U. S. History Milestone Unit 7 (RAD)

At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, most Americans believed that:

• Their country should stay out of the war

• The government should be more concerned with conditions in the Far East than with events in Europe.

• The government should immediately declare war against Germany

• Sending direct aid to Russia was necessary and desirable

From 1914 to 1916, as World War I raged in Europe, American were unable to “Remain neutral in thought as well as action” mainly because: 

• United States newspapers encouraged a policy of imperialist expansion

• United States membership in military alliances required the nation to fight

• President Woodrow Wilson supported the war aims of Germany and Austria-Hungary.

• The warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of the seas through unrestricted submarine warfare

Which situation was the immediate cause of the United States entry into World War I in 1917? 

• Nazi tyranny threatened Western democracy

• German submarines sank United States merchant ships

• The Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor

• The League of Nations requested help

“On the first February, we intend to begin submarine warfare unrestricted. In spite of this it is our intention to keep neutral the United States of America.”  -Arthur Zimmerman, January 19, 1917

Which of the following does this excerpt support as the primary cause of the US declaration of War in April 1917?

• Germany’s violation of the Monroe Doctrine

• Mexico’s plan to invade the USs

• Pro-British intelligence and propaganda

• Germany’s violations of US neutral rights

When the Zimmermann message was made public, many people in the United States:

• Feared that a German victory would split the United States

• Assumed it was the result of Allied Propaganda

• Viewed it as a threat by Germany against Mexico

• Expressed nationalist anger against Germany

The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) were used by President Wilson’s administration during World War I to: 

• Place German Americans in internment camps

• Remove Communists from government positions

• Silence critics of the war effort

• Discourage congressional support for the war effort

The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the:

• Success of military desegregation

• Availability of new factory jobs

• Impact of affirmative action programs

• Efforts of the civil rights movement

This poster was used during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to

• Support membership in the League of Nations

• Emphasize the goals of the Fourteen Points

• Convince men to enlist in the military services

• Help finance the war effort

Who was famously arrested by the United States government for speaking out against the War and the Selective Service Act? 

• Booker T. Washington

• Eugene Debs

• Alice Paul

• Henry Cabot Lodge

The Fourteen Points proposed by President Woodrow Wilson inspired hopes for a fair settlement of World War I because this program called for :

• The return of Europe to its prewar political status

• The establishment of a world peace organization to guarantee political independence for all nations

• An agreement among nations to establish military alliances

• Establishment of economic sanctions against the Central Powers so that they would be powerless to start another war