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History 1
End of 1st Semester Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Wilson mean when he said “impartial in thought as well as action”? | He meant he did not to see the war set Americans against one another. |
| Most Americans preferred to do what when it came to the fighting in Europe? | Most Americans preferred to maintain traditional American isolation when it came to fighting in Europe. |
| After Germany entered neutral Belgium, what 3 opinions were formed amongst Americans? | The three opinions formed amongst the Americans were the isolationists, interventionists, and internationalists. |
| Who were the isolationists? | The isolationists believed that the war was none of America’s business and that the nation should isolate itself from the hostilities. |
| Who were the interventionists? | The interventionists felt that the war did affect American interests and that the United States should intervene in the conflict on the side of the Allies. |
| Who were the internationalists? | Internationalists believed that the United States should play an active role in world affairs and work toward achieving a just peace but not enter the war. |
| What are the differences between contraband goods and non-contraband goods? | The difference between contraband goods and non-contraband goods are contraband goods are articles used to fight a war. |
| What did Germany do in response to the British blockade? | Germany began sinking Allied ships. |
| Define U-Boats. | U-boats are submarines. |
| Why is the sinking of the Lusitania significant? | The sinking of the Lusitania is significant because the ship was carrying ammunition and other contraband. |
| How did Wilson begin to prepare the nation for war? | Wilson began to prepare the nation for war by passing the National Defense Act and the Naval Construction Act. |
| What two events led the US to enter WWI? | Two events that led the US to enter WWI were the sinking of Lusitania and the Zimmermann note. |
| Explain the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note in detail. | The Lusitania had passengers on it and the Zimmermann note stated that if the United States declared war on Germany, Mexico should declare war on the United States. |
| What is the Selective Service Act? | The Selective Service Act is an act Congress passed in May 1917, authorized a draft of young men for military service in Europe. |
| What are important numbers associated with the Selective Service Act? | The group of men assigned that number became the very first draftees. |
| How was the Selective Service Act used? | More than 4 million of these were sent to help the Allies in France. |
| How did industry change during the war? | The government determined what crops farmers grew, what products industries produced, and how supplies moved around on the nation’s trains. |
| Who made the decisions during wartime and why? | Bernard Baruch made the decisions during wartime because he was an influential Wall Street investment broker. |
| Who shaped American opinion toward the war and how did they do it? | George Creel shaped American opinion toward the war by a widespread advertising campaign. |
| Who did not participate within the war efforts? | U.S. soldiers did not participate within war efforts. |
| How did the US try to prevent Americans from helping the enemy? | They had a punishment that was up to $10,000 fine and 20 years of imprisonment. |
| What type of prejudice against Germany and German Americans grew during WW1? | German Americans were pressured to prove their loyalty to America by condemning the German government. |
| What opportunities did the war create for women? | Women had the support for the right to vote and moved into the workforce. |
| What opportunities did the war create for African Americans and how did it help the Great Migration? | African Americans served in the military. It helped the Great Migration by the chance of economic opportunities to be found in prosperous cities and wartime factories. |
| What were the push and pull factors for Mexicans to come to the US? | The push factors were violence and desperate poverty. The pull factors were better economic opportunities, work on large ranches, increased wartime demands for food, harvest fruits or grains, pick cotton, and factory jobs. |
| What contributions did the United States make to World War I? | They United States contributed convoys and the American Expeditionary Forces to World War I. |
| What was the central idea behind Wilson’s “peace without victory” proposal? | The central idea behind Wilson’s “peace without victory” proposal was he wanted the war in Europe to stop. |
| Why did the Allies reject Wilson’s ideas for peace? | The Allies rejected Wilson’s ideas for peace because they wanted to weaken Germany so that it would never threaten Europe again. |
| What was the main argument of the ‘irreconcilables’ against the Treaty of Versailles? | The main argument of the irreconcilables against the Treaty of Versailles was they opposed any treaty that had a League of Nations folded into it. |
| What was different in Wilson's Fourteen Points that the Treaty of Versailles didn't have? | It had no secret treaties, self-determination for colonies, removal of barriers to trade, and no mention of Germany. |
| What was similar in Wilson's Fourteen Points and the Treaty of Versailles? | It had freedom of the seas, creation of the League of Nations, creation of Poland, and reducing armanments. |
| What was different in the Treaty of Versailles that Wilson's Fourteen Points didn't have? | It had Germany must accept war guilt, lose its colonies, pay war reparations, and creation of international court. |
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