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1
________ was the first American engagement in France during WW1.
Castigny
Bastille
Alsace-Lorraine
Paris
2
Over ______ died in World War One.
10,000,000
5,000,000
20,000,000
15,000,000
3
Which is not a key tenet of Fund. (of the early 20th C), although they aren't opposed to it.
Inerrancy of Scripture
Virgin Birth
Social Justice
2nd Coming
4
Which was deadlier to Americans, our WW1 involvement or the 1918-1919 flu epidemic?
War
Flu
5
What development specifically made trench warfare even more difficult?
Barbed Wire
Radios
RPGs
Automatic Weapons
6
One of the primary direct causes of World War I was the _______ of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Kidnapping
Imprisonment
Assassination
Election
7
America entered World War I in April _____.
1916
1918
1915
1917
8
The Kellogg-Briand Pact, signed by over 60 countries, originated with America + _____.
Germany
France
Mexico
Britain
9
What style of warfare, aka "stalemate warfare", has come to characterize World War I?
Foot
Trench
Sea
Air
10
Archduke Ferdinand, killed by a Serbian, was the heir to the throne of _________.
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia
Switzerland
Poland
11
Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon (& Congress) lowered tax rates from 73% to ___ on top earners.
15
30
25
20
12
How did Harding die?
Assassination
Tuberculosis
Stroke
Heart Attack
13
The 1920s marked the first time that America's heroes came from the realm of ____.
Religion
Entertainment
War
Politics
14
What was Charles Hughes' (Rep) greatest liability as he ran against Wilson in 1916?
Private Scandals
Lack of Experience
Lack of Education
Poor Public Speaker
15
Tanks were modeled after what US machine?
Combines
Tractors
Plows
Mowers
16
Who was the leader of US troops in World War 1?
Pershing
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
McArthur
17
What was
seen as an early US naval weakness that eventually became a strength?
Coal-Fueled Ships
Oil-Fueled Ships
Admiral Inexperience
Size of naval fleet
18
One method of avoiding agreements from the Washington Naval Conference was to ____.
Borrow Ships from "Lesser Navies"
Build Faster Battleships
Build Bigger Battleships
Implement Bigger Weapons Systems
19
Who won the election of 1920, vowing a "Return to Normalcy"?
Lodge
Hoover
Cox
Harding
20
Which country would NOT be included in the Allied Powers?
Austria-Hungary
USA
Russia
Japan
21
Harding's administration is best characterized as filled with ______.
Profit
War
Graft
Legislation
22
What happened to Wilson as he was traveling the country rallying support for ratification?
Began a re-election campaign
Collapse/Stroke
Assassinated
Train Wreck
23
Of the 20 bombs sent via US Mail by Communist terrorists, ___ successfully detonated.
2
7
11
5
24
Plan 17, an attack to recapture ______ from the Franco-Prussian War, was France's plan.
Lorrain
Alsace-Lorraine
Paris
Alsace
25
Which former president, again, volunteered to leader a regiment in WW1?
McKinley
Harding
Roosevelt
Taft
26
What "weapon" did Germany used that eventually provoked America into the war?
Submarines
Tanks
Gas
Machine Guns
27
What was Wilson's immediate response to the conflict in Europe?
Neutrality
Declared War on Germany Only
Allies with Allied Powers
Allied with Central Powers
28
Wilson's _____ and his Secretary of State essentially ran the country for the rest of his term.
Wife
Personal Secretary
Vice President
Brother
29
During the prosperous years of the 1920s, union memberships _______.
Decreased
Held Steady
Sharply Decreased
Rose
30
It could be argued that America, on the home front of WW1, became a ______country.
Fascist
Socialist
Egalitarian
Communist
31
What agency was created during the war to spy on US citizens?
National Security Administration
Central Intelligence Agency
American Protective League
Federal Bureau of Investigation
32
The British Mark I tanks weighed 30 tons and moved no faster than ___ mph.
2
4
5
3
33
The CPI (Committee for Public _____) trained 100,000 people to give 4:00 propaganda speeches.
Insight
Information
Inquiry
Involvement
34
America passed the Selective Service Act in 1917, drafting 3,000,000 men between the ages ___.
18-50
18-35
18-45
18-40
35
Warren G. Harding was _________.
Republican
Democrat
36
Theological Liberalism, championed by men like Harry Fosdick, found itself at odds with ______.
Mormons
Agnostics
Fundamentalists
Catholics
37
Who took over for Harding in August 1923?
Coolidge
Lodge
Hoover
FDR
38
Who was Wilson's chief propagandist?
John Pershing
Henry C. Lodge
George Creel
William J. Bryan
39
Which amendment prohibited the sale, production and distribution of alcohol?
17th
19th
20th
18th
40
The main goal of urban suffragettes in Prohibition was to _____.
Enforce Puritanical values
Close saloons
Cease all alcoholic consumption
Punish distilleries
41
How does the term SLOCS related to World War I?
Naval Protection of Water Commerce
Diplomatic Group To Avoid War
U.S. Anti-German Legislation
Anarchist European Group
42
As a result, the take from top earners ______ and the national debt decreased by ____ billion.
Doubled/6
Doubled/7
Tripled/6
Tripled/7
43
What is the main reason the Senate feared ratifying the treaty?
Free Trade
Freedom of the seas
Redrawing of Europe
League of Nations membership
44
How did American help finance the war?
Tax-Deductible Donations
Higher Taxes
Lower Wages
War Bonds
45
What was Wilson's 1916 slogan?
He Kept Us Out Of Debt
He Kept Us Out Of War
He Kept Us Out Of Mexico
He Kept Us Out Of Trouble
46
What is the name of the treaty that ended WW1?
Paris
Versailles
Ghent
New York
47
Which Tennessean became a war hero for his bravery in the Argonne Forest?
Al Gore, Sr.
Cordell Hull
Alvin York
Alfred Taylor
48
How many points were in Wilson's plan regarding a "just and lasting peace"?
13
14
15
12
49
Who was the progressive educational specialist who rose to prominence at this time?
John Dewey
Horace Mann
John Clark
Ron Clark
50
Which country mobilized for war first, because it would take them longer?
Russia
Germany
Britain
France
51
An example of this would be the "nearly _____ goons were given authority to intimidate..."
150,000
100,000
250,000
200,000
52
The first "talkie" movie was ________.
The Great Train Robbery
The Birth of a Nation
The Jazz Singer
The Ten Commandments
53
Which country did Germany use in their "anvil-and-hammer" approach towards France?
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Belgium
Monaco
54
What was the zone called between your trench and your enemy's front line trench?
End Zone
Kill Zone
Empty Zone
No Man's Land
55
Which two acts were passed during WW1 that clearly violated citizens' constitutional rights?
Alien/Sedition
Espionage/Immigrant
Espionage/Sedition
Espionage/Alien
56
Another reason the U.S. entered WW1 was the Zimmerman Note, relating to Germany + _____.
Mexico
Russia
Cuba
Italy
57
What organization, in the news a lot recently, did Sanger organize to help women?
Planned Parenthood
Freedom Feminism
NOW
ACLU
58
Which amendment granted universal suffrage to women in America?
19th
18th
20th
17th
59
In 1915, how many Americans died when the
Lusitania
was sunk by German sub warfare?
150
100
50
75
60
What film is credited with the "new rise of the KKK"?
Ben Hur
The Jazz Singer
The Birth of a Nation
The Ten Commandments
61
What does the professor (writer of your notes) say hindered economic growth from 1918-1920?
Income Tax
World War One
President Coolidge
Prohibition
62
Which Senator was the most vocal against ratifying the Treaty of Versailles?
Bullitt
Lloyd George
Lodge
Wilson
63
Which future world leader got some of his ideas about eugenics and sterilization from America?
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Mao
64
Which country was harshly (perhaps too much so) punished after WWI?
Japan
Italy
Russia
Germany
65
Why did the Progressive Party disappear in 1916 after a strong showing in 1912?
People Stopped Caring About Their Issues
Taft Joined The Supreme Court
Major Parties Co-opted Their Platform
Roosevelt Died
66
Which doctrine, at that time, justified both racism and imperialism?
Social Gospel
Gospel of Wealth
Silent Majority
Social Darwinism
67
Which country would NOT be included in the Central Powers?
China
Turkey
Germany
Bulgaria
68
Which country's "precarious island existence" caused them to have a navy 2x the size of others?
Britain
Korea
Japan
Philippines
69
Which country was the first to introduce gas as a warfare tactic?
France
Italy
Russia
Germany
70
Industrialization, occurring most everywhere at this point, made ____ available to all.
Weapons
Railroads
Steel
Oil
71
Which country was not allowed, by the Western Powers, to participate in the Versailles talks?
Italy
France
Germany
Russia
72
Who was the first female member of the US House of Representatives?
Jeanette Rankin
Susan B. Anthony
Margaret Sanger
Alice Paul
73
What was Coolidge's nickname?
Silent Cal
Silly Cal
Somber Cal
Sour Cal
74
The "____" Scare put undue, although somewhat understandable, suspicion on immigrants.
Brown
Black
Red
Yellow
75
Who was the Democratic Candidate in 1916?
Hughes
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt
76
What was the correct classification of Sacco + Vanzetti's beliefs?
Fascist
Anarchist
Socialist
Communist
77
Who was the female champion of birth control...but also eugenics, abortion and sterilization?
Margaret Sanger
Alice Paul
Susan B. Anthony
Carrie Nation
78
What was the most important point, to Wilson at least. of the 14 Points?
League of Nations
Free Trade
Freedom of the seas
German Reparations
79
When did Germany ask for an armistice (pause for negotiation rather than surrender)?
November 11, 1918
November 11, 1921
November 11, 1920
November 11, 1919
80
Wilson combined his foreign policy w/ his progressivism by claiming we would "Make The Word _"
Suffer
Safe for Democracy
Pay
Safe for Trade