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War and the American State
A.
True-False
Where the statement is true, mark T. Where it is false, mark F.
____ 1. During the postwar period Americans were united interracially through strong patriotism.
____ 2. The term Great War applies to WWI, because of new innovations, such as the machine gun, which made warfare deadlier than ever.
____ 3. The spreading of the war to the Middle East, Africa, and China led Japan and Italy to join the Central Powers.
____ 4. Due to several German speaking rural communities and several German cultural organizations, Wilson had a hard time rallying Americans to the Allies side.
____ 5. The Lusitania crisis had a heavy impact on the public approving the war.
____ 6. When German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann urged Mexico to join the Central Powers, the United States finally entered the war.
____ 7. The large standing United States Army lead to the Selective Service Act in May 1917. ____ 8. U.S. involvement in World War I made it a dominating world power.
____ 9. During the war, African Americans were placed at the frontlines to receive the worst of the fighting.
____ 10. The War Revenue Bills heavily taxed the working and middle-class, making them pay half of the Federal taxes.
____ 11. To increase fuel production, the Fuel Administration shut down all factories East of the Mississippi River for four days.
____ 12. The National War Labor Board improved the working lives of women and laborers, with equal pay and eight hour work days.
____ 13. Though the war emergency created job opportunities for ethnic and racial minorities, they still received less pay than white workers.
____ 14. Jail treatment of Alice Paul and other protestors shocked the public, giving more support to the NAWSA and the NWP.
____ 15. Industrial states with large migrant populations were victim to alcohol prohibition.
____ 16. The Americanization effort of the U.S. was further promoted by the Espionage and Sedition Acts.
____ 17. After Wilson approached peace negotiations in France, he was treated as a hero throughout Europe.
____ 18. Wilson had little success in achieving his 14 points in the Treaty of Versailles. ____ 19. Western Republican progress such as the “irreconcilables,” highly supported the U.S.
membership in the League of Nations.
____ 20. The Red Scare was a period of tension and increased concern again Communism and the Bolsheviks.
B.
Multiple Choice
Select the best answer and write the proper letter in the space provided.
____ 21. The passions of war during the postwar period of the Great War caused which of the following?
A. The nations economic lead. B. An increase in wartime jobs.
C. Led to emergence of a National Administrative state. D. Racial hatred towards Germans.
____ 22. The primary cause to the Great War was
A. When France, Russia, and Britain formed the Triple Entente.
B. The issue of the Balkans where Austria-Hungary were competing for power and influence.
C. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand. D. All of the above.
____ 23. Wilson have trouble rallying the U.S. to the Allies side in 1914, because of which group? A. Immigrants.
B. German speaking rural communities. C. Eugene Debs and the Socialist Party. D. All of the above.
____ 24. All of these were effects of the conflict EXCEPT .
A. American trade with Britain and France expanding. B. The German U-boat bombing the Lusitania. C. The renomination of Wilson.
D. Prompt military action. ____ 25. The war enabled…
A. Increased tension on the seas.
B. Trade with Britain and France to prosper. C. The closing of American ports.
____ 26. The U.S. was finally pushed to consider the threat of the German force when… A. Zimmermann urged Mexico to join the Central Powers.
B. U-boats and the Lusitania crisis.
C. Pancho Villa’s raids and the death of 16 U.S. citizens. D. Unrestricted submarine warfare.
____ 27. The Selective Service Act in1917 was passed for which of the following reasons? A. A small U.S. army which had fewer than 200,000 men.
B. The need of soldiers on the front. C. The threat of the war reaching the U.S. D. All of the above.
____ 28. What caused the Russians to be free of German threat?
A. The several victories on the Eastern Front caused Germans to back off. B. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
C. German attention on French and British on the Western Front. D. American forced fought the German threat to Russia.
____ 29. All of these described the African American position in the Army EXCEPT A. Under the command of white officers.
B. Fighting on the front line. C. Being cooks.
D. Being put in separate units than white soldiers.
____ 30. Which of the following describe the results of Baruch’s position as administrator. A. Expansion of the Federal Governments economic powers.
B. Voluntary cooperation from industries. C. Corporate profits soaring.
D. All of the above.
____ 31. The NWLB did all of the following EXCEPT A. Established the 8 hour work day. B. Equal pay for women.
C. Supported workers’ right to organize. D. Remained a strong agency after postwar.
____ 32. African Americans during the “Great Migration” got many benefits including A. Same high pay as whites.
B. Luxurious towns. C. Religious freedom. D. Agricultural jobs
____ 33. Alice Paul and the NWP were the first A. to get arrested and refused bail. B. to use nonviolent civil disobedience. C. to support women suffrage.
____ 34. The _______ believed that Progressive reformers were destroying their ethnic cultures. A. Immigrants and the working class.
B. Religious zealots. C. Machine politicians. D. Temperance advocates.
____ 35. The CPI did all of the following EXCEPT A. Educate citizens about democracy. B. Assimilating the immigrants. C. Promote national unity.
D. Only provide truthful and unaltered information.
____ 36. Which of the following focused on disloyal Americans that might cause resistance of the U.S. and support the enemy?
A. Justice Department B. Espionage Act C. Sedition Act D. Socialist Party
____ 37. The League of Nations would do all of the following EXCEPT A. Distribute propaganda.
B. Mediate disputes among nations. C. Supervise arms reductions.
D. Curb aggressors through collective military action. ____ 38. Wilson’s worst failure in negotiating the treaty was
A. His inability to deter the “war guilt.” B. His inability to support self-determination. C. His inability to protect Western Europe. D. Preserving the Central Powers.
____ 39. The U.S. never ratified the treaty because A. Congress disapproval of Article X B. Media’s disapproval of the treaty C. Irreconcilables hating the treaty
D. Wilson’s fall and death
____ 40. The U.S. was most concerned with A. ultra radicalism
B. Socialist Party C. Palmer Raids D. Mail Bombings
C.
Identification
Supply the correct identification for each numbered description
___________ 41. The War that enabled the United States to become a World Super Power.
___________ 42. The Alliance formed by France, Russia, and Britain, to counter the Alliance formed
by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
___________ 43. He greatly opposed the war, and spent half a million dollars in sending 100 men and women to Europe to negotiate an end to the War
___________ 44. German vessel that challenged Britain’s control of the Seas, and destroyed British
and American ships
___________ 45. An artist that described in his lyrics that Europe seemed Far, Far away
___________ 46. The men and women that were between the ages of 21 and 30, and who were enrolled in the U.S. armed forces
___________ 47. The treaty that enabled peace between the Boleshevik Russia and Germany ___________ 48. Led American and French troops to victory, causing the Germans to retreat at St.
Mihiel
___________ 49. The influence that many people thought that would bring bonding to the U.S.’s immigrants
___________ 50. Pertained racial stereotypes about their natural abilities and was given the most dangerous jobs throughout the war, such as messengers and snipers ___________ 51. Leader of the American Federation of labor also known as the AFL
___________ 52. Association that was organized by Carrie Chapman Catt
___________ 53. A committee that Woodrow Wilson established on April 1917, to arouse public support for the war
___________ 54. Wilson’s plans after the war that mainly promoted democracy, freedom and a peaceful economy
___________ 55. A conflict that frightened many native U.S. citizens, in that the communist ideology was to be in America
___________ 56. A court case where Z immigrants did not receive a fair handling by the judicial system ___________ 57. Agents storming the headquarters of radical organizations. Some aliens were later
deported.
___________ 58. Group of leaders who negotiated the Treaty of Versailles
___________ 59. Legal tools that enabled little criticism of established values, and focused on speeches, writing, and behavior that demoralized the nation
___________ 60. The court case in which the supreme court held the conviction of Charles T. Schenck who was the General secretary of the Socialist party
D.
Matching People, Places and Events
Match the person, place or event in the left column with the proper description in the right column by inserting the correct letter on the blank line
____ 61. Franz Ferdinand A. Heir of the Austria-Hungarian throne whose assassination led to WWI
____ 62. Lusitania B. German minister who urged Mexico to join the central powers
____ 63. Zimmermann C. Eastern Airline President- leading figure in development of commercial aviation
____ 64. Chatteau D. Woman who was arrested and went on hunger strike to support women sufferage
____ 65. Rickenbacker E. British luxury liner sunk by German U-boats.
____ 66. Andrew Carnegie F. Thierry and Belleau Wood commitment of 60,000 U.S troops which halted the
German offensive
____ 67. Bernard Baruch G. General secretary of socialist Party who urged draftees to resist induction
and was convicted for being a clear and
present danger to the safety of the country
____ 68. Hoover H. A great giant in the American industry that greatly opposed the war
____ 69. Alice Paul I. Wall street financer who expanded the federal government economic power
____ 70. Charles T. Schenck J. Engineer who convinced farmers to expand grain production and led the Food
Administration
____ 71. Woodrow Wilson K. Head of the CPI, which educated citizens about democracy and influenced reformers
____ 72. Mitchell Palmer L. Place where the German advances were halted with the help of American troops
____ 73. Sacco & Vanzetti M. Immigrants who were unjustly convinced of murder
____ 74. George Creel N. President of the U.S who proposed the 14 points, which was a blue print for
the post war world
____ 75. Silent Sentinels O. Man whose Family escaped and later set up anti-radical divisions that set up raids
____ 76. Samuel Gompers P. Movement to ban and prohibit alcohol
which eventually led to the 18th Amendment
____ 77. Chateau- Thierry & Belleau Wood Q. Leader of the AFL who traded union support for war for a voice on government policy ____ 78. Palmer Raids R. NWP militants who picketed for women’s
rights
____ 79. Prohibition/Temperance S. Educator &Philosopher who supported WWI and argued that Wars
represent “Plastic Junctures” ____ 80. John Dewey T. Storming of headquarters of radical
organizations
E.
Matching Cause and Effect
Match the historical cause in the left column with the proper effect in the right column by writing the correct letter on the blank line.
Cause Effect
____ 81. Bernard Burach as administrator A. U.S. declaration of war against Germany and the central power
____ 82. The Armistice in November 19 B. Blacks and Mexicans receiving the same pay as white workers ____ 83. Northern factories actively recruiting C. World War I
black workers
____ 84. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand D. Wilson disbudding the WIB
____ 85. Bombing of the Lusitania E. Shift in the International power and the U.S emerging as a world leader ____ 86. Zimmermann Note F. Soaring profits due to guaranteed
profits on military profits on
military production
____ 87. U.S. Involvement in WWI G. $1 billion build up of the army and navy
____ 88. War Revenue Bills H. Restricted disloyal behavior from radicals harming the war effort
____ 89. Food Administration I. The passing of the 18th Amendment
which banned alcohol
____ 90. NWLB J. Strikes for better pay or conditions
____ 91. Alice Paul & the NWP protesting using K. Crippled corporations making them pay Nonviolent civil disobedience half of federal taxes
____ 92. Temperance advocates support of prohibition L. Cordon- Sanitarie- a sanitary zone protecting western Europe
from Communist ideology.
____ 93. The CPI promoted public support of the war M. Improved the working lives of
laborers and women
____ 94. Irreconcilables & Western Republican
Progressives opposed U.S involvement in the war N. Deportation of 294 radicals
____ 95. Workers higher expectations because economic O. Tension & radical violence resulting in Prosperity the hanging of 19 soldiers
____ 96. Dalmer Raids storming radicals organizations P. Propaganda advertising promoted public unity
____ 97. Wilson’s commitment to self determination Q. U.S Supplied and excess of food for not only he U.S but in Europe as well
____ 98. The passing of the Espionage and Sedation R. U.S never ratifying the Treaty of
Acts Versailles or joining the
League of Nations
____ 99. Black Soldiers segregated into units & S. The deadliest warfare at the time receiving the worst treatment resulting in massive casualties
____ 100. New innovations to military technology, T. Public shock at the treatment of women like the machine gun & eventual passing of the 19th
Amendment
