These questions are used as quizzes. These questions are also 1/3 of the questions for the objective part of the Exam that ends Unit 2, with the other 2/3rds coming from the two other quizzes in this Unit.
These questions are from Chapter 22 and 23.
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1.
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All of these nations were Allied
Powers except: a. b. c. d. |
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2.
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All of these nations were Central
Powers except: a. b. German c. Ottoman Empire d. |
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3.
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The Fourteen Points, a. freedom of the seas. b. national self-determination. c. an association of nations to keep
the peace. d.
disarmament. |
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4.
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The key issue in the 1916
presidential campaign was that this Democratic President had kept a. Woodrow Wilson b. Warren G. Harding c. Calvin Coolidge d. John J. Pershing e. Henry Cabot Lodge |
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5.
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The Zimmerman
Telegram a. announced b. pledged c. proposed an
alliance between d. had little
effect on |
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6.
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This individual was the Presidential
candidate for both Democratic and Populist Parties, and he gave the “Cross of
Gold” speech. He served as Secretary of State, but resigned over a. William b. F. Scott Fitzgerald c. Langston Hughes d. Charles Lindbergh e. John Scopes |
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This nation began as an Allied
Power, but abuses of the poor made possible the rise of the Bolsheviks who
ended the war by making a treaty with the Germans that shifted land and
millions of its people to the Germans. This nation was not
present at the negotiations at a. b. c. d. Ottoman Empire e. |
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8.
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Using the new technology of the
submarine, the 1915 German sinking of the __________ cost 128 American lives
and enraged the American public. a. Arabic b. c. d. |
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Submarine warfare and trench warfare
were characteristic of World War I. What was not true about submarine
warfare: a. Many Americans regarded the
German use of submarines to sink vessels on sight as a violation of the
civilized rules of war. b. German leaders viewed the
submarine as their major method to break the British blockade and to stop
supplies reaching c. Submarine warfare mainly had
consequences on the nations at war and not neutral nations. d. both a and c |
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10.
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The American
contribution in World War I a. was rather
minor when compared to that of the European Allies. b. although small
compared to those of the European Allies, was vital to success in the war. c. played a minor
role in ending the war. d. was much
greater than that of the European Allies. e. both b and c |
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11.
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This individual
pursued the Mexican rebel Pancho Villa and later commanded the American
Expeditionary Force in World War I. a. Woodrow Wilson b. Warren G.
Harding c. Calvin
Coolidge d. John J.
Pershing e. Henry Cabot
Lodge |
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Which of the following describes the
American home front during World War I? a. Americans observed "wheatless" and "meatless" days to help provide needed food for the Allies. b. For the first time, a move to
restrict the sale and use of alcoholic beverages developed. c. Government management of the wartime
economy was extremely successful from the beginning. d. The American rail system was
never organized efficiently, and tie-ups were the norm even when the war
ended. e. Most African Americans willingly
fought in the war after fighting units were integrated by Executive Order. |
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Which of the following is not
true of American participation in World War I? a. The b. When intelligence tests showed no
difference between black and white troops, the army reconfigured the tests to
reflect prevailing prejudices. c. Americans used convoys to escort
shipments of food and troops to d. The |
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14.
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During this period, the American
public was frightened by the radicals' use of violence and terrorism,
especially after several mail bombs exploded. The Attorney General Palmer
launched raids on suspected radicals and deported 300 to the a. b. Red Scare c. KKK d. liberalism. e. fundamentalism |
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15.
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This nation was the only one of the
Allied Powers that did not join the a. b. c. d. Ottoman Empire e. |
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16.
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This Republican
Senator was not invited to
participate in the treaty negotiations ending World War I. He successfully
led the fight against the a. Woodrow Wilson b. Warren G.
Harding c. Calvin
Coolidge d. John J.
Pershing e. Henry Cabot
Lodge |
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17.
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Which of the following was not
a term included in the peace treaty ending World War I? a. American recognition of b. a clause stating that c. reparations payments by d. partitioning of countries and
positioning of some ethnic groups in areas where they were unhappy |
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This Republican offered to return
the nation to “normalcy.” Although he did not profit personally, his
administration is most associated with the scandals that occurred during his
administration, such as the a. Woodrow Wilson b. Warren G. Harding c. Calvin Coolidge d. John J. Pershing e. Henry Cabot Lodge |
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Which of the
following emerged from the Washington Naval Conference? a. A fixed ratio
of warship construction was agreed upon. b. The status quo
of the territories in the Pacific was re-affirmed. c. The Open Door
in d. both a and b |
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20.
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Among those left
behind during the prosperity of the 1920s were a. American
farmers. b. labor unions. c. interstate
railroads. d. both a and c |
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21.
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Author of The Great Gatsby,
this individual’s work is representative of the disillusioned youth of the
1920s. a. William b. F. Scott Fitzgerald c. Langston Hughes d. Charles Lindbergh e. John Scopes |
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22.
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Which of the following does not
characterize the 1920s? a. Immigration restrictions in the
1920s were designed to limit immigration from southern and eastern b. CBS and NBC, the first national
radio networks in c. Although a greater percentage of
the workforce consisted of women, most were concentrated in certain jobs, and
many more were stuck in dead-end jobs such as clerical work d. Following the race riots after
World War I and black sacrifices during the war, blacks adopted a more
militant stance against injustice. e. The nation supported Prohibition
completely, and the decades of struggle by the WCTU and Anti-Saloon League
had finally succeeded. f. The movie industry developed,
shifting from silents to talkies, but sex scandals in the early 1920s caused
the movie industry to adopt rules about what would be shown on screen. |
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23.
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Which of the
following was not true for the
youth of the 1920s? a. The prevalent
consumer culture, including the car, was having consequences on youth. b. Colleges
opened their doors to more minorities and to Jews. c. More Americans
attended high school than ever before. d. Adolescence
became a distinct phase of life. e. The percentage
of young people attending college increased. |
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24.
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The census of 1920 reported that for
the first time a. b. there were more immigrants than
native-born Americans in the c.
more people lived in urban areas than in rural areas. d. both a and b |
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25.
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The a. William b. F. Scott Fitzgerald c. Langston Hughes d. Charles Lindbergh e. John Scopes |
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26.
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This individual
is representative of the Harlem Renaissance, a great flowering of African
American culture occurring in the North following the Great Migration of
blacks in the 1920s: a. William b. F. Scott
Fitzgerald c. Langston
Hughes d. Charles
Lindbergh e. John Scopes |
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27.
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This individual was representative
of the fascination of the 1920s with heroes. He gained fame in 1927 by flying
his plane, which he dubbed The Spirit
of St. Louis, in a solo flight from a. William b. F. Scott Fitzgerald c. Langston Hughes d. Charles Lindbergh e. John Scopes |
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28.
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This movement
reaffirmed the literal truth of the Bible, and its 1919 organization worked
to block the teaching of evolution in schools and to block new theology in
churches. a. b. Red Scare c. KKK d. liberalism. e. fundamentalism. |
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29.
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This
Reconstruction-era organization was reborn in the racially hostile period of
the 1910s. By the 1920s, this organization dominated the state legislatures
in a. b. Red Scare c. KKK d. liberalism. e. fundamentalism |
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30.
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Which of the
following was not a result of the
Great Migration of blacks in the 1920s? a. Blacks found
they sometimes were able to work in jobs that had been closed to them in the
South. b. African
American consciousness was raised, providing feelings of greater autonomy and
power. c. A great
flowering of African American culture occurred in the North. d. Blacks had
available to them for the first time housing comparable to that of whites in
the North. |
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31.
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The death of the prior President first
made this Republican President, but he later won the
Presidential election on his own, getting more votes than his two rivals
combined in the 1924 election. He believed the “business of a. Woodrow Wilson b. Warren G. Harding c. Calvin Coolidge d. John J. Pershing e. Henry Cabot Lodge |
These
questions are in some cases based on questions in the test database for
American Passages.
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