Crash Course US History #30: America in World War I

How long was America involved in the Great War?

• 10 months

• 19 months

• 4 years

• 2 years

What event led the U.S. to enter World War I?

• The interception and publication of the Zimmerman Telegram

• The fall of the Tsarist regime in Russia

• The resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

• The sinking of the Lusitania

What was the slogan used by President Wilson in the 1916 presidential campaign?

• Yes We Can

• Make America Great Again

• He kept us out of War

• Change We Can Believe In

What was the primary contribution of America to the Entente powers winning the war?

• Economic support

• Innovative tactics

• Remarkable generalship

• Superior technology

Which act criminalized statements that were intended to cast contempt on the government or advocate interference with the war effort?

• The Selective Service Act

• The Sedition Act

• The Espionage Act

• The Patriot Act

Who was the head of the Committee on Public Information, which created propaganda to support the war?

• Ernest Hemingway

• George Creel

• John J. Pershing

• Woodrow Wilson

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

What was the name of the organization that helped the Justice Department identify radicals during the war?

• National Security Agency

• American Protective League

• Central Intelligence Agency

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

What was the outcome of the Versailles peace conference?

• All of the above

• Implementation of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

• Creation of the League of Nations

• Control of Germany's former colonies by Britain and France

What was the ultimate failure of World War I?

• The failure to impose progressive ideas on the world

• The rise of anti-immigrant sentiment

• The loss of American lives

• The suppression of civil liberties