How did President Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915?

demanding that Germany stop unrestricted submarine warfare

Which of these BEST describes the experience of immigrants landing at Angel Island?

Many were detained for weeks and sometimes months.

What was the 369th Regiment during World War I?

all-Black US regiment that partook in active combat

What did Germany promise Mexico in the Zimmermann note?

Germany would help Mexico regain territory in the US.

Which of the following is not true of fighting methods during World War I?

Use of nuclear bomb made the war more dangerous.

Why was the Meuse-Argonne Offensive a significant battle?

Germans agreed to a truce shortly after this battle.

Why was President Johnson not removed from office when he was impeached in 1867?

Pres. Johnson received less than 2/3 vote for his removal.

What main idea did the Radical Republicans support after the Civil War?

African Americans should have equal rights.

How did Germany's U-boasts violate international law?

by attacking ships without letting passengers flee to safety

Which of these BEST explains the development of trench warfare in World War I?

New long-range weapons turned battlefields into death traps.

Which of the following is a way in which countries tried to gain support during the war?

They launched propaganda campaigns.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

It outlawed slavery in all states.

Which statement is true of most immigrants going through Ellis Island?

They were allowed to enter the United States.

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914?

a shift in public opinion toward isolationism

What started the fighting in the Balkans between Austria-Hungary and Serbia?

A terrorist killed Franz and Sophie Ferdinand.

Why was the timing of the arrival of the US crucial to the Allies?

Russians had signed a treaty with Germany and left the war.

How did the US build their fighting force for World War I?

It established a national draft for young men aged 21 to 30.

Before the war ended, the Union government set up the Freedmen's Bureau to

help former slaves and poor whites living in the South.

What did sharecropping and tenant farming have in common during Reconstruction?

They both drove freedmen into a life of debt peonage.

Why was the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson important?

It ruled that segregation was constitutional.

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1
The Germans __________ to move undetectably under the sea and sink opposing ships.
convoys
howitzers
battleships
U-boats
2
How did President Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915?
warning Americans that they traveled at their own risk
calling on Congress to declare war against Germany
demanding that Germany stop unrestricted submarine warfare
sending navy ships to patrol the Atlantic Ocean
3
Which of these BEST describes the experience of immigrants landing at Angel Island?
Many were detained for weeks and sometimes months.
Most were denied entry for health reasons.
Most were deported back to their home country.
Many had their names changed by officials.
4
What was the 369th Regiment during World War I?
regiment that combined American and French soldiers
US regiment that won a major battle against the Germans
all-Black US regiment that partook in active combat
Russian regiment formed after the Russian revolution
5
What did Germany promise Mexico in the Zimmermann note?
Germany would give territory in Africa to Mexico.
Germany would help Mexico regain territory in the US.
Germany would loan Mexico money to jump-start its economy.
Germany would not attack Mexican merchant ships.
6
Which of these were a pull factor that drew European immigrants to the US after the Civil War?
mechanization of agriculture
availability of farmland
religious pogroms
population growth
7
Which of the following is not true of fighting methods during World War I?
Improvement to airplanes brought fighting to the sky.
Rifle was the most widely used weapon in combat.
Use of nuclear bomb made the war more dangerous.
Chemical weapons became widely used in World War I.
8
Why was the Meuse-Argonne Offensive a significant battle?
Germans agreed to a truce shortly after this battle.
Allied victory in this battle made Russia leave the war.
Nearly 1 million Americans died in this battle.
The city of Paris was destroyed as a result of this battle.
9
Why was President Johnson not removed from office when he was impeached in 1867?
Supreme Court ruled the reason for his removal as invalid.
He apologized for violating the Tenure of Office Act.
Pres. Johnson received less than 2/3 vote for his removal.
People protested until Congress agreed to remove him.
10
What main idea did the Radical Republicans support after the Civil War?
African Americans should have equal rights.
African Americans should only allowed to live in the North.
African Americans and women should not be able to vote.
Children under the age of 13 should not be allowed to work.
11
How did Germany's U-boasts violate international law?
by attacking ships without letting passengers flee to safety
by disguising themselves with flags of neutral nations
by conducting surprise searches of merchant ships
by stopping vital supplies from reaching the front lines
12
Which group passed laws to decrease the number of immigrants coming to America?
anarchists
nativists
Grangers
Populists
13
Which of these BEST explains the development of trench warfare in World War I?
U-boats cut off supplies to the troops.
Airplanes made it easier to spot enemy positions.
New long-range weapons turned battlefields into death traps.
Invention of tanks made ground assault impossible.
14
Which of the following is a way in which countries tried to gain support during the war?
They attacked any opposing countries.
They promised tax-free imports to allies.
They refused to trade with any neutral nations.
They launched propaganda campaigns.
15
What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?
It granted land to most freed slaves.
It outlawed slavery in all states.
It pardoned Confederate soldiers and leaders.
It established the Freedmen's Bureau.
16
Which statement is true of most immigrants going through Ellis Island?
They were deported back to their home country.
They had their names changed by officials.
They spend over a week being processed.
They were allowed to enter the United States.
17
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914?
a shift in public opinion toward isolationism
a complex system of alliances
a growing sense of nationalism
a policy of militarism
18
Which group was required to go through immigration inspections at Ellis Island?
only passengers with disabilities
only passengers with children
only steerage passengers
only first class passengers
19
What country did Congress declare war on in 1917?
Mexico
Russia
Serbia
Germany
20
What started the fighting in the Balkans between Austria-Hungary and Serbia?
Serbian military invaded and attacked the Ferdinand family.
Franz Ferdinand placed an embargo on Austria-Hungary empire.
A terrorist killed Franz and Sophie Ferdinand.
Serbia refused to sign a peace treaty with Austria-Hungary.
21
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
22
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does a government obtain its power from?
the citizens' natural rights
the consent of the governed
the three branches of government
wealthy male citizens
23
Which of the following brought an end to Reconstruction?
the Compromise of 1877
the Civil Rights Act of 1871
the passage of the Amnesty Act in 1872
the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870
24
Why was the timing of the arrival of the US crucial to the Allies?
Germans had recently enlisted Italy as an ally in the war.
French had just retreated from the battlefront.
British had recently lost all their battleships in battle.
Russians had signed a treaty with Germany and left the war.
25
How did the US build their fighting force for World War I?
It offered high wages to anyone who volunteered to fight.
It established a national draft for young men aged 21 to 30.
It allowed blacks to train and fight alongside whites.
It encouraged women to enlist as well as men.
26
Before the war ended, the Union government set up the Freedmen's Bureau to
train former slaves to fight in the army.
integrate former slaves with poor whites in the North.
move former slaves from the South to the North.
help former slaves and poor whites living in the South.
27
What did sharecropping and tenant farming have in common during Reconstruction?
They both forced freedmen to move westward.
They both helped freedmen establish new communities.
They both enabled freedmen to become landowners.
They both drove freedmen into a life of debt peonage.
28
Why was the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson important?
It declared that poll taxes were illegal.
It ended Reconstruction.
It outlawed lynching.
It ruled that segregation was constitutional.

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