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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why did the United States decide to enter World War I?
The United States had suffered from economic sanctions.
The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises.
Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country.
A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was the primary reason for these mask during World War 1?
To hide the identities of soldiers from approaching enemies.
To protect soldiers from the effects of poisonous gas.
To help soldiers use night vision technology to track enemies.
To protect soldiers from spreading diseases.
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did the military innovation pictured above affect the course of WWI?
It made the use of landmines obsolete.
It made communications with officers on the front lines possible.
It helped break the stalemate of trench warfare.
It helped transport large numbers of troops to the battlefield
- 4. Multiple Choice
a) Europeans seek industrial jobs in the United States.
b) World War I begins
c) Nativism resurges in the United States.
What was one way the U.S. government responded to this combination of events?
Passed Immigration Restrictions
Made Labor Unions Illegal
Implemented Military Draft
Established a Federal Income Tax
- 5. Multiple Choice
What started the fighting in the Balkans between Austria-Hungary and Serbia?
The Serbian military invaded and attacked the entire Ferdinand family
The Serbian military invaded and attacked the entire Ferdinand family
Franz Ferdinand placed an embargo on the Austria-Hungary Empire
A terrorist trained by a Serbian group killed Franz and Sophie Ferdinand
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?
A decline in the number of women working in urban factories
A shift away from the traditional roles of women
An increase in the use of credit and installment plans
A decrease in crime associated with prohibition
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read the quotation below from President Woodrow Wilson's message to Congress in 1914. What was the president asking the nation to do?
“The United States must,...during these days that are to try men's souls,... be impartial in thought, as well as action, must put a curb upon our sentiments, as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one party to the struggle before another.”
make the world safe for democracy
adopt a policy of neutrality
compete for trade and territory with our enemies
offer loans and sell supplies to our allies
- 8. Multiple Choice
All of the following served as United States Presidents during the 1920's except for
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
- 9. Multiple Choice
"Militant Americanism was dominant in Washington today—in those quarters of the capital where action counts in this perilous time. By one bold strike President Wilson had emboldened the timid, scattered his enemies, and brought honest critics to his side.
The exposure of the German Government’s attempt to line up Japan and Mexico with Germany in a war against the United States caused hesitating Senators and Representatives to come out in the open with declarations of support of the President and his method of dealing with the German submarine menace. While the international situation is more critical, the atmosphere has been cleared of doubt and misunderstanding, and Germany’s enmity is now clearly revealed."
What was one result of the events reported in the excerpt above?
The U.S. government abandoned its official policy of neutrality.
Germany financed the Mexican army’s attempted invasion of the United States
Germany’s navy blockaded several Mexican seaports
The U.S. government boycotted goods imported from Europe
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey have in common?
They starred in the first film that used sound
They pushed for the equal rights amendment.
They were celebrity athletes during the 1920's
They owned a major broadcasting company
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a new aspect of combat during World War 1 that the world has never seen?
Guerilla Warfare
Nuclear Weaponry
Biological Weapons
Trench Warfare
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which American author's works are closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Upton Sinclair
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
- 13. Multiple Choice
It was at first impossible for anyone to realize what had actually happened. The smoke and fumes hid everything from sight, and hundreds of men were thrown into a comatose or dying condition, and within an hour the whole position had to be abandoned, together with about fifty guns.
—British Field Marshal Sir John French, report on the second battle of Ypres, 1915
What caused the scene described in this excerpt
A poison gas attack on soldiers in the trenches
A tank attacking soldiers on a battlefield
An aerial bombing of an infantry unit
A submarine attacking a docked ship
- 14. Multiple Choice
Prohibition, established by the 18th Amendment, stated that
only imported alcoholic beverages could be sold
the manufacture and sale of US alcoholic beverages was banned
Americans must be 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages
alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores
- 15. Multiple Choice
This World War I–era poster was intended to persuade
people to help finance the war
women to work producing war materials
people to save money during the war
farmers to consume fewer scarce goods during the war
- 16. Multiple Choice
What did President Harding mean when he introduced the phase a "return to normalcy" after World War 1?
increased US involvement in Europe
no longer selling liquor in the US
going back to a peacetime economy
restoring a Democratic president to power
- 17. Multiple Choice
The major purpose of President Wilson's Fourteen Points (1918) was to
Persuade congress to enter World War I
Set goals for achieving peace after WWI
Provide aid for rebuilding war torn countries
Punish Germany for sinking the Lusitania
- 18. Multiple Choice
The amendment that repealed Prohibition was the
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
22nd Amendment
23rd Amendment
- 19. Multiple Choice
The outpouring of creativity among African American poets, writers, and artists in the 1920s is known as the
Jazz Age
Roaring Twenties
Harlem Renaissance
Back-to-Africa movement
- 20. Multiple Choice
How did Germany's U-boats violate international law?
By attacking merchant ships without letting passengers flee to safety
By stopping vital supplies from reaching the front lines
By conducting surprise searches of merchant ships in neutral waters
By disguising themselves with flags of Neutral Nations
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best defines isolationism?
a government policy that encourages businesses to only participate in local trade
a government policy that supports no participation in relations with other countries
a government policy that promotes globalization and international trade
a government policy that requires all recent immigrants to return to their homeland
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which event most influenced President Wilson's decision to enter World War 1?
A revolution in Russia
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The raids by Mexican guerrilla forces on the Southwest United States
The renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
- 23. Multiple Choice
Read the statements below.
• He opened the White House to the public.
• He reduced federal spending and cut taxes.
• His presidency was tarnished by the Teapot Dome Scandal.
To which of the following presidents do these descriptions apply?
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
- 24. Multiple Choice
What was the ultimate fate of the Treaty of Versailles in the United States?
It was vetoed by President Wilson
It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
It was rejected by Congress in it’s original form but was ratified with reservations
US does not join the League of Nations and retreats into isolationism
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