Unit 4 Vocab (World Power) Test Corrections

Which TWO of the following statements accurately describe the role or outcome of the Selective Service Act of 1917 during American involvement in World War I?

• It established a draft system that required all men aged 21 to 30 to register for military service.

• It required a constitutional amendment to be passed before the draft could be legally implemented.

• It applied only to the residents of the original 13 states to ensure rapid mobilization on the East Coast.

• It resulted in the induction of approximately 2.8 million men into the U.S. armed forces during the war.

• It mandated that all military volunteers had to be college-educated.

Sergeant Alvin C. York's Medal of Honor citation for his actions in World War I notes his "single-handed attack on a German machine gun nest."

 

Based on the statutory excerpt, which statement most simply explains how this action meets the requirement of "at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty"?

• He exhibited superior marksmanship by killing 25 of the enemy.

• He voluntarily chose to attack a heavily armed enemy force alone, knowingly facing probable death.

• He was a sergeant, and the highest ranking soldier present at the time.

• He successfully completed his orders by capturing the enemy position.

One of the arguments made against U.S. membership in the League of Nations included a belief that membership would —

• create unnecessary taxes for U.S. citizens

• force the United States to give up its territories

• endanger economic growth in the United States

• pull the United States into future foreign conflicts

Which of the following best completes the chart?

• 1st Amendment Protections

• Business Profits

• 15th Amendment Protections

• College Enrollment

How did President Wilson justify his request for a declaration of war?

• Wilson demonstrated that the U.S. military was superior to that of the Germans.

• Wilson stated that the Germans had violated the rights of neutral countries.

• Wilson suggested that other countries would aid the U.S. military effort.

• Wilson expressed that Americans had opposed remaining neutral.

Part A

What effect will the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands have on the United States according to the author?

• Hawaii will weaken the United States due to the distance between the West Coast and the islands.

• A naval base on Hawaii will strengthen the defense of the United States due to its central location in the Pacific.

• Possession of Hawaii as a territory will enrich the United States thanks to its vast mineral resources.

• The annexation of Hawaii by the United States will require too many resources and will weaken the United States.

Part B

Which statement provides evidence for the answer to Part A?

• The interesting and significant feature of this changing attitude is the turning of the eyes outward, instead of inward only, to seek the welfare of the country.

  
  

• To affirm the importance of distant markets, and the relation to them of our own immense powers of production, implies logically the recognition of the link that joins the products and the markets

• the realization of America's unique position, facing the older worlds of the East and West, her shores washed by the oceans which touch the one or the other, but which are common to her alone. . .

• The Hawaiian group [islands] possesses unique importance—not from its intrinsic commercial value, but from its favorable position for maritime and military control."

Where on the map did the United States construct and control a strategically important canal in 1914?

• Central America

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY context for this quotation?

• 1877 - The first official battle of the Spanish-American War

• 1898 - An event leading to the Spanish-American War

• 1908 - The beginning of WWI

• 1917 - The end of WWI

Which of the following events or factors were primary causes leading to the outbreak of World War I in 1914? PICK TWO

• Unrestricted submarine warfare conducted by Germany and the sinking of the Lusitania.

• The German desire for a greater empire, combined with an increase in militarism in Germany and Russia.

• Russia defending Serbia after its invasion by Austria-Hungary

• The sinking of the Lusitania and the subsequent interception of the Zimmerman Telegram.