Question 1

Woodrow Wilson's "solemn referendum" in 1920 concerned

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A)   whether he should run for a third term as president.
B)   the moral fitness of Warren G.Harding for the presidency.
C)   his attempt to use the presidential election as a public vote on the Treaty of Versailles.
D)   the role of women in the 1920 election.
E)   a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing the League.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Two constitutional amendments adopted in part because of wartime influences were the Eighteenth, which dealt with ____, and the Nineteenth, whose subject was ____.

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A)   prohibition; an income tax
B)   direct election of senators; woman suffrage
C)   prohibition; woman suffrage
D)   an income tax; direct election of senators
E)   women suffrage; prohibitionF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

The Germans believed that American troops would not be an important factor in World War I because

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A)   they would be able to conquer France before many Americans arrived.
B)   American troops were untrained and inexperienced in trench warfare.
C)   most American troops would be deployed on the Italian and Russian fronts.
D)   the Americans refused to place themselves under a joint Allied command.
E)   Americans would be too preoccupied by the pleasures of Paris.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Republican senator Henry Cabot Lodge's strategy regarding the Treaty of Versailles was to

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A)   delay and amend the treaty.
B)   defeat the treaty.
C)   appeal to the American public to support it.
D)   rush the treaty to a vote before Wilson could get enough support to pass it.
E)   make the election of 1920 a "solemn referendum" on the treaty.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Opposition to the League of Nations by the United States Senate during the Paris Peace Conference

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A)   gave Allied leaders in Paris a stronger bargaining position.
B)   resulted in the League's being left out of the final draft of the treaty.
C)   led to an abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine.
D)   reinforced Germany's unwillingness to sign the treaty.
E)   forced Wilson to compromise on the League idea.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Woodrow Wilson's ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Conference was to

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A)   stop the spread of communism.
B)   create a fair territorial settlement in Europe.
C)   force Germany to pay reparations for the war.
D)   establish the League of Nations.
E)   create new national states in Europe.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

In an effort to make economic mobilization more efficient during World War I, the federal government took over and operated

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A)   the railroads.
B)   the merchant marine.
C)   the airlines.
D)   the food processing industry.
E)   the steel mills.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

How did the idea of World War I as a great "crusade for democracy" affect American conduct of the war? Was there any connection between the idealistic fervor of the war and the way that civil liberties and economic mobilization were carried out?

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Question 9

President Wilson's position at the Paris Peace Conference was weakened by

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A)   his refusal to attend the conference personally.
B)   Republican party victories in the 1918 midterm elections.
C)   his lack of popular support among Europeans.
D)   his failure to appoint a leading Senate Republican to the conference delegation.
E)   his paralyzing stroke.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

All of the following countries were represented at the Paris Peace Conference except

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A)   the United States.
B)   Germany.
C)   Italy.
D)   France.
E)   Britain.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Do you think that the United States was better off for having participated in World War I? If so, in what ways? If not, why? Create a scenario envisaging the outcome of World War I, had the United States not joined the Allies.

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Question 12

In the United States, the most controversial aspect of the Treaty of Versailles was

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A)   the handing over of Shandong province to the Japanese.
B)   open diplomacy.
C)   the permanent U.S.alliance with France.
D)   self-determination.
E)   the League of Nations.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

When the United States entered the war in 1917, most Americans did not believe that

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A)   the navy was obligated to defend freedom of the seas.
B)   it would be necessary to continue making loans to the Allies.
C)   the United States would have to ship war materials to the Allies.
D)   mobilization for war should be largely voluntary.
E)   it would be necessary to send a large American army to Europe.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 14

How do you view the quarrel between Henry Cabot Lodge and Woodrow Wilson? Do you think that it was the deciding factor in the outcome of the Senate's vote on American participation in the League of Nations, or were other, less personal, forces responsible for the League's defeat? What were some of these other forces?

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Question 15

What role did American ethnic groups play during and after World War I? How do you explain the harsh treatment of German-Americans during the war?

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Question 16

Who was most responsible for the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles?

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A)   Henry Cabot Lodge
B)   Woodrow Wilson
C)   isolationists
D)   liberal intellectuals
E)   American ethnic groupsF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The United States' main contributions to the Allied victory in World War I included all of the following except

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A)   battlefield victories.
B)   foodstuffs.
C)   oil.
D)   munitions.
E)   financial credit.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Russia's withdrawal from World War I in 1918 resulted in

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A)   a communist takeover of that country.
B)   the United States' entry into the war.
C)   the release of hundreds of thousands of German troops for deployment on the western front in France.
D)   Germany's surrender to the Allies.
E)   a setback for the idea of a "war for democracy."F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

The Zimmermann note involved a proposed secret agreement between

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A)   Britain and France.
B)   Russia and Germany.
C)   Germany and Mexico.
D)   Mexico and France.
E)   Germany and Canada.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

Republican isolationists successfully turned Warren Harding's 1920 presidential victory into a

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A)   victory for the munitions industry.
B)   policy of removing all American troops from overseas.
C)   demand for national self-sacrifice.
D)   crusade against Bolshevik communism.
E)   death sentence for the League of Nations.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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