US History 3.03 – Flashcards
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Which of the following events forced the United States into World War 1?
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Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
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Which of the following was a result of immigration from Europe being cut off during the war?
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African Americans left the South in large numbers to work in war-related industries.
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Why did most Irish Americans favor neutrality?
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They had a long-standing hostility toward Britain.
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Why did Germany abandon the "Sussex Pledge?"
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to stop the supplies going to Britain and France
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"They joined the war effort on the side of the Allies because they thought it would bring them independence after the war." What nation or people does this sentence describe?
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African colonies of France and Britain
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Which of these groups benefitted from American trade policy during the early years of the war in Europe?
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American banks and businesses
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Ideas of nationalism within its empire particularly threatened which of these European nations in 1914?
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Austria-Hungary
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Which of these groups of nations were called the Central Powers?
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
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Which statement summarizes ordinary Americans' attitude toward the war in Europe?
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They felt that the war was none of their business.
