Chapter 9 Quiz

What part of American society tended to support a USA entrance into World War I? a. Big Business owners b. Progressive reformers c. Working class d. African-Americans

a. Big Business owners

The "Big Four" who attended the peace conference at the end of World War I were the leaders from the United States, Britain, France, and a. Italy. b. Russia. c. Germany d. Austria-Hungry.

a. Italy.

What is nationalism? a. Love for one's country based on culture and ethnicity with little rational thought behind it. b. The desire to be ruled over by a Justin Bieber-like emperor. c. Love for one's country after much analysis and rational thought. d. The desire to be ruled by a government consisting of your own ethnic group.

a. Love for one's country based on culture and ethnicity with little rational thought behind it. & c. Love for one's country after much analysis and rational thought.

According to the Zimmermann telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would a. help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. b. help Mexico take control of Central America. c. prevent the United States from taking control of Mexico. d. send troops to support the Huerta government.

a. help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

During World War I, the slogan "Food Will Win the War—Don't Waste It" encouraged Americans to a. observe Wheatless Mondays. b. buy only products necessary to live. c. observe Heatless Tuesdays. d. buy Liberty Bonds.

a. observe Wheatless Mondays.

What part of American society tended to oppose the USA entering World War One? a. Progressive Reformers b. Both the working class and progressive reformers. c. Working class d. Big Business

b. Both the working class and progressive reformers.

What did German U-Boats do that caused many American to want to enter World War I? a. The destruction of Alderon, the supposed secret rebel base. b. The sinking of the Luisitania. c. The Zimmerman Note was dispatched. d. The sinking of the Titanic.

b. The sinking of the Luisitania.

The event that touched off the first declaration of war in World War I was a. the assassination of the archduke of Germany. b. the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. c. the German invasion of Russia. d. the German invasion of Belgium.

b. the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.

"There is a growing frenzy of suspicion and hostility toward disloyalty. I am afraid we are going to have a good many instances of people roughly treated on very slight evidence of disloyalty. Already a number of men and women have been tarred and feathered, and a portion of the press is urging with great vehemence more strenuous efforts at detection and punishment" -Secretary of War Newton Baker According to the quote, who is pressing for more strenuous efforts at detecting and punishing disloyalty? a. women b. the press c. men d. the government

b. the press

The Great Migration during World War I was the flow of a. French refugees fleeing to Britain ahead of the German onslaught. b. European immigrants fleeing to the United States to escape the war in Europe. c. African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities. d. Mexicans fleeing to the American Southwest to escape political turmoil.

c. African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities

What are the 4 main causes of World War I in Europe? a. Sinking the Luisitania, the Zimmerman Note, Pearl Harbor, and the Holocaust. b. Shooting an ostrich, imperialism, Alliances, and militarism. c. Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism d. Militarism, Social Darwinism, Economics, and the sinking of British ships.

c. Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism

"I realize that, in speaking to you this afternoon, there are certain limitations placed upon the right of free speech. I must be exceedingly careful; prudent as to what I say, and even more careful and prudent as to how I say it. I may not be able to say all I think, but I am not going to say anything I do not think. I would rather a thousands times be a free soul in jail than to be a sycophant and coward in the streets" -Eugene V. Debs, speech in Canton Ohio, June 16, 1918 Which statement about free speech would Eugene V. Debs be likely to agree with, based on the quote? a. Public criticism of the war effort is cowardly. b. Americans should carefully monitor their fellow citizens' words. c. People have a right to be critical of public policy. d. Free speech should be limited in wartime.

c. People have a right to be critical of public policy.

In World War I, __________ were battles in the air between aircraft with attached machine guns. a. trench warfare b. zeppelins c. dogfights d. dirigibles

c. dogfights

In the case Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that a. immigrants from countries at war with the United States could be excluded from positions of power. b. the Sedition Act was unconstitutional. c. freedom of speech could be curbed in wartime. d. the right to bear arms could be limited for immigrants.

c. freedom of speech could be curbed in wartime.

According to the Selective Service Act, the order in which men were called to service was determined by a. military headquarters. b. age. c. lottery. d. local draft boards.

c. lottery.

"Selling" the war to the American people was the task of a. the War Propaganda Board. b. J. Edgar Hoover. c. the Committee on Public Information. d. the War Industries Board.

c. the Committee on Public Information.

President Wilson's peace plan was known as the a. Sussex Pledge. b. Zimmermann telegram. c. Treaty of Versailles. d. Fourteen Points.

d. Fourteen Points.

One of the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles was that a. Austria-Hungary must reduce the size of its military. b. Germany must adhere to all of the Fourteen Points. c. Austria-Hungary must pay reparations to the United States. d. Germany must admit its guilt in causing World War I.

d. Germany must admit its guilt in causing World War I.

Many Mexican Americans who migrated north to take factory jobs during World War I settled in their own neighborhoods called a. zones. b. convoys. c. ghettos. d. barrios

d. barrios

Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by a. the Committee on Public Information. b. the Red Scare. c. the Palmer Raids. d. the Espionage and Sedition Acts.

d. the Espionage and Sedition Acts.