HIST1493 Quiz 4 – Flashcards
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Which of the following events touched off the First World War?
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The assassination of the Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
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As World War I began in Europe, the alliance system placed Germany and Austria-Hungary in the (BLANK), while Britain and France were in the (BLANK).
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Central Powers; Allies
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In August of 1914, as war erupted in Europe, most Americans
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felt that America should maintain a neutral role in the conflict.
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What was President Woodrow Wilson's response to news that the First World War had broken out in Europe?
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He issues a proclamation of neutrality and asked Americans to refrain from taking sides.
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Even before direct American involvement, the U.S. was linked to the Allies' cause
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because of valuable loans that banks had issues to Allied nations.
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In the early years of the First World War, it was difficult for American to remain neutral because
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the U.S. had strong economic ties to the Allies.
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The German government decided to engage in unrestricted submarine warfare for which of the following reasons?
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By preventing munitions shipments to its enemies, the German government believed that it could end the war before American mobilization.
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All of the following statements are true about the sinking of the Lusitania are true EXCEPT
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it led to immediate American involcement in the Great War.
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President Wilson responded to the sinking of the Lusitania by
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demanding that Germany cease submarine warfare.
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One effect of German submarine warfare was:
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President Wilson called for expansion of the armed forces and preparedness.
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In the Zimmerman Telegram, Germany proposed
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that Mexico could regain lost territory in America if it joined the Central Powers.
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Which of the following was the immediate cause of President Wilson's decision to ask for a declaration of war against Germany?
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The sinking of several American ships after Germany's decision to renew unrestricted warfare.
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The U.S. government funded the war effore through all of the following EXCEPT:
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borrowing heavily from Great Brittain.
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The last year of the First World War, American troops
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joined with French and British troops in repulsing the German advances.
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The military outcome of the First World War was decided by which of the following?
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the influx of American men and material into Europe.
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Major aspects of Wilson's Fourteen points included
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All of the above (1) Shifting old nations borders to allow for self -determination of peoples. 2) Often diplomacy rather thansecret agreements. 3) reductions in arms. 4) creation of a League of Nations.)
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In which area did the Allied leaders figger from Wilson's Fourteen Points?
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The allies wanted Germany to pay war reparations.
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At the Paris Peace Conference, Woodrow Wilson worked hardest on
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establishing the League of Nations
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In January 1917, President Wilson outlined a "new world order" in which:
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self-determination would be the foundation of world relations.
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One important effect of the collective importance of wartime agencies was
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it set a valuable precedent of government activism and intervention in the economy.
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Which statement about the female work force during the war is NOT true?
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Women gained clerical work, but did not work in war-production industries.
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All of the following were true about lives for blacks on the home front EXCEPT:
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Blacks were not allowed to get employment in shipyards or steel mills
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Government propaganda promoted all of the following themes EXCEPT:
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discouraging prejudice against German-Americans and antiwar activists.
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Put the following events in correct time sequence:
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Lusitania was sunk; President Wilson reelected; Zimmerman Telegram; American troops sent to the Western Front
