Late 19th century to the Great War
  • 1. "We shall make war together, make peace together," Zimmerman wrote in a note as Germany allegedly proposed an alliance with . . .
A) Canada
B) Japan
C) Mexico
D) Italy
  • 2. The members of the Triple Entente were
A) Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary
B) Great Britian, Italy and Spain
C) Germany, France and Serbia
D) France, Great Britain and Russia
  • 3. This nation saw itself as the protector of the Slavic peoples and opposed the Austro-Hungarian rulers in the Balkans
A) Germany
B) Ottoman Empire
C) France
D) Russia
  • 4. In 1914 what was the official U.S. position in regard to teh war in Europe?
A) Wanted to move away from the idea of isolationism
B) Supported the Triple Entente
C) Neutrality
D) Supported the Triple Alliance
  • 5. Some European leaders believed that war could be prevented by . . .
A) Empires relinquishing control of African colonies
B) negotiations facilitated through the neutral offices of the Red Cross
C) the alliances of European countries creating a balance of power
D) Unilateral disarmament
  • 6. What was an important political outcome of World War I?
A) the settlement and of territorial disputes and the reinstatement of the pre-war map of Europe
B) The resolution of tensions over colonialism in the Middle eAst and Southeast Asia
C) The overthrow of Bolsheviks in Russia
D) The overthrow of monarchies across Europe
  • 7. What was President Wilson's plan for a just and lasting peace?
A) the Fourteen points
B) The Treaty of Versailles
C) the League of Peace
D) the Big Four
  • 8. The event that triggered a U.S. declaration of war on Spain in 1898 was . . .
A) because of an explosion on the USS Maine
B) the death of Jose Marti
C) Dewey's attack on the Philippines
D) the de Lome letter
  • 9. What was the purpose of the Committe on Public Information?
A) to convince Americans to stay away from places where they would be exposed to influenza
B) to convince Europeans of America's military might
C) to convince Americans to join the League of Nations
D) to convince Americans to support World War I
  • 10. How did Americans view the Cuban revolt against Spain?
A) Americans had little interest in the struggle and Spanish Empire
B) Americans sympathized with the Cubans, due in part to sensationalized American journalism of the harsh treatment of Cuban citizens
C) Americans sympathized with Spain
D) President McKinley was pressured to enter the conflict as soon as it began
  • 11. The U.S. government borrowed more than 24 billion dollars from the American people through . . .
A) the federal reserve banks
B) income taxes
C) the sale of Liberty bonds
D) the War Industries Board
  • 12. Two popular ideologies contributed to imperialism: a sense of nationalism and . . .
A) a belief in democracy
B) a belief in transcendentalism
C) a spirit of cooperation
D) a feeling of cultural superiority
  • 13. Why did the United States support Panamanian Rebels bid for independance from Columbia?
A) The U.S. wanted the control over building of teh Panama Canal
B) The U.S. felt sympathy for Panama
C) the U.S. wanted to give Panama its independance like they had Cuba
D) The U.S. wanted to imperialize Panama
  • 14. President Theodore Roosevelt wanted to build the Panama Canal to shorten travel time between . .
A) Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
B) Panama and Columbia
C) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean and West Indies
  • 15. By the late 1800s industrialized Western nations such as Great Britain, France and Germany looked to Africa, Asia and Latin America for new customers, places to invest and . . .
A) ideas
B) raw materials
C) workers
D) capital
  • 16. The nation that emerged as the overriding economic world power at the end of World War I was . . .
A) The United States
B) Russia
C) Great Britain
D) France
  • 17. Between 1918 and 1919, 500,000 Americans lost thier lives because of . . .
A) submarine warfare
B) poison gas
C) The Spanish influenza
D) battlefield casualties
  • 18. Social Darwinism encouraged people in industrialized nations to believe that . . .
A) they were superior to people who lived in less-developed countries
B) economic soundness resulted from cooperating with and showing respect for other nations
C) evolution impacted the culture of a nations's inhabitants as much as it did the adaptation of species
D) they were inferior to people who lived in less-developed countries
  • 19. How did President Wilson's vision differ from that of the other world leaders at the Paris Peace Conference?
A) President Wilson wanted a treaty that stressed openness, fair trade, and fewer weapons but other leaders wanted to punish Germany for starting the war
B) President Wilson was opposed to ethnic groups having self-determination
C) Premier Clemenceau thougth Germany should not pay war reparations, but President Wilson thought it should
D) President Wilson wanted to punish Germany for its role in the war, but the leaders of other Allied nations did not agree
  • 20. Which nations comprised the Central Powers?
A) Britain, France and Russia
B) German Empire, France and Britain
C) German Empire, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empire
D) United States, France and Britian
  • 21. How did the Bolshevik's takover of Russia in 1917 directly impact the war effort?
A) It will lead Central Powers to surrender
B) Americans will declare war on Russia because they hate Communists
C) The Central Powers will be able to focus solely on the Western Front
D) The Allies will reinforces troops on the Eastern Front
  • 22. In the late 1800s American expansionists were interested in Hawaii as a potential . .
A) coaling station and naval base
B) tourist attraction
C) fishing site
D) fiftieth state
  • 23. How will yellow journalism impact America's perception of the Cuban bid for independance?
A) Newspapers presented only the Spanish perspective leading Americans to suuport Spain
B) Newspapers convinced Americans it was none of our business
C) Newspapers presented exaggerated stories and only presented the Cuban perspective leading Americans to support the rebels
  • 24. What was dollar diplomacy?
A) The diplomatic tool of making other countries our protectorate
B) The diplomatic tool of taking over other countries for their own good
C) The diplomatic tool of using military force to keep European Powers of of the Western Hemisphere
D) The diplomatic tool of guarteeing American loans and investments in Central and South American countries to promote American policy goals
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