CHAPTER 14 QUIZ (Administered Monday, 11.14.11)
01. Who was the first woman to serve in Congress?
A. Carrie Chapman Catt
B. Jane Addams
C. Susan B. Anthony
D. Jeanette Rankin
02. The U.S. entered the First World War in which year?
A. 1914
B. 1917
C. 1916
D. 1915
03. How many women joined the industrial workforce for the first time during World War I?
A. 400,000
B. 1,000,000
C. 50,000
D. 300
04. Which battle stopped the German offensive in 1917?
A. Vichy
B. Feurs
C. Fontainebleau
D. Amiens
05. The Lusitania was sunk in which body of water?
A. North Sea
B. English Channel
C. Irish Sea
D. Strait of Gibraltar
06. Socialists made impressive gains in all of the following states except which one in 1917?
A. Pennsylvania
B. New Jersey
C. Ohio
D. New York
07. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to
A. give its colonies independence.
B. pay $33 billion in reparations.
C. break up Czechoslovakia.
D. sell mineral rights to France.
08. The U.S. public turned against Germany after a submarine sunk which ship?
A. Lusitania
B. Vigilancia
C. Illinois
D. City of Memphis
09. Franz Ferdinand was killed within which province?
A. Bosnia
B. Sarajevo
C. Belgrade
D. Kosovo
10. How many Americans died on the Lusitania?
A. 634
B. 154
C. 128
D. 344
11. Which term refers to the tactic of trying to wear down the enemy gradually by inflicting enormous losses?
A. Total War
B. War of Exhaustion
C. War of Attrition
D. Grinding War
12. How long was the First World War?
A. 2 Years
B. 4 Years
C. 6 Years
D. 8 Years
13. Which name was used to slander the Germans (during World War I)?
A. Krauts
B. Fascists
C. Huns
D. Vandals
14. The IWW called for the overthrow of what?
A. Democracy
B. Socialism
C. Federalism
D. Capitalism
15. Who initiated the idea of Liberty Bonds?
A. William Jennings Bryan
B. A. Mitchell Palmer
C. Robert Lansing
D. William McAdoo
16. Which government agency mediated labor disputes?
A. War Policies Board
B. National War Labor Board
C. War Trade Board
D. War Industries Board
17. Which of the following nations was created from Austria-Hungary at the conclusion of the First World War?
A. Yugoslavia
B. Poland
C. Estonia
D. Latvia
18. Who stated, “We return. We return from fighting. We return fighting.”?
A. A. Philip Randolph
B. Booker T. Washington
C. Marcus Garvey
D. W.E.B. Du Bois
19. The U.S. officially brought an end to the First World War in which year?
A. 1919
B. 1920
C. 1921
D. 1922
20. Who led the reservationists?
A. Henry Cabot Lodge
B. William Keylor
C. Robert La Follette
D. Hiram Johnson
21. What was the name given to Wilson’s peace proposals?
A. Fourteen Points
B. Liberation Plan
C. League of Nations
D. Big Four Initiative
22. Who became a legend for capturing 132 Germans single-handedly?
A. Alvin York
B. Billy Mitchell
C. John Pershing
D. Eddie Rickenbacker
23. Who was Wilson’s second Secretary of State?
A. Bainbridge Colby
B. Robert Lansing
C. William Jennings Bryan
D. A. Mitchell Palmer
24. Which nickname was given to American forces?
A. Yanks
B. Leathernecks
C. Liberators
D. Doughboys
25. How many civilians did during the First World War?
A. 8 Million
B. 50,000
C. 20 Million
D. 600,000
26. What did the Food Administration call for instead of rationing and price controls?
A. Volunteerism
B. Regulatory Agencies
C. Restrictionism
D. National Security League
27. What was not promised by Zimmermann to Mexico in return for their military support?
A. Nevada
B. Arizona
C. New Mexico
D. Texas
28. Which famous suffragist participated in the “peace ship” that journeyed to Europe in 1915?
A. Jeanette Rankin
B. Carrie Chapman Catt
C. Susan B. Anthony
D. Jane Addams
29. Who led the American forces in the First World War?
A. George C. Marshall
B. Dwight Eisenhower
C. John J. Pershing
D. Omar Bradley
30. The United States protected its supply and troop ships by using
A. an aircraft cover.
B. submarines to carry cargo.
C. the convoy system.
D. the less-traveled Pacific Ocean.
31. Wilson authored which group to make a huge loan to the Allies after 1915?
A. Federal Reserve System
B. New York Bankers
C. Second National Bank
D. American Subtreasury System
32. Which term refers to talking a vote “to death”, which blocks it from ever taking place?
A. Filibuster
B. Cloture
C. Mandamus
D. Certiorari
33. Name the preparedness group formed in 1914 in America.
A. American Union Against Militarism
B. America First Committee
C. National Defense Initiative
D. National Security League
34. By September 1914, the Germans came within how many miles of Paris?
A. 5
B. 15
C. 30
D. 45
35. Which battle stopped the German offensive into France in 1914?
A. Battle of Ypres
B. Battle of the Marne
C. Battle of the Somme
D. Battle of Verdun
36. Who became the leader of the former Russia in 1917?
A. Vladimir Lenin
B. Grigori Rasputin
C. Alexander Kerensky
D. Nicholas II
37. African Americans fighting in World War I were used mostly
A. for menial labor.
B. for scouting.
C. as frontline soldiers.
D. in the marines.
38. Antiwar activists such as Eugene V. Debs were
A. hounded by authorities or imprisoned.
B. ignored by government and business leaders.
C. supported by moderate labor leaders.
D. used in British propaganda broadcasts.
39. During the war, employment opportunities for women and minorities
A. were limited to agriculture.
B. increased throughout the economy.
C. were blocked by the government.
D. declined in factories in the Northeast.
40. William Jennings Bryan resigned as secretary of state rather than
A. apologize to Germany.
B. send a note of protest to Germany.
C. sign a treaty with France.
D. send a note of protest to Great Britain.
41. Some Americans felt personally involved in the European war primarily because
A. they admired European culture.
B. the United States imposed a naval blockade.
C. they remembered the war with Spain.
D. they still felt close ties to their old countries.
42. The group that benefited the most from the war was
A. the Progressive Republicans.
B. American artists and intellectuals.
C. African American women.
D. American businessmen and financiers.
43. Many Republican senators objected to the Article X (10) provision of the League of Nations because they feared the
A. spread of chaos in Russia.
B. resurgence of German military power.
C. loss of American diplomatic independence.
D. principle of self-determination in Central Europe.
44. The main economic problem facing returning war veterans was
A. a shortage of jobs.
B. discrimination.
C. their lack of useful work skills.
D. job competition from minorities.
45. Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations was
A. worldwide agricultural aid.
B. global arms reduction.
C. access to world markets.
D. the security of its members.
46. The use of modern weapons changed old war strategies and led to
A. an overpowering offense.
B. reliance on diplomacy.
C. stalemate.
D. effective defensive forces.
47. The event that triggered World War I was the
A. assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife.
B. German attack on Alsace-Lorraine.
C. a dispute between the Serbs and the Bosnians.
D. mobilization of the Russian armies.
48. Peace advocates in Congress succeeded in raising taxes to
A. finance overseas investments.
B. loan money to the Allies.
C. show that war was expensive.
D. increase military spending.
49. Americans thought German submarine warfare was
A. ineffective.
B. unsophisticated.
C. uncivilized.
D. too restrictive.
50. After the Russian Revolution, Americans were
A. more willing to join the Allies.
B. more sympathetic to Germany.
C. frightened of Russia.
D. reluctant to assist the revolutionaries.
51. Wilson urged Congress to declare war on Germany when the Germans
A. made a pact with Russia.
B. invaded Belgium and Luxembourg.
C. blockaded the North Sea.
D. sank two United States ships.
52. Most American businesses with overseas commercial interests
A. sided with Austria-Hungary.
B. urged a neutral course for America.
C. wanted to go to war against Germany.
D. were basically unaffected by the war.
53. In 1916 Wilson campaigned on a program of
A. developing American commercial interests abroad.
B. keeping the United States out of the war.
C. making agreements with Mexico and Germany.
D. using force to stop German submarine attacks.
54. America’s first action after declaring war was to
A. support the Allies with loans, supplies and arms.
B. make plans for a European military operation.
C. send Red Cross medical volunteers to Europe.
D. train the National Guard in trench warfare.
55. Americans responded to the new draft and the call for volunteers
A. with massive antiwar riots.
B. with enthusiasm.
C. by refusing to register.
D. by becoming conscientious objectors.
56. Russia’s exit from the war
A. was a French diplomatic success.
B. gave Americans the leadership role.
C. made Germany more vulnerable.
D. increased the pressure on the Allies.
57. The death and wounded toll from World War I was
A. highest for American troops.
B. low, due to advances in weapons.
C. extraordinarily high.
D. high for Germany, low for the Allies.
58. Hoover’s program of voluntary restrictions on food consumption
A. led to pockets of poverty.
B. was very successful.
C. was largely ignored.
D. did not appeal to women.
59. Many Americans regarded criticism of government as a sign of
A. objectivity.
B. neutrality.
C. disloyalty.
D. power.
60. By 1915, the member-nations of the Allies were
A. Austria-Hungary, France, Turkey and Great Britain.
B. France, Great Britain, Russia and Italy.
C. Austria-Hungary, Germany and Turkey.
D. Germany, France, Great Britain and Turkey.
61. One reason that Congress proposed prohibition in 1917 was to
A. raise revenue from fines.
B. create government jobs.
C. raise taxes for the war effort.
D. increase grain available for making bread.
62. Preparedness advocates argued that the United States should
A. police the Western Hemisphere.
B. ignore commercial interests.
C. refuse to enter a European war.
D. strengthen its armed forces.
63. President Wilson’s original peace program
A. underwent several changes.
B. sailed through Congress.
C. was backed by France.
D. antagonized Russia.
64. Because Wilson did not have enough Senate support for the peace treaty, he
A. compromised on the provisions.
B. sought public support by going directly to the people.
C. made a deal with Henry Cabot Lodge.
D. signed the Versailles Treaty without the League provision.
65. As Germany weakened, the Allies sought
A. surrender with concessions.
B. unconditional surrender.
C. a mutually agreeable treaty.
D. an alliance with Germany against Russia.
66. Some people noted the irony of fighting for liberty abroad while
A. suffering suppression of civil rights at home.
B. raising taxes on the middle class.
C. sacrificing scientific goals in the interest of defense.
D. encouraging pacifist support at home.
67. Anti-German feelings in the United States were encouraged by
A. Great Britain.
B. Russia.
C. Austria-Hungary.
D. Mexico.
68. The purpose of the War Industries Board was to
A. promote industrial capitalism.
B. protect workers from injury.
C. increase production of war goods.
D. award government contracts.
69. The circumstance that pulled European nations into the war was
A. a system of secret alliances.
B. the lack of a balance of power in Europe.
C. their fear of Russia.
D. the development of modern weapons.
70. Passage of a literacy test for immigrants resulted from an increase in
A. preparedness.
B. antiwar sentiment.
C. recruitment.
D. nativism.
A. Carrie Chapman Catt
B. Jane Addams
C. Susan B. Anthony
D. Jeanette Rankin
02. The U.S. entered the First World War in which year?
A. 1914
B. 1917
C. 1916
D. 1915
03. How many women joined the industrial workforce for the first time during World War I?
A. 400,000
B. 1,000,000
C. 50,000
D. 300
04. Which battle stopped the German offensive in 1917?
A. Vichy
B. Feurs
C. Fontainebleau
D. Amiens
05. The Lusitania was sunk in which body of water?
A. North Sea
B. English Channel
C. Irish Sea
D. Strait of Gibraltar
06. Socialists made impressive gains in all of the following states except which one in 1917?
A. Pennsylvania
B. New Jersey
C. Ohio
D. New York
07. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to
A. give its colonies independence.
B. pay $33 billion in reparations.
C. break up Czechoslovakia.
D. sell mineral rights to France.
08. The U.S. public turned against Germany after a submarine sunk which ship?
A. Lusitania
B. Vigilancia
C. Illinois
D. City of Memphis
09. Franz Ferdinand was killed within which province?
A. Bosnia
B. Sarajevo
C. Belgrade
D. Kosovo
10. How many Americans died on the Lusitania?
A. 634
B. 154
C. 128
D. 344
11. Which term refers to the tactic of trying to wear down the enemy gradually by inflicting enormous losses?
A. Total War
B. War of Exhaustion
C. War of Attrition
D. Grinding War
12. How long was the First World War?
A. 2 Years
B. 4 Years
C. 6 Years
D. 8 Years
13. Which name was used to slander the Germans (during World War I)?
A. Krauts
B. Fascists
C. Huns
D. Vandals
14. The IWW called for the overthrow of what?
A. Democracy
B. Socialism
C. Federalism
D. Capitalism
15. Who initiated the idea of Liberty Bonds?
A. William Jennings Bryan
B. A. Mitchell Palmer
C. Robert Lansing
D. William McAdoo
16. Which government agency mediated labor disputes?
A. War Policies Board
B. National War Labor Board
C. War Trade Board
D. War Industries Board
17. Which of the following nations was created from Austria-Hungary at the conclusion of the First World War?
A. Yugoslavia
B. Poland
C. Estonia
D. Latvia
18. Who stated, “We return. We return from fighting. We return fighting.”?
A. A. Philip Randolph
B. Booker T. Washington
C. Marcus Garvey
D. W.E.B. Du Bois
19. The U.S. officially brought an end to the First World War in which year?
A. 1919
B. 1920
C. 1921
D. 1922
20. Who led the reservationists?
A. Henry Cabot Lodge
B. William Keylor
C. Robert La Follette
D. Hiram Johnson
21. What was the name given to Wilson’s peace proposals?
A. Fourteen Points
B. Liberation Plan
C. League of Nations
D. Big Four Initiative
22. Who became a legend for capturing 132 Germans single-handedly?
A. Alvin York
B. Billy Mitchell
C. John Pershing
D. Eddie Rickenbacker
23. Who was Wilson’s second Secretary of State?
A. Bainbridge Colby
B. Robert Lansing
C. William Jennings Bryan
D. A. Mitchell Palmer
24. Which nickname was given to American forces?
A. Yanks
B. Leathernecks
C. Liberators
D. Doughboys
25. How many civilians did during the First World War?
A. 8 Million
B. 50,000
C. 20 Million
D. 600,000
26. What did the Food Administration call for instead of rationing and price controls?
A. Volunteerism
B. Regulatory Agencies
C. Restrictionism
D. National Security League
27. What was not promised by Zimmermann to Mexico in return for their military support?
A. Nevada
B. Arizona
C. New Mexico
D. Texas
28. Which famous suffragist participated in the “peace ship” that journeyed to Europe in 1915?
A. Jeanette Rankin
B. Carrie Chapman Catt
C. Susan B. Anthony
D. Jane Addams
29. Who led the American forces in the First World War?
A. George C. Marshall
B. Dwight Eisenhower
C. John J. Pershing
D. Omar Bradley
30. The United States protected its supply and troop ships by using
A. an aircraft cover.
B. submarines to carry cargo.
C. the convoy system.
D. the less-traveled Pacific Ocean.
31. Wilson authored which group to make a huge loan to the Allies after 1915?
A. Federal Reserve System
B. New York Bankers
C. Second National Bank
D. American Subtreasury System
32. Which term refers to talking a vote “to death”, which blocks it from ever taking place?
A. Filibuster
B. Cloture
C. Mandamus
D. Certiorari
33. Name the preparedness group formed in 1914 in America.
A. American Union Against Militarism
B. America First Committee
C. National Defense Initiative
D. National Security League
34. By September 1914, the Germans came within how many miles of Paris?
A. 5
B. 15
C. 30
D. 45
35. Which battle stopped the German offensive into France in 1914?
A. Battle of Ypres
B. Battle of the Marne
C. Battle of the Somme
D. Battle of Verdun
36. Who became the leader of the former Russia in 1917?
A. Vladimir Lenin
B. Grigori Rasputin
C. Alexander Kerensky
D. Nicholas II
37. African Americans fighting in World War I were used mostly
A. for menial labor.
B. for scouting.
C. as frontline soldiers.
D. in the marines.
38. Antiwar activists such as Eugene V. Debs were
A. hounded by authorities or imprisoned.
B. ignored by government and business leaders.
C. supported by moderate labor leaders.
D. used in British propaganda broadcasts.
39. During the war, employment opportunities for women and minorities
A. were limited to agriculture.
B. increased throughout the economy.
C. were blocked by the government.
D. declined in factories in the Northeast.
40. William Jennings Bryan resigned as secretary of state rather than
A. apologize to Germany.
B. send a note of protest to Germany.
C. sign a treaty with France.
D. send a note of protest to Great Britain.
41. Some Americans felt personally involved in the European war primarily because
A. they admired European culture.
B. the United States imposed a naval blockade.
C. they remembered the war with Spain.
D. they still felt close ties to their old countries.
42. The group that benefited the most from the war was
A. the Progressive Republicans.
B. American artists and intellectuals.
C. African American women.
D. American businessmen and financiers.
43. Many Republican senators objected to the Article X (10) provision of the League of Nations because they feared the
A. spread of chaos in Russia.
B. resurgence of German military power.
C. loss of American diplomatic independence.
D. principle of self-determination in Central Europe.
44. The main economic problem facing returning war veterans was
A. a shortage of jobs.
B. discrimination.
C. their lack of useful work skills.
D. job competition from minorities.
45. Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations was
A. worldwide agricultural aid.
B. global arms reduction.
C. access to world markets.
D. the security of its members.
46. The use of modern weapons changed old war strategies and led to
A. an overpowering offense.
B. reliance on diplomacy.
C. stalemate.
D. effective defensive forces.
47. The event that triggered World War I was the
A. assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife.
B. German attack on Alsace-Lorraine.
C. a dispute between the Serbs and the Bosnians.
D. mobilization of the Russian armies.
48. Peace advocates in Congress succeeded in raising taxes to
A. finance overseas investments.
B. loan money to the Allies.
C. show that war was expensive.
D. increase military spending.
49. Americans thought German submarine warfare was
A. ineffective.
B. unsophisticated.
C. uncivilized.
D. too restrictive.
50. After the Russian Revolution, Americans were
A. more willing to join the Allies.
B. more sympathetic to Germany.
C. frightened of Russia.
D. reluctant to assist the revolutionaries.
51. Wilson urged Congress to declare war on Germany when the Germans
A. made a pact with Russia.
B. invaded Belgium and Luxembourg.
C. blockaded the North Sea.
D. sank two United States ships.
52. Most American businesses with overseas commercial interests
A. sided with Austria-Hungary.
B. urged a neutral course for America.
C. wanted to go to war against Germany.
D. were basically unaffected by the war.
53. In 1916 Wilson campaigned on a program of
A. developing American commercial interests abroad.
B. keeping the United States out of the war.
C. making agreements with Mexico and Germany.
D. using force to stop German submarine attacks.
54. America’s first action after declaring war was to
A. support the Allies with loans, supplies and arms.
B. make plans for a European military operation.
C. send Red Cross medical volunteers to Europe.
D. train the National Guard in trench warfare.
55. Americans responded to the new draft and the call for volunteers
A. with massive antiwar riots.
B. with enthusiasm.
C. by refusing to register.
D. by becoming conscientious objectors.
56. Russia’s exit from the war
A. was a French diplomatic success.
B. gave Americans the leadership role.
C. made Germany more vulnerable.
D. increased the pressure on the Allies.
57. The death and wounded toll from World War I was
A. highest for American troops.
B. low, due to advances in weapons.
C. extraordinarily high.
D. high for Germany, low for the Allies.
58. Hoover’s program of voluntary restrictions on food consumption
A. led to pockets of poverty.
B. was very successful.
C. was largely ignored.
D. did not appeal to women.
59. Many Americans regarded criticism of government as a sign of
A. objectivity.
B. neutrality.
C. disloyalty.
D. power.
60. By 1915, the member-nations of the Allies were
A. Austria-Hungary, France, Turkey and Great Britain.
B. France, Great Britain, Russia and Italy.
C. Austria-Hungary, Germany and Turkey.
D. Germany, France, Great Britain and Turkey.
61. One reason that Congress proposed prohibition in 1917 was to
A. raise revenue from fines.
B. create government jobs.
C. raise taxes for the war effort.
D. increase grain available for making bread.
62. Preparedness advocates argued that the United States should
A. police the Western Hemisphere.
B. ignore commercial interests.
C. refuse to enter a European war.
D. strengthen its armed forces.
63. President Wilson’s original peace program
A. underwent several changes.
B. sailed through Congress.
C. was backed by France.
D. antagonized Russia.
64. Because Wilson did not have enough Senate support for the peace treaty, he
A. compromised on the provisions.
B. sought public support by going directly to the people.
C. made a deal with Henry Cabot Lodge.
D. signed the Versailles Treaty without the League provision.
65. As Germany weakened, the Allies sought
A. surrender with concessions.
B. unconditional surrender.
C. a mutually agreeable treaty.
D. an alliance with Germany against Russia.
66. Some people noted the irony of fighting for liberty abroad while
A. suffering suppression of civil rights at home.
B. raising taxes on the middle class.
C. sacrificing scientific goals in the interest of defense.
D. encouraging pacifist support at home.
67. Anti-German feelings in the United States were encouraged by
A. Great Britain.
B. Russia.
C. Austria-Hungary.
D. Mexico.
68. The purpose of the War Industries Board was to
A. promote industrial capitalism.
B. protect workers from injury.
C. increase production of war goods.
D. award government contracts.
69. The circumstance that pulled European nations into the war was
A. a system of secret alliances.
B. the lack of a balance of power in Europe.
C. their fear of Russia.
D. the development of modern weapons.
70. Passage of a literacy test for immigrants resulted from an increase in
A. preparedness.
B. antiwar sentiment.
C. recruitment.
D. nativism.