WWI QUIZ

What was a major reason for United States entry into World War I? 

• 1. to overthrow the czarist government of Russia

• 1. to keep Latin America from being attacked by Germany

• 1. Zimmermann Telegram

• 1. to break up the colonial empires of the Allies

At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy by 

• refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict

• 1. sending troops to aid Great Britain 

• 1. declaring American neutrality

• 1. requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors

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

• 1. success of military desegregation

• 1. efforts of the civil rights movement

• 1. availability of new factory jobs

• 1. impact of affirmative action programs

During World War I, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement by

• 1. protesting against the war

• 1. joining the military service

• 1. lobbying for child-care facilities

• 1. working in wartime industries

The 1919 Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States established the clear and present danger test as a method of

• 1. controlling the activities of organized crime 

• 1. determining the limits of freedom of expression

• 1. limiting the powers of the president during wartime

• 1. establishing qualifications for United States participation in the League of Nations

Following World War I, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles primarily because the treaty

• 1. failed to include most of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points

• 1. did not punish Germany for starting the war

• 1. contained provisions that might lead the United States into foreign conflicts

• 1. made no provision for reduction of military weapons

One goal for a lasting peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was

• 1. establishing a League of Nations

• 1. maintaining a permanent military force in Europe

• 1. returning the United States to a policy of isolationism

• 1. blaming Germany for causing World War I

Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 • Espionage Act of 1917 • USA Patriot Act of 2001

One common effect of these wartime laws has been to

• expand government regulation of the economy

• increase the nation’s military defenses

• promote immigration from neighboring nations

• protect national security at the expense of civil liberties