Title: Americans and the Great War, 1914–1919
Course: Marie's Demo Course

Q: What was the main reason why the Kellogg-Briand Pact failed to prevent future conflicts after World War I?
- Most major powers refused to sign it.
- Its language was open to interpretation.
- It did not specify sanctions for breaking it.
A: It did not specify sanctions for breaking it.

Q: Which of the following may have made the Kellogg-Briand Pact more successful in preventing future conflicts after World War I?
- if more major powers had agreed to sign it
- if it had specified sanctions for nations that broke it
- if its language was more clear and easily interpreted
A: if it had specified sanctions for nations that broke it

Q: What was a result of the immigration laws passed in the United States after World War I?
- New railroad construction came to a permanent halt.
- Foreign investment in U.S. industries rose considerably.
- Mexican immigrants began to migrate to northern cities.
A: Mexican immigrants began to migrate to northern cities.

Q: The Palmer Raids were targeted towards which group of people?
- anarchists
- Catholics
- Immigrants
A: anarchists

Q: What was one cause of the United States’ involvement in World War I?
- the Bolshevik Revolution
- the sinking of the Lusitania
- the assassination of Francis Ferdinand
A: the sinking of the Lusitania

Q: Which of the following was an indirect outcome of the United States’ entering World War I?
- Law prohibited the production and sale of alcohol.
- Women were granted the constitutional right to vote.
- Southern African-Americans migrated to northern cities.
A: Southern African-Americans migrated to northern cities.

Q: What evidence supports the idea that the U.S. government developed a different relationship with business and industry during World War I?
- American businesses had many executives within the ranks of government.
- American businesses were given tax breaks for service to government programs.
- American businesses stepped in to directly finance the war for the nation’s allies.
A: American businesses were given tax breaks for service to government programs.

Q: Which statement best describes Woodrow Wilson’s approach at the beginning of World War I?
- He believed that the U.S. should support its allies financially but not militarily.
- He believed that victory would only result from centralized planning in industry.
- He believed that all citizens should be willing to make sacrifices for the war effort.
A: He believed that victory would only result from centralized planning in industry.

Q: How did World War I change the role of government in the United States?
- It redefined the role played by the American citizen in their government.
- It forged a greater relationship between the government and private industry.
- It gave the government greater control in allowing and enforcing civil liberties.
A: It forged a greater relationship between the government and private industry.

Q: The government’s changing role in the United States during World War I was evident in the establishment of which agency?
- the Farm Credit System
- the Federal Reserve System
- the United Railway Administration
A: the United Railway Administration

Q: For what reason did most of the opponents of the League of Nations believe that the United States should not join it?
- It would increase U.S. involvement in its allies’ affairs.
- It intended to aggressively force other countries to join.
- It was a weak organization that was likely to be unsuccessful.
A: It would increase U.S. involvement in its allies’ affairs.

Q: What was one reason why the United States did not economically suffer after World War I in the same way that its allies did?
- The United States had no major battles or attacks on its own soil.
- The United States did not enter the war until three years after it began.
- The United States was able to maintain trade relations with its former enemies.
A: The United States had no major battles or attacks on its own soil.

Q: Which factor was most important to the fact that the United States’ allies suffered more greatly than the United States after World War I?
- The United States had no major battles or attacks on its own soil.
- The United States did not enter the war until three years after it began.
- The United States was able to maintain trade relations with its former enemies.
A: The United States had no major battles or attacks on its own soil.

Q: Which of the following events was not used to justify the United States’ entry into World War I in 1917?
- the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
- the Germans’ sinking of the Lusitania
- the interception of the Zimmermann telegram
A: the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

Q: Which of the following events was used to justify the United States’ entry into World War I in 1917?
- the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
- the Germans’ sinking of the Lusitania
- the assassination of Francis Ferdinand
A: the Germans’ sinking of the Lusitania