U.S. History Since 1865 Chapter 23 Study Guide

What law passed that required all men ages 21-30 to register for the draft?

A. Overseas Operations Act B. Homefront Accord C. American Expeditionary Forces Act D. Selective Service Act D

Who declared war on who first?

A. Russia declared war on Germany B. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia C. Serbia declared war on Austria-Hungary D. France declared war on Russia B

All of the following events are identified as key factors in the U.S. decision to enter the war EXCEPT___.

A. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand B. Sinking of the Lusitania C. Zimmermann telegram D. Russian Revolution A

Which is the correct trio for the Triple Alliance?

A. Austria-Hungary, Russia, Ottoman Empire B. Ottoman Empire, Serbia, France C. Germany, Russia, Ottoman Empire D. Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire D

Which is NOTa true statement about the Zimmermann Telegram?

A. Germany asked Mexico to invade the United States to distract the war effort. B. It was originally intercepted and decoded by British intelligence. C. It was the only reason that Wilson asked for a declaration of war on Germany. D. Germany asked Mexico to enter the war on their side. C

Which below is not accurate about the Lusitania?

A. Germany warned that the passenger ship would be targeted due it it carrying secret munitions. B. Nearly 1200 people died. C. It was a merchant ship that also transported civilians. D. German U-boats torpedoed the ship and it sank. C

The Committee of Public Information developed films, pamphlets, articles, and art as propaganda to encourage Americans to support the war effort, make sacrifices in the name of the war, and hate all things German.

A. True B. False A

President Wilson declared war on Germany immediately after the Lusitania sank, killing over 100 Americans.

A. True B. False B

What new piece of technological warfare was introduced by Germany during the Great War that was able to cut off supply lines for the enemy?

A. U-boats B. hot air balloons C. trench warfare D. trains A

In order to pursue his goal of using American influence overseas only when it was a moral imperative, Wilson put which man in the position of Secretary of State?

A. William Jennings Bryan B. Charles Hughes C. Theodore Roosevelt D. John Pershing A

Which of the following was NOT a destabilizing factor immediately following the end of the war?

A. a flu epidemic B. a women's liberation movement C. high inflation and economic uncertainty D. political paranoia B

What of the following was NOT used to control American dissent against the war effort?

A. propaganda campaigns B. National Civil Liberties Bureau C. repressive legislation D. loyalty leagues B

The western front came to a conclusion when___.

A. the Ottoman Empire collapsed under the American advancement. B. American naval forces were able to cut off all supplies to Germany. C. American soldiers joined the ranks of the British and the French to break through German lines. D. American troops invaded France. C

Which of the following did NOT influence the eventual passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

A. the dramatic tactics and harsh treatment of radical suffragists B. the arguments of President Wilson's daughter C. the passage of the Volstead Act D. women's contributions to the war effort C

What was Article X in the Treaty of Versailles?

A. the refusal to allow Bolshevik Russia membership in the League of Nations B. the "war guilt clause" that France required C. the Allies' division of Germany's holdings in Asia D. the agreement that all nations in the League of Nations would be rendered equal D