Exam 21

The ____________ pitted antiwar groups against those who wanted quicker and more effective action to get

"preparedness" issue

One of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI was Sergeant _____________, who single-handedly ... Germans with 17 bullets.

Alvin York

During WWI, vigilante organizations quickly developed to enforce American patriotism with the most important

American Protective League

Which European nation considered itself and was considered by the the rest of Europe to be a "neutral" nation on the .......

Belgium

According to international law, military vessels

Both B and C

Which group did not see an increase in their employability during WWI?

European Immigrants

After an extended and often contentious debate, the U.S. Senate ratified the Treaty of Versailles thereby ending WWI.

False

During World War I, German Americans were treated fairly by most other Americans.

False

In the presidential campaign leading up to the election of 1916, the Democrats campaigned on Wilson

False

Only white men were required to register for the draft. Black men who served during WWI did so as volunteers

False

WWI had a devastating impact on the American economy

False

When the U.S. entered WWI, its army and navy were well equipped and prepared for war.

False

When the United States Congress considered the Declaration of War against Germany, it was unanimously appr..

False

Wilson's major achievement at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 was to secure global disarmament agreements

FalseWh

By 1914, which nation was the leading industrial power in Europe?

Germany

At the outbreak of WWI, what European nation could claim the most powerful navy

Great Britain

Which of the following statements regarding the Treaty of Versailles is not true?

It required Germany to surrender various European territories but allowed it to ...

The commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) was General

John J. Persing

The German sinking of the __________ in 1915 cost 128 American lives and enraged the American pu..

Lusitania

When Du Bois spoke of Blacks as being more proud and militant after the war, he used the term "______________"

New Negro

What nation which had been allied with Great Britain, signed a separate peace treaty with Germany in 1917 and withdrew from the war?

Russia

In the ________________ Pledge (1916), Germany promised to stop sinking merchant ships without warning and .. compelled Great Britain to end its blockade.

Sussex

As a result of their participation in the war effort, African Americans were increasingly inclined to fight discri...

True

As early as 1915, the U.S. was actively supporting the British war effort through loans and supplies.

True

During WWI, most women who worked outside of the home did so in so-called "women's jobs."

True

During WWI, the development of military machinery had outpaced battle tactics leading to the wasting of literally m....

True

The "dirty hunger for dollars" was to blame for the European was according to multimillionaire Henry Ford.

True

The Selective Service Act provided for the the registration of all men between the ages of 21 and 30 (later change to 18 and 45) for the ..

True

The defeat of Germany came not on the field of battle but through the British blockade which effectively cut off its food and fuel supplies

True

The mass movement and trench warfare of WWI was likely a contributing factor in the outbreak of the Spanish Flu pan....

True

WWI was the first time that potential American soldiers were administered an intelligence test as part of the se....

True

WWI was the first time that that potential American soldiers were administered an intelligence test as part of the selection

True

When WWI erupted, the United States declared its official neutrality, but most Americans including most gove...

True

World War I was feared before it started, popular while it lasted, and hated when it ended.

True

A major effect of the war labor shortage was

a great migration of southern African Americans to northern cities.

In his approach to foreign affairs, Woodrow Wilson could be described as

a moralist

Woodrow Wilson

actually encouraged repressive activities during World War I.

Which of the following were among the motivations cited for the entry of various nations into the fra...

all of the above

American progressives viewed World War I

as a potential threat to their reform efforts

Which of the following groups were more likely to support "preparedness" in 1916?

bankers and manufacturers

The effect of the war on organized labor was to

bring labor into partnership with the federal government and greatly increase union membership.

Which of the following was not an action taken by the War Fuel Administration during WWI?

closed down all American factories once a week

Which of the following was not an action taken by the War Food Administration?

encouraging people to become vegetarians.

At the beginning of World War I, Americans

generally accepted neutrality

When President Wilson finally decided to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany, he did

he believe the war was in its final stages and that American participation would

Wilson rejected the idea of an all-volunteer army because

he believed a draft would be more democratic and efficient.

The Committee on Public Information

launched a vitriolic media campaign against Germany.

During World War I, the War Industries Board

oversaw the production of America's factories

During World War I the War Industries Board

oversaw the production of America's factories.

Which of the following was not an item issued to American servicemen as part of their equipment/rations ?

scissors

At the beginning of World War I, Great Britain

sought to restrict American trade with Germany

The new weapon that violated traditional rules of warfare and strained U.S. -German diplomatic relations ultimately .. the ____________.

submarine

Which of the following was not a piece of legislation passed during WWI which seemed to be standard efforts to ... oppression and the erosion of freedom including the censoring of the mail?

the Alien Act

Prior to WWI, the major powers of Europe were divided into two great military alliances. One, the "Triple Alli....

the Soviet Union.

Prior to WWI, the major powers of Europe were divided into two great military alliances. One the "Triple Ente...

the United States

Which of the following was a German promise to return portions of the American southwest to Mexico if ..

the Zimmermann telegram

One of Wilson's major goals at Paris was

to found a League of Nation to enforce peace.

World War I

transformed the U.S. into the world's strongest economic power.

As a result of their participation in the war effort, African American were increasingly inclined to fight

true

Much of the U.S. war effort was paid for by the sale of bonds and the imposition of taxes on incomes, corporation...

true

One the eve of WWI Russia considered itself the "Defender of the Slaves" and pledged to come to the def...

true