Q&A Hero

Q: Why did Los Angeless population increase significantly during the 1920s? a. Many East Asians emigrated to the United States, and most arrived in Los Angeles first. b. Many misplaced Midwest farmers came looking for jobs. c. Numerous people from the Pacific Northwest moved to Southern California. d. As thousands of factories closed in the Northeast, most of their workers migrated west. e. The Hollywood film industry became the biggest private employer in the United States. ANS: B TOP: The Business of America DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 768 | Seagull p. 785 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Identify who benefited and who suffered in the new consumer society of the 1920s.

Q: The Treaty of Versailles a. did not place any type of limit on the German military forces. b. accomplished some of Wilsons goals and imposed harsh conditions on Germany. c. was a fair document that guaranteed long-lasting peace. d. failed to establish the principle of self-determination. e. copied all of Wilsons Fourteen Points. ANS: B TOP: 1919 DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 756 | Seagull p. 771 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: American farmers in the 1920s a. managed to remain in business due to time-saving mechanization. b. understood that prices for produce would remain high despite the end of World War I. c. decreased their output of crops due to declining demand on the American and overseas markets. d. increasingly migrated out of rural areas. e. did not take advantage of new technological innovations. ANS: D TOP: The Business of America DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 768 | Seagull p. 785 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 1. Identify who benefited and who suffered in the new consumer society of the 1920s.

Q: Why did the United States not become a member of the League of Nations? a. The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles. b. Russia underwent a communist revolution. c. Great Britain and France refused to let the United States become a member. d. Germany sank the Lusitania. e. Japan invaded China. ANS: A TOP: 1919 DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 756757 | Seagull p. 776 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: Which of the following statements about farm mechanization is correct? a. It discouraged the use of migrant labor on factory farms. b. It transformed the scale of agricultural production, which ended the practice of irrigation in the West. c. It delayed the onset of the Dust Bowl on the Great Plains thanks to the new steam tractor. d. It included innovations such as the disk plow, which made planting easier. e. Farm output decreased in previous fertile areas. ANS: D TOP: The Business of America DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 768 | Seagull p. 785 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 1. Identify who benefited and who suffered in the new consumer society of the 1920s.

Q: Why did Edith Wilson take on presidential responsibilities for more than a year? a. Woodrow Wilson was in Europe negotiating treaties. b. Her husband had a stroke, leaving him incapacitated. c. Warren G. Harding died during his first term. d. Her husband had created a special regiment of soldiers and led them during World War I. e. She was acting vice president, so when her husband died she was next in line. ANS: B TOP: 1919 DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 757 | Seagull p. 776 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: How did World War Is Committee on Public Information (CPI) inspire business in the 1920s? a. The wartime experience proved that the best way to prevent excessive speculation in the stock market was to inform the public of its dangers. b. Business leaders hired private data collectors to measure the effects of propaganda on consumers. c. The CPIs success suggested government intervention could have a positive impact on business growth. d. Public relations departments were established in many firms to counteract bad publicity. e. The CPI discouraged consumers from buying commodities on credit. ANS: D TOP: The Business of America DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 768 | Seagull p. 786 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 1. Identify who benefited and who suffered in the new consumer society of the 1920s.

Q: African-Americans migrated north during the Great Migration for which of the following reasons? a. the prospect of lower rents b. the prospect of living without whites c. escaping the pollution of industry d. the prospect of being able to live in the suburbs e. being able to educate their children ANS: E TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 747 | Seagull p. 765 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Assess the impact of the bombing of the New York Stock Exchange in September 1920. a. It triggered the notorious raids against radical labor organizations. b. It caused the death of forty people. c. It prompted the American Communist Party to strengthen its ties to the Soviet regime in Moscow. d. It rekindled anticommunist repression and led to the conviction and execution of five conspirators. e. The bomb did not kill anyone, but it triggered a worldwide stock market collapse and recession. ANS: B TOP: 1919 DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 751752 | Seagull p. 771 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: African-Americans who migrated to the North during the Great Migration encountered which of the following conditions? a. being barred from public thoroughfares b. menial and unskilled jobs c. exclusion from the public school system d. segregation in all public facilities e. public lynchings ANS: B TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 747 | Seagull p. 765 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Woodrow Wilsons efforts at the Versailles peace conference in Paris a. failed to achieve the inclusion of a League of Nations in the peace treaty. b. refused a treaty clause holding Germany morally responsible for the war. c. were thwarted by angry Parisian crowds upon his arrival. d. did not include support for the independence of peoples still under British and French colonial rule. e. were well respected by the other diplomats, especially the Allies. ANS: D TOP: 1919 DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 753 | Seagull p. 772 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: During his presidency, Woodrow Wilson a. dismissed numerous black federal employees. b. banned the showing of the movie The Birth of a Nation at the White House. c. outlawed discrimination in federal agencies. d. appointed several black judges. e. built on his civil rights record as governor of Virginia. ANS: A TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 745 | Seagull p. 762 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: The Tulsa riot, in which 300 African-Americans were killed, a. occurred after black sharecroppers went on strike and attacked white scabs. b. was opposed by police and National Guardsmen, who came to the defense of black victims. c. began after black veterans tried to prevent the lynching of a young black man. d. came to an end quickly, after local black and white leaders united to stop the violence. e. occurred with minimal damage to the city. ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 748 | Seagull p. 767 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Why did many people in eastern Europe consider Woodrow Wilson a popular saint? a. He had liberated them from Russian occupation. b. He had helped restore the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman monarchies. c. He had helped eastern European immigrants in the United States with a path toward citizenship. d. His criticism of imperialism helped eastern European peoples carve out new independent nations. e. American soldiers had provided plenty of care packets with food to suffering civilians. ANS: D TOP: 1919 DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 753 | Seagull p. 772 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: The idea of the melting-pot a. only applied to European immigrants. b. was rejected by most private groups. c. included all nationalities, regardless of color. d. understood immigration groups would continue to embrace some of the customs and habits of their mother countries. e. assumed that immigrants would eventually join the American mainstream. ANS: E TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 746 | Seagull 761 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: How did Garveyites define freedom at the time of World War I? a. as the right to serve in desegregated military units b. as black self-reliance and national self-determination c. as equal pay for equal work d. as the perfect blending and assimilation of white and black Americans e. as the right to bear arms and listen to jazz ANS: B TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 749 | Seagull p. 767 MSC: Applying OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Which of the following statements is true of the Great Steel Strike of 1919? a. The strike involved mostly nonimmigrant workers. b. The strike continued for many years before it collapsed. c. The strike involved 5,000 workers. d. Workers demanded union recognition. e. Workers won a ten-hour day. ANS: D TOP: 1919 DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 754 | Seagull p. 769 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: In what ways was W. E. B. Du Bois a typical progressive? a. He vigorously opposed the war. b. He blamed African-Americans for their own plight. c. He believed that only a social revolution could bring racial justice to the United States. d. He believed that investigation, exposure, and education could solve the nations problems. e. He was mostly concerned with the farmers plight during the war. ANS: D TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 746 | Seagull p. 763 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: In response to the Russian Revolution that led to the creation of the communist Soviet Union, the United States a. diplomatically recognized the Soviet Union. b. aided supporters of communist rule in the Soviet Union during a civil war in 1918. c. invited the Soviet Union to the Versailles peace conference. d. pursued a policy of anticommunism that would remain throughout the twentieth century. e. invited Vladimir Lenin, the head of the Soviet Union, to the United States. ANS: D TOP: 1919 DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 749750 | Seagull p. 768 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: The Declaration of Principles adopted by W. E. B. Du Boiss Niagara Movement a. called for voting rights for educated African- Americans. b. called on African-Americans to accept disenfranchisement. c. called for complete economic and educational equality. d. was signed by Booker T. Washington. e. called for more vocational schools for African- Americans. ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 746 | Seagull p. 764 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Which of the following statements is accurate regarding African-American participation during World War I? a. The army barred African-Americans entirely. b. African-Americans were afforded great respect for their sacrifices made during the war. c. President Wilson encouraged African-American soldiers to march in the Paris victory parade. d. African-Americans were assigned mostly to combat units, while white soldiers served in supply units. e. The U.S. Army tried to persuade the French to not treat African-American soldiers as equals. ANS: E TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 750 | Seagull pp. 764765 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: American citizenship was granted to Puerto Ricans in 1917, but in what way was it limiting? a. They could not participate in the presidential election. b. They were obliged to pay higher taxes than other American citizens. c. They were only allowed to elect two senators to the U.S. Congress. d. They were not allowed to serve in the military. e. They had to pay reparations for the Spanish-American War. ANS: A TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 747 | Seagull p. 761 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: What triggered the surge of conservative governments in central Europe at the end of World War I? a. a worldwide revolutionary upsurge b. the killing of the tsar during the Russian Revolution c. the British suppression of the Indian nationalist movement d. the revival of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires e. the disintegration of European families in the wake of urbanization ANS: A TOP: 1919 DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 750 | Seagull p. 768 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: Which of the following groups was excluded from nearly every Progressive definition of freedom? a. Mexican immigrants b. Chinese immigrants c. German-Americans d. women e. nonwhites ANS: E TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 747 | Seagull p. 762 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: How did World War I and the rhetoric of freedom shape the labor movement and workers expectations? a. World War I had a minimal impact on the labor movement. b. There were very few labor strikes after the war. c. Wartime propaganda turned the labor movement toward nationalism. d. Wartime rhetoric inspired hopes for social and economic justice. e. Workers abandoned their push for the eight-hour day. ANS: D TOP: 1919 DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 750 | Seagull p. 769 MSC: Evaluating OBJ: 5. Analyze the reasons why 1919 was a watershed year for the United States and the world.

Q: Eugenics is the a. study of the supposed mental characteristics of different races. b. movement toward colonization in Africa by blacks from the United States. c. practice of using poison gas by the Germans during World War I. d. socialist strategy of infiltrating labor unions in the United States. e. genetic modification of human behavior. ANS: A TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 738 | Seagull p. 755 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Which of the following statements about immigration policy during World War I is true? a. Congress conferred citizenship upon Filipinos. b. Congress required that all immigrants pass IQ tests (intelligence tests). c. Congress required that immigrants be literate in English at a college level. d. The government temporarily exempted Europeans from the literacy test. e. The state of California barred Asians from owning and leasing land. ANS: E TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 742 | Seagull pp. 759760 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: What holiday did the Committee on Public Information temporarily rename Loyalty Day in an attempt to increase patriotism among immigrant population? a. New Years Eve b. Christmas Day c. the Fourth of July d. the day American troops arrived at the war front e. the Day of the Immigrant ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 745 | Seagull p. 758 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: How did eugenics shape public policy during World War I? a. It opened Americans eyes to the commonalities both native-born citizens and immigrants had. b. It successfully undermined nativism and exposed it for the bigotry it was. c. It supported anti-immigrant sentiment with an air of professional expertise. d. It proved the superior traits of Allied soldiers over German soldiers. e. It led to a ban on military service for African- Americans. ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 738 | Seagull p. 755 MSC: Applying OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Eugenics aimed to a. improve the quality of the population. b. justify gender equality. c. provide a scientific basis to promote open immigration. d. explain the importance of studying the human anatomy. e. cure genetic diseases. ANS: A TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 743 | Seagull p. 758 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Why can Woodrow Wilson be seen as an endorser of the Ku Klux Klan? a. He attended a KKK rally in Washington, D.C. b. The White House showed The Birth of a Nation. c. He wrote a history of the KKK. d. He wrote the screenplay for a racist film. e. The KKK swore in Wilson as a grand wizard. ANS: B TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 745 | Seagull p. 762 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Why did Americanization programs often target women? a. Proponents of Americanization did not want to antagonize men. b. Immigrant women had the most visible presence in public. c. They understood women as the bearers and transmitters of culture. d. Women offered less resistance to Americanization programs. e. Women tended to speak English whereas men typically did not. ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 738 | Seagull p. 758 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: In Buck v. Bell (1927), the Supreme Court ruled against Carrie Buck. What did the Court say to reject Bucks plea? a. That she was in a mental institution and therefore could not have control over her body. b. That the sterilization was unconstitutional, but they would perform a different procedure on her. c. That the sterilization was in the name of the public good and therefore constitutional. d. That religion supported sterilization in cases such as hers. e. That she had no money to support a child. ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 743 | Seagull p. 758 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: What did the Ford Motor Company do to immigrant employees who did not Americanize after a certain amount of time? a. Henry Ford demanded that these immigrants be deported. b. Ford management fired these employees. c. They were sent to Hull House. d. The immigrant employees were pushed to live with a native-born American family. e. Ford management destroyed the employees homes. ANS: B TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 738 | Seagull p. 758 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Why did Mexican immigration increase during World War I? a. The Mexicans wanted to fulfill the German request in the Zimmermann Telegram. b. Labor shortages in mines and farms led to more job opportunities. c. Many Mexican men wanted to serve in the U.S. military. d. No other country would take Mexicans. e. Germany had invaded Mexico. ANS: B TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 743 | Seagull p. 760 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: What present-day term summarizes Randolph Bournes ideas on the ideal American society? a. multitasking b. downsizing c. veganism d. multiculturalism e. environmentalism ANS: D TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 739 | Seagull p. 758 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: In his article Trans-National America, Randolph Bourne a. embraced all anti-immigration policies. b. expanded the Americanization model. c. argued that immigrants could retain their group identities and embrace a new trans-national culture. d. endorsed the idea that Americans should create the largest trans-national empire of the world. e. promoted the idea that the entire American continent should speak the same language, English. ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 744 | Seagull p. 759 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: In his speech to the jury before being sentenced in 1918, who did Eugene Debs state was the group almost alone in defending the Constitution? a. Democrats b. Progressives c. Republicans d. Socialists e. Greenbackers ANS: D TOP: Voices of Freedom Primary Source Document DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 741 | Seagull p. 757 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Why did Bourne speak of a new trans-national culture in America? a. because when immigrants returned to their home countries, they always took portions of American culture with them b. because U.S. foreign policy was based on invading other countries c. because immigration was ruining Americas national character d. because America was formed by different peoples and not a single nationality e. because the only way for the United States to become a world leader was by copying the best features and programs of other nations ANS: D TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 744 | Seagull p. 759 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Which of the following groups used the discourse of eugenics to support their ideas? a. anti-immigration groups b. Protestants c. female activists d. socialists e. anarchists ANS: A TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 742 | Seagull p. 757 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: According to Bourne, what was the nationality of Americas first immigrant? a. African b. Indian c. Anglo-Saxon d. Spanish e. French ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 744 | Seagull p. 759 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: During World War I, Americans reacted to German-Americans and Germans in all of the following ways EXCEPT a. in Iowa, the governor required that all oral communication be done in English. b. hamburger was changed to liberty sandwich. c. the director of the Boston Symphony was interned for playing the works of German composers. d. the teaching of foreign languages was restricted in many states. e. the federal government barred German immigration to the United States. ANS: E TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 742 | Seagull p. 759 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: In which of the following ways did the ideal of Progressive freedom fail? a. It did not grant the right to vote to immigrant women who became U.S. citizens. b. Most Americanization programs assumed that immigrants could never adjust to the conditions of American life. c. The majority of African-American women in the South could not vote because of poll taxes and tests. d. The Electoral College remained. e. Alcohol was manufactured by bootleggers and moonshiners. ANS: C TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 744 | Seagull pp. 760761 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, a. was a socialist. b. supported limited womens suffrage. c. was pro-German. d. supported U.S. entry into World War I. e. opposed U.S. entry into World War I. ANS: E TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 733 | Seagull p. 750 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: What best exemplifies Randolph Bournes statement that war unleashed the least democratic forces in American life? a. ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment b. passage of the Sedition Act c. creation of a draft board d. the application of the War Industries Board e. passage of the Sixteenth Amendment ANS: B TOP: The War at Home DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 735736 | Seagull pp. 752753 MSC: Applying OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Late in her life, how did Jeannette Rankin remain true to her ideals? a. Hitler invited her to visit Nazi Germany and she accepted. b. She resigned as secretary of state. c. The government prosecuted her under the Espionage Act. d. She negotiated a cease-fire for the Korean War. e. She participated in a march against the Vietnam War. ANS: E TOP: The War at Home DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 733 | Seagull p. 750 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) a. were the first federal restrictions on free speech since 1798. b. drew mostly from similar language in state law. c. came after strong public calls for a more defensible democracy. d. copied similar legislation from Germany, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire. e. were put on the books but never applied. ANS: A TOP: The War at Home DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 736 | Seagull pp. 752753 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the final passage of the Nineteenth Amendment? a. Suffragists state-by-state efforts had largely failed. b. Congressmen from western states backed the amendment in exchange for an end to suffragist support of Prohibition. c. The Wilson administration eventually supported the amendment in response to public pressure. d. Jeanette Rankin of Montana cast the deciding vote. e. Suffragettes refused to support the war effort unless they were promised the vote at the end of the war. ANS: C TOP: The War at Home DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 733 | Seagull pp. 750751 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Which of the following statements would have been prosecuted under the Sedition Act of 1918? a. I like German music. b. We may lose this war. c. I call on you to boycott the draft. d. Conscientious objectors deserve to be shot. e. Heil Hitler. ANS: C TOP: The War at Home DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 736 | Seagull p. 753 MSC: Applying OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Who led the Committee on Public Information? a. Eugene Debs b. George Creel c. Louis Brandeis d. Woodrow Wilson e. Theodore Roosevelt ANS: B TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 733734 | Seagull p. 748 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: The American Protective League a. supported radicals charged under the Espionage and Sedition Acts. b. was concerned about protecting immigrants from persecution. c. was concerned about the threat to civil liberties. d. sought to protect women from abuse. e. worked with the Justice Department to identify radicals. ANS: E TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 737 | Seagull p. 754 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Which of the following groups supported Prohibition? a. urban politicians wishing to bolster the city machines b. female reformers who believed women squandered their earnings on alcohol c. employers who hoped Prohibition would create a more disciplined labor force d. German immigrants who saw beer as a national value e. Catholic priests who wished to curb the abuse of alcohol by parishioners ANS: C TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 734 | Seagull p. 752 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: The government and employers cooperated to dismantle which of the following unions during World War I? a. International Workers of the World b. American Federation of Labor c. American Protective League d. Knights of Labor e. Congress of Industrial Organizations ANS: A TOP: The War at Home DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 737 | Seagull p. 754 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Wilsons wartime propaganda effort a. indirectly led to the public relations profession. b. convinced the IWW and the Socialist Party to reverse their positions and support America in the war. c. relied on private agencies, as direct government involvement was opposed by a skeptical public. d. successfully galvanized American public opinion against tsarist Russia. e. was not very effective in convincing the American public to support the war. ANS: A TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 732 | Seagull p. 748 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: What did employers, urban reformers, and women reformers hope Prohibition would achieve during the war years? a. a larger turnout among men for the draft b. a decline in desertions and acts of sabotage c. a reduction in the public expense associated with alcoholism d. peace and order on the home front e. all hoped for a more pious, spiritual, and god-fearing community ANS: D TOP: The War at Home DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 734735 | Seagull pp. 751752 MSC: Applying OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Which of the following is true of Eugene V. Debs? a. He cited fascists in defense of Americans freedom to dissent. b. His arrest for violation of the Espionage Act was the result of an anti-war speech. c. His prison sentence was commuted by President Wilson before his stroke. d. He ran for president while in prison and received 500 votes. e. He was sentenced to ten months in prison. ANS: B TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 738 | Seagull p. 753 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: The Committee on Public Information a. was directed by William Jennings Bryan. b. protected civil liberties. c. was a federal effort to shape public opinion. d. was affiliated with the Socialist Party. e. was limited in its efforts. ANS: C TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 732 | Seagull p. 748 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Which of the following is true of Alice Paul? a. As head of the National Womans Suffrage Association, she spoke for all women. b. She pointed out the hypocrisy of fighting for democracy abroad while denying it to women at home. c. She was the first woman member of Congress, and was staunchly pacifist. d. She founded the Committee on Public Information in order to spread pro-war propaganda. e. She spent seven years in prison for the crime of treason. ANS: B TOP: The War at Home DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 735 | Seagull p. 750 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Why was Eugene Debs convicted in 1918? a. because he used public funds for private needs b. because he violently attacked a U.S. congressman c. because he violated the Eighteenth Amendment d. because he delivered an anti-war speech e. because he refused arrest ANS: D TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 738 | Seagull p. 753 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Why did World War I threaten to tear the womens suffrage movement apart? a. A large number of activists were German-American. b. The leadership of the suffrage movement was predominantly socialist. c. Many of the women in leadership positions were recruited into government service. d. Many suffragists had been associated with opposition to American involvement in the war. e. The demands of the home front pulled women away from political activism. ANS: D TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 732733 | Seagull p. 750 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: In 1915, what region of the United States most completely banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol? a. Northwest b. Southwest c. Midwest d. Southeast e. Northeast ANS: D TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 735 | Seagull p. 751 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: Regarding demographics, what worried Madison Grant? a. Not enough immigrants came to the United States in the early twentieth century. b. Too many Anglo-Saxons existed in the United States. c. The U.S. Native American population was too high. d. The segregation of blacks and whites in the South denigrated American civilization. e. Native white women had a low birth rate. ANS: E TOP: Who Is an American? DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 738 | Seagull p. 755 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States.

Q: Which of the following statements about World War I is accurate? a. It began with the assassination of the heir to the British throne. b. It produced casualties on a massive scale, due in part to new military technologies such as tanks and submarines. c. It had very little to do with European colonial possessions overseas. d. It inspired a new sense of American identity, as Americans all supported the same side in the war. e. Feminists and social reformers were convinced the war would bring about social equality. ANS: B TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 728 | Seagull p. 742 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: Which of the following elements of President Wilsons Fourteen Points was created to maintain social harmony and preserve peace around the world? a. the promotion of closed-door diplomacy b. the principle of free trade c. the idea of self-determination d. the principle of freedom of the seas e. the League of Nations ANS: E TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 731 | Seagull p. 746 MSC: Applying OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: American neutrality in the Great War a. divided the American public. b. decreased industrial production. c. showed the country had never considered expanding its military power. d. was proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt. e. lasted for the duration of the war. ANS: A TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 728 | Seagull p. 743 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: The U.S. Army saw an increase in enlistments due to the Selective Service Act. What pair of numbers reflects the number of soldiers before and after the Selective Service Act was implemented? a. from 10,000 to 2 million b. from 120,000 to 5 million c. from 210,000 to 8 million d. from 1.5 million to 15 million e. from 2.4 million to 24 million ANS: B TOP: The War at Home DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 731 | Seagull p. 747 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: What was one result of Wilsons Fourteen Points? a. It served as a treaty in place of a peace conference. b. Germany was allowed to station troops along its border with France. c. It set an agenda for the peace conference after the war. d. Germany declared war against the United States. e. Mexico agreed to aid Germany in a war with the United States. ANS: C TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 729 | Seagull p. 746 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: Why did the War Industries Board establish standardized specifications during World War I? a. to prevent private businesses from extracting excess profits b. to fulfill the long-standing demands of consumer rights groups c. to meet the demands of labor unions d. to increase efficiency and speed production e. to ensure that workers were well protected and looked after ANS: D TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 731 | Seagull p. 747 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: How did the Committee on Public Information present its message to encourage Americans to remain loyal and support the war effort? a. The Creel Committee often relied on veiled threats. b. The CPI frequently invoked the Alien and Sedition Acts. c. The CPI rhetoric commonly tried to pit immigrants against native-born Americans. d. The CPI packaged its appeals in the language of social cooperation and an expanded democracy. e. The Creel Committee combined its patriotic appeals with advertisements for special bargains on household goods. ANS: D TOP: The War at Home DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 731 | Seagull p. 748 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: When American troops finally arrived in Europe, a. they were too late to participate in the Meuse-Argonne campaign. b. they helped push back a German offensive near Paris. c. they immediately tried to establish a peace treaty. d. the British and French were in full retreat. e. they organized alliances after the war among fourteen prominent nations. ANS: B TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 729730 | Seagull p. 746 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: During World War I, the federal government a. paid more attention to European affairs than domestic events. b. intervened minimally in local affairs. c. deregulated labor relations. d. accumulated power and used it to influence the everyday lives of Americans. e. reduced corporate taxes. ANS: D TOP: The War at Home DIF: Easy REF: Full pp. 732733 | Seagull p. 747 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: The Zimmermann Telegram a. showed Germanys interest in investing in U.S. corporations. b. was a German invitation sent to the Mexican government asking them to join them in a war against the United States. c. assured Wilson that no real threat could come from Europe. d. pushed Wilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war against England. e. outlined Russian plans to attack the United States. ANS: B TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 730 | Seagull p. 744 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: What was a result of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915? a. The United States declared war against Germany a week later. b. Woodrow Wilson criticized the British for storing arms on the vessel. c. Germany declared war against Great Britain. d. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan became more forceful with his push for war. e. The American public was outraged. ANS: E TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 727 | Seagull pp. 743744 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: Wilson issued the Fourteen Points hoping to a. expand the American empire. b. provide a clear statement of Americas war aims to the people. c. justify neutrality. d. sign a secret treaty with Russia. e. stop colonization. ANS: B TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 730 | Seagull pp. 745746 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: In the presidential election of 1916, Woodrow Wilson a. chose not to run for reelection. b. lost to the Republican candidate, Charles Evans Hughes. c. was reelected when he promised to support the war effort. d. used the campaign slogan He kept us out of war. e. received fewer votes in states where women had the right to vote. ANS: D TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 727 | Seagull p. 744 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: Approximately what percentage did U.S. soldiers comprise of the total killed during World War I? a. 30 percent b. 1 percent c. 5 percent d. 10 percent e. 15 percent ANS: B TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 730 | Seagull p. 746 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: How were women so influential in the outcome of the election of 1916? a. The campaign of Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes relied almost exclusively on female volunteers. b. The Wilson administration actively sought the endorsement of women working in war industries. c. Women were able to vote in the presidential election in twelve western states and heavily favored Wilson. d. Although her chances of victory were at best remote, the presidential candidacy of Alice Paul galvanized public opinion. e. Suffragists exercised unprecedented influence and pressure on their husbands, fathers, and brothers. ANS: C TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 727 | Seagull p. 744 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.

Q: Most Progressives saw World War I as a golden opportunity because a. they believed that the United States would profit from the war. b. they supported the socialist ideas of Vladimir Lenin. c. they hoped to disseminate Progressive values around the globe. d. they saw an opportunity to completely restrict immigration. e. it offered blacks a chance for economic improvement through defense jobs. ANS: C TOP: The War at Home DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 730 | Seagull p. 746 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

Q: What country controlled Panama before the canal was built? a. Colombia b. Canada c. Russia d. Brazil e. Great Britain ANS: A TOP: An Era of Intervention DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 723 | Seagull p. 738 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Discuss the ways in which Progressive presidents promoted the expansion of American power overseas.

Q: Why did World War I transform Western civilization so profoundly? a. The bitter war between the anti-militaristic neighbors of Germany, France, and Britain shook the popular conceptions of politics deeply. b. Because a vast majority of the victims were civilians, the war forever changed public perception of the acceptability of military conflict. c. As a global conflict between socialist nations and monarchies, the war signaled the ideological divisions of the twentieth century. d. The war generated an economic boom in Europe and the United States that marked the beginning of the so-called Roaring Twenties. e. The mass slaughter of World War I was hard to reconcile with the claim that Western civilization was the triumph of reason and progress. ANS: E TOP: America and the Great War DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 726 | Seagull p. 742 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I.