosevelt Corollary.

Question 24

What was the West African proverb that President Theodore Roosevelt was fond of?
A. It takes a village to raise a child.
B. The word of a friend makes you cry; the word of an enemy makes you laugh.
C. Speak softly and carry a big stick.
D. Until the lion has his or her own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best part of the story

Answer 24

C. Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Question 25

Which of the following was not a significant development in postwar America? A. a surge of labor militancy and radicalism across the country B. a fierce federal assault on the rights of labor and radical activists C. the constitutional enfranchisement of women D. the constitutional enfranchisement of African-Americans

Answer 25

D. the constitutional enfranchisement of African-Americans

Question 26

Which of the following was not a significant effect of World War I on American society? A. the withdrawal of the federal government from domestic affairs, so that it could concentrate on the war overseas B. an influx of women into many occupations previously reserved for men C. the vigorous suppression of anti-war dissent D. a growing demand on the part of labor for greater democracy at the workplace

Answer 26

A. the withdrawal of the federal government from domestic affairs, so that it could concentrate on the war overseas

Question 27

In Randolph Bourne’s vision of America, A. The suppression of dissent would create an American melting pot with liberty and justice for all. B. He imagined a cosmopolitan, democratic society in which immigrants and natives would together create a new “trans-national” culture. C. Assimilation was deemed compulsory. D. A strong military would make America preeminent in the world.

Answer 27

B. He imagined a cosmopolitan, democratic society in which immigrants and natives would together create a new “trans-national” culture.

Question 28

``` A leading characterization of U.S. foreign policy in the early twentieth century was A. “Benign Neglect.” B. “Dollar Diplomacy.” C. “Golden-Rule Diplomacy.” D. “Preemptive Engagement.” ```

Answer 28

B. “Dollar Diplomacy.”

Question 29

The “open door” policy refers to A. a key principle of American foreign relations that emphasizes the free flow of trade, investment, and information. B. the policy of many employers by which trade unions were deemed illegal. C. a liberal policy on the part of industrial capitalists by which they hired many women, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans. D. the economic opportunities afforded by the market economy in early twentieth-century America.

Answer 29

A. a key principle of American foreign relations that emphasizes the free flow of trade, investment, and information.