USHC Unit 4 Review #3 - Wilson HS

What event started World War I in Europe?

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The discovery of the Zimmerman telegram

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The invasion of Belgium by Germany

At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy by taking which of the following actions?

• Refusing to permit trade with either side of the conflict

• Sending troops to aid Great Britain

• Declaring American neutrality

• Requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors

What was the major reason the United States entered World War I?

• The Japanese had occupied Manchuria

• Foreign troops had landed on American soil

• The Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium

• Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

Why was the Zimmerman Telegram significant?

• Revealed German atrocities against prisoners of war

• It insulted President McKinley, drawing America into war

• Exposed a German plan to reward Mexico if they joined the war against the United States

• Contained a British plot to attack German submarines while disguised as American ships

What was the purpose of the war bonds sold during World War I?

• To encourage more men to join the army

• To raise money to pay for the war

• To inspire immigrants to express their loyalty

• To encourage citizens to volunteer to help the war effort

Which development during World War I contributed to public support for what would become the 19^th Amendment?

• Women filled the jobs of men who had left to fight in the war

• African Americans moved north to work in weapons factories

• Young people were drafted under the Selected Service Act

• Service overseas exposed ordinary Americans to other cultures

Why did a large number of African Americans migrate to northern states during World War I?

• Dissatisfaction with southern education

• Equality policies in northern states

• Availability of factory jobs

• Equal pay with whites in northern factories

A major purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points was to...

• Ask Congress to enter World War I

• Set goals for achieving peace after World War I

• Provide an aid program for rebuilding war-torn nations

• Retaliate for the sinking of the Lusitania

After World War I, the United States Senate refused to approve the Treaty of Versailles. This action reflected the Senate’s intent to...

• Return to a policy of isolationism

• Provide support for the League of Nations

• Punish the nations that began the war

• Maintain United States leadership in world affairs

How did Andrew Carnegie gain control of the steel industry?

• By practicing vertical consolidation

• By giving away his money

• By becoming a partner of Edwin Drake

• By buying all other competing steel mills