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1African-Americans migrated north during the Great Migration for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
- Athe prospect of higher wages.
- Bthe prospect of owning their own homes.
- Cescaping the threat of lynching.
- Dthe prospect of being able to vote.
- Ebeing able to educate their children.
2All of the following statements about African-American participation during World War I are true EXCEPT:
- Athe army was segregated.
- BPresident Wilson allowed African-American soldiers to march in a Paris victory parade.
- Cthe army barred most African-Americans from combat.
- Dthe army tried to persuade the French to not treat African-American soldiers as equals.
- Ethe navy barred African-Americans entirely.
3Eugenics is:
- Athe study of the supposed mental characteristics of different races.
- Bthe movement toward colonization in Africa by blacks from the United States.
- Cthe practice of using poison gas by the Germans during World War I.
- Dthe socialist strategy of infiltrating labor unions in the United States.
- Ethe genetic modification of human behavior.
4The Eighteenth Amendment:
- Aprohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
- Bprohibited the manufacture and sale of any German products.
- Cwas never ratified.
- Dbarred states from passing laws prohibiting alcohol manufacture or sale.
- Eprotected the beer industry.
5During World War I, the federal government:
- Aintervened minimally in the economy.
- Bencouraged farmers only to produce for American consumption.
- Cincreased corporate and individual income taxes.
- Dpursued a laissez-faire economic policy.
- Eestablished the minimum wage and the eight-hour day.
6The Roosevelt Corollary:
- Aclaimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere.
- Bclaimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in Asia.
- Cclaimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in Africa
- Dwas also known as the Dollar Diplomacy
- Econtradicted the Monroe Doctrine.
7The Red Scare:
- Awas caused by the fear of a Russian invasion.
- Badvanced the cause of labor.
- Cstrengthened the Industrial Workers of the World.
- Drefers to widespread fears of influenza in 1918.
- Ewas an intense period of political intolerance.
8Which act restricted the freedom of speech by authorizing the arrest of anyone who made “false statements” that might impede military success?
- AThe Alien Act.
- BThe Espionage Act.
- CThe War Powers Act.
- DThe Committee on Public Information Act.
- EThe USA Patriot Act.
9Wilson’s Fourteen Points included all of the following principles EXCEPT:
- Aan end to colonization.
- Bfreedom of the seas.
- Cself-determination for all nations.
- Dopen diplomacy.
- Efree trade.
10The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918)
- Awere the first federal restrictions on free speech since 1798.
- Bdrew mostly from similar language in state law.
- Ccame after strong public calls for a more “defensible democracy.”
- Dcopied similar legislation from Germany, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire.
- Ewere put on the books but never applied.
11Which statement about the Red Scare is FALSE?
- AOfficials believed that labor strikes were connected to the Russian Revolution.
- BThe government deported hundreds of immigrant radicals.
- CIt propelled J. Edgar Hoover’s career as an anticommunist government agent.
- DIt resulted in a wave of sympathy for persecuted workers.
- EIt all but destroyed the IWW and the Socialist Party.
12America’s empire in the early twentieth century was all of the following EXCEPT:
- Aeconomic
- Bterritorial.
- Ccultural.
- Dintellectual.
- Ecommercial
13All of the following statements about the Palmer Raids are true EXCEPT:
- Athe Palmer Raids permanently compromised civil liberties.
- BEdgar Hoover oversaw the Palmer Raids.
- Cthe government deported hundreds of radicals.
- Dover 5,000 people were arrested during the Palmer Raids.
- Ethe Palmer Raids were part of the Red Scare.
14“The Great Migration” refers to:
- Awhites settling the West.
- BIndian removal.
- Cblacks moving from the South to the North.
- Dblacks moving from the North to the South.
- Ethe massive influx of southern and eastern European immigrants.
15During World War I, Americans reacted to German-Americans and Germans in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
- Ain Iowa, the governor required that all oral communication be done in English.
- B“hamburger” was changed to “liberty sandwich.”
- Cthe director of the Boston Symphony was interned for playing the works of German composers.
- Dthe teaching of foreign languages was restricted in many states.
- Ethe federal government barred German immigration to the United States.
16On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war:
- Aagainst Britain, “to make the world safe for democracy.”
- Bagainst Germany, “to make the world safe for democracy.”
- Cagainst Russia, “to make the world safe for democracy.”
- Dthat was turned down.
- Ethat was passed unanimously.
17The Treaty of Versailles:
- Awas a fair and reasonable document given the circumstances.
- Ballowed Germany equal participation in the negotiation process.
- Crequired Germany to pay over $33 billion in reparations.
- Drejected Wilson’s idea for a League of Nations.
- Edeclared Ireland’s independence.
18Woodrow Wilson’s moral imperialism in Latin America produced:
- Aeight years of unprecedented stability in the region.
- Bmore military interventions than any other president before or since.
- Ceconomic growth and diversity for the region.
- Dvery little to show for the policy, as his attention was mostly on Europe.
- Estrong allies for the United States in World War I, especially Mexico.
19Wartime repression of dissent and free speech culminated in:
- Athe Great Migration.
- Bthe repeal of the First Amendment.
- Cthe Sedition Act.
- Dthe Alien Act.
- Ethe Red Scare.
20The policy of U.S. neutrality was:
- Ahonored by all the combatants.
- Btested only by the British.
- Ctested only by the Germans.
- Dtested by both the British and Germans.
- Evetoed by President Wilson.
21As president, Woodrow Wilson:
- Abelieved that the export of U.S. manufactured goods went hand in hand with the spread of democracy.
- Bpledged to stay out of Latin America and kept his word.
- Cnever resorted to military intervention abroad.
- Demphasized the profit aspect of foreign trade.
- Epledged to continue Dollar Diplomacy.
22The Gentlemen’s Agreement:
- Amade Puerto Ricans citizens.
- Brestricted Japanese immigration.
- Callowed Mexicans to cross over to America to take war jobs.
- Dpromised that labor unions would not strike during the war.
- Eforbade German-Americans from registering for the draft.
23Why did Americanization programs often target women?
- AProponents of Americanization did not want to antagonize men.
- BImmigrant women had the most visible presence in public.
- CThey understood women as the bearers and transmitters of culture.
- DWomen offered less resistance to Americanization programs.
- EWomen tended to speak English whereas men typically did not.
24“Americanization”:
- Awas another term for “Fordism.”
- Bwas supported by all Progressives.
- Crecognized diversity.
- Drefers to the process of assimilation.
- Erefers to an economic system.
25The Zimmermann Telegram:
- Ahelped assure Americans that Germany was not a threat.
- Bclarified British war aims.
- Coutlined the German plan for an attack on the United States by Mexico.
- Doutlined the British plan for an attack on the United States by Mexico.
- Eoutlined the Fourteen Points.
26The anti-German crusade included all of the following measures EXCEPT:
- Achanging “hamburger” to “liberty sandwich.”
- Bchanging “sauerkraut” to “liberty cabbage.”
- Cbanning German music.
- Dthe decline in teaching German language.
- Ebarring German-Americans from serving in the military.
27Dollar Diplomacy:
- Acharacterizes the foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt.
- Bwas put in place by Woodrow Wilson regarding Mexico.
- Cwas used by William Howard Taft instead of military intervention.
- Dwas seldom used and never successfully.
- Ewas applied only in Asia.
28The American Protective League:
- Asupported radicals charged under the Espionage and Sedition Acts.
- Bwas concerned about protecting immigrants from persecution.
- Cwas concerned about the threat to civil liberties.
- Dsought to protect women from abuse.
- Eworked with the Justice Department to identify radicals.
29Between 1901 and 1920, the United States intervened militarily numerous times in Caribbean countries:
- Ain order to gain territory for the United States.
- Bin order to spread liberty and freedom in the region.
- Cbecause the democratic leaders of the region asked the United States for aid in suppressing rebellions.
- Din order to fight European powers who sought to establish colonies in the area.
- Ein order to protect the economic interests of American banks and investors.
30All of the following groups supported Prohibition EXCEPT:
- Aurban reformers wishing to undermine the city machines.
- Bwomen reformers who believed men squandered their earnings on alcohol.
- Cemployers who hoped Prohibition would create a more disciplined labor force.
- Danti-immigrant Protestants who saw temperance as an American value.
- ECatholic priests who wished to curb the abuse of alcohol by parishioners.
31During World War I, federal powers:
- Astayed the same.
- Bwere delegated to the states.
- Cexpanded greatly.
- Dwere limited.
- Ewere placed with the Allied comman
32in 1919:
- Apolitical unrest was confined to Europe.
- Blabor and business cooperated.
- Cevery industry but steel went on strike.
- Dthere was much unrest and many strikes.
- Eworkers continued to honor the no-strike pledge.
33The Committee on Public Information:
- Awas directed by William Jennings Bryan.
- Bprotected civil liberties.
- Cwas a government agency that sought to shape public opinion.
- Dwas affiliated with the Socialist Party.
- Ewas limited in its efforts.
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