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In March 1917,the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when


A) the czarist government of Russia was overthrown.
B) the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia.
C) Russia asked the Allies to call for an armistice.
D) a German offensive threatened to capture Moscow.
E) Russia and Germany negotiated a separate peace.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Would the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt be effective today?

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The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"


A) was invalidated by the Supreme Court during the Wilson administration.
B) stated that neighboring countries had to adhere to U.S. policy in times of war.
C) was created as a result of a military crisis in Cuba.
D) stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries.
E) stated that England and England alone was exempted from the Monroe Doctrine.

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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The most "modern" applications of new technology during World War I were in sea warfare.

A) True
B) False

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The American response to the war in Europe was to accept the British blockade of Germany and continue trading with Great Britain.

A) True
B) False

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In 1914-1915,the United States responded to a British naval blockade of Germany by


A) ending trade with all of Europe to maintain its neutrality.
B) ending trade with Great Britain to pressure it to lift the blockade.
C) defying the blockade and continuing to trade with Germany.
D) ending trade with Germany but continuing trade with Great Britain.
E) rerouting all trade with Germany through the Mediterranean.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Those senators who opposed the Treaty of Versailles on principle-many of whom were western isolationists-were called ________.

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The Sedition Act made criticism of the war effort a crime.

A) True
B) False

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During the Red Scare of 1919,Attorney GeneralA.Mitchell Palmer


A) oversaw the deportation of 6,000 people.
B) founded the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
C) argued for moderation and a cooling-off period.
D) argued for moderation and a cooling-off period, but at the same time oversaw the deportation of 6,000 people.
E) None of these answers is correct.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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As part of his Asian diplomacy,President Theodore Roosevelt


A) signed a secret agreement with Japan to ensure continued American trade in Asia.
B) sent a fleet of battleships to Japan as a show of American military power.
C) extracted from Russia a recognition of Japan's territorial gains in the Russo-Japanese War.
D) both signed a secret agreement with Japan to ensure continued American trade in Asia, and sent a fleet of battleships to Japan as a show of American military power.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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By 1917 the American decision to go to war was almost universally supported throughout the country.

A) True
B) False

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The policy idea behind "Dollar Diplomacy" was to


A) create stable governments in less-developed nations.
B) reduce the deployment of troops from the United States to other nations.
C) encourage other nations to peg their currency to the U.S. dollar.
D) financially reward Latin nations that supported the interests of the United States.
E) extend investments and influence of the United States in less-developed regions.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

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At first,President Roosevelt favored a canal route across ________.

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President Wilson believed that the presidential election of 1920 would serve as a "solemn referendum" on the ________.

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In the early twentieth century,the United States' actions toward Mexico included


A) encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government.
B) a refusal to formally recognize the Huerta government.
C) sending an American expeditionary force across the border into Mexico.
D) both encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government and refusing to formally recognize the Huerta government.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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The most prominent exponent of black nationalism following World War I was


A) Claude McKay.
B) Booker T. Washington.
C) Marcus Garvey.
D) W. E. B. Du Bois.
E) Malcolm X.

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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Trace the course of government efforts to create domestic support of the war.To what degree were these efforts justified by the war?

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How did World War I affect African Americans and race relations?

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Britain lost more men in World War I then either France or the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

A) True
B) False

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President Wilson refused to endorse American military rearmament until he was reelected in 1916.

A) True
B) False

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