Benchmark IV

The United States became directly involved in World War I because of Germany's

• invasion of Mexico.

• use of unrestricted submarine warfare.

• attack on Pearl Harbor.

• signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

What was the main reason why African Americans migrated to northern cities during and after World War I?

• tor better weather conditions than existed down south.

• to escape the Jim Crow laws and seek better economic opportunities.

• to participate in World War I after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• because of a famine in the South that caused thousands of deaths.

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“We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas,

New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you.…”

— Telegram of January 19, 1917

This telegram was a part of an effort to

• form an alliance between Germany and the United States.

• convince several western states to secede from the United States.

• bring Mexico into World War I on the side of Great Britain and France.

• enlist Mexico's support for Germany if the United States joined the Allied Powers.

What 1920s controversial issue is illustrated in the political cartoons?

• Economic policies to deal with recession within the United States

• Isolationist sentiment during World War I and America's role as a world power

• Whether the U.S. government should implement the suppression of freedom of speech as a national security measure

• If government use of war-time conversion, mass production, mass advertising and mass consumerism could stimulate the economy of the U.S. during World War II

The political conflict referred to in the cartoons resulted in

• the hardened attempt by President Wilson to protect unbridled free speech.

• the election of Eugene V. Debs as President of the United States.

• the passage of Neutrality Acts during World War II.

• the Red Scare and the passage of immigrant restrictions and quota laws.

How did the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?

• It allowed women the right to vote.

• It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.

• It lowered the voting age to 18.

• It allowed non-citizens to vote for the first time.

Which idea does the political cartoon illustrate?

• Congress opposed President Wilson's environmental protection plans because they stifled financial investments.

• Senators' rejection of the Treaty of Versailles because they believed it would involve the U.S. in future world conflicts.

• Overwhelming public rejection of Wilson's reconstruction plan after World War I because it was too costly.

• Senate Foreign Relations Committee disagreement with Wilson's containment policy after World War I.

One major goal of President Wilson's Fourteen Points was to

• establish a League of Nations to prevent future wars.

• end World War I and punish Germany.

• maintain U.S. naval superiority.

• promote Communism in the Middle East.

What impact did this method of manufacturing cars have on the United States?

• It led to economic recession that immediately followed World War I.

• It caused hardships by leading directly to the Great Depression.

• It resulted in mass advertising, consumerism, and purchases using credit.

• It decreased the gross national product (GNP) of the United States.

The overall trend shown in the graph was primarily the result of

• a decline in the economy.

• the increase us of the moving assembly line.

• a shift of the population from urban areas to farms.

• an increase in the price of automobiles.