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