Unit 7 Test World War I and the 1920s

Why was the Zimmermann Telegram so concerning to the United States that it swayed public opinion from neutrality toward intervention in World War I?

• In the telegram, Germany promised Mexico territory it lost during the Mexican-American War in exchange for its pledge to join the German cause if the United States entered the war.

• In the telegram, Germany requested Japanese assistance in capturing the US Territory of Hawaii in order to diminish the US presence in the Pacific.

• In the telegram between German officials, Germany detailed its plan to sink American passenger ships its navy encountered in the Atlantic if the United States did not remain neutral.

• In the telegram between German officials, Germany detailed its plan to open a new front in the war by invading US territories in the Caribbean.

In a speech to Congress in April of 1917, President Woodrow Wilson explained his decision to abandon neutrality in World War I on the grounds that

• the human rights abuses carried out by the German government must be punished.

• the United States was on the brink of a depression and war would revitalize the economy.

• only by entering the war would the United States be able to make the world safe for democracy.

• the United States must enter the war in order to protect its overseas territories from German aggression.

For which of the following reasons did the United States elect to enter World War I?

• The United States saw the conflict as an opportunity to establish colonies in Europe due to the continent's instability.

• Unrestricted submarine warfare had led to attacks on US shipping vessels, and the conflict threatened the economic interests of the country abroad.

• Military invasions in the South Pacific led to the German occupation of numerous US territories in the region.

• In an effort to gain support, Germany and its allies threatened to expand the scope of the war if the United States did not reverse its policy of neutrality.

The arrest and prosecution of Eugene Debs in the early 1900s was representative of

• challenges to the growing power of political machines.

• the restriction of free speech during a time of war.

• efforts to regulate industry in order to protect workers.

• the impact of Jim Crow laws on life in the South.

Why did the US government enact the Espionage Act of 1917?

• to help the military intercept and decode enemy communications

• to recruit German Americans who were willing to work undercover in Germany

• to stop people from interfering with the country's war effort in World War I

• to create a national intelligence organization for peacetime operations

Which of the following BEST describes how World War I affected African Americans?

• Due to the economic opportunities available in cities in the region, many moved from the South to the North.

• Many opened successful plantations in the South and faced relatively little competition from other farmers.

• In order to obtain funding from the government, many educational institutions opened their doors to African Americans for the first time.

• Forbidden from being employed in many of the northern factories, a large portion of the African American population moved west in search of a better life.

In 1918, US president Woodrow Wilson established a plan designed to create lasting global peace, a plan that would guide the negotiations that would bring World War I to an end. What was Wilson's plan called?

• Dollar Diplomacy

• the Fourteen Points

• Return to Normalcy

• the Square Deal

President Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace after WWI

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Espionage Act of 1917

• Declaration of Independence

• 14 Points

President Woodrow Wilson and the Senate disagreed over whether the United States should ratify the Treaty of Versailles. What was the outcome of their disagreement?

• The Senate did not ratify the treaty and the United States never joined the League of Nations.

• The Senate ratified the treaty and the United States was one of the founding members of the League of Nations.

• The Senate delayed ratifying the treaty and the United States did not join the League of Nations until four years after its creation.

• The Senate ratified an amended form of the treaty that gave the Senate oversight of the use of troops in support of the League of Nations.

What justification did many senators give for refusing to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

• They believed that the reparations imposed on Germany would harm the global economy.

• They believed that the United States should gain control of former German colonial possessions.

• They believed the war should continue until Germany agreed to an unconditional surrender.

• They believed that the League of Nations infringed on the sovereignty of the United States.