Semester Exam - U.S. History
Chapter 14: World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914–1920 1. What event spurred President Wilson to send troops into Mexico?
a. the assassination of Mexican leader Francisco Madero b. the interception of a letter from a German officer to the German ambassador to Mexico c. the refusal of the Mexican government to apologize for the arrest of American sailors d. the installation of General Huerta as leader of Mexico
2. What were the terms of the Sussex Pledge?
a. Germany pledged that it would issue warnings before attacking any merchant ships. b. Great Britain pledged that it would not attack merchant ships. c. The United States pledged that it would enter the war if Germany attacked merchant ships without warning. d. The Allied nations pledged to defend one another in World War I. 3. Most members of Congress thought that the Treaty of Versailles __________.
a. would lead the United States into war b. did not adequately punish Germany c. would prevent future world wars d. did not position the United States as a world power 4. What spurred the workers’ strikes of 1919?
a. racial tensions b. the Red Scare c. inflation d. a increase in union membership 5. During the Red Scare, Americans often linked __________ with radicalism.
a. workers b. immigrants c. criminals d. progressives
Chapter 15: The Jazz Age, 1921–1929 6. All of the following reinforced the rise of racism and nativism during the 1920s EXCEPT __________.
a. a widespread acceptance of eugenics b. the economic recession c. an increase in immigration in the years following World War I d. the growing belief in creationism 7. All of the following
a. the assassination of Mexican leader Francisco Madero b. the interception of a letter from a German officer to the German ambassador to Mexico c. the refusal of the Mexican government to apologize for the arrest of American sailors d. the installation of General Huerta as leader of Mexico
2. What were the terms of the Sussex Pledge?
a. Germany pledged that it would issue warnings before attacking any merchant ships. b. Great Britain pledged that it would not attack merchant ships. c. The United States pledged that it would enter the war if Germany attacked merchant ships without warning. d. The Allied nations pledged to defend one another in World War I. 3. Most members of Congress thought that the Treaty of Versailles __________.
a. would lead the United States into war b. did not adequately punish Germany c. would prevent future world wars d. did not position the United States as a world power 4. What spurred the workers’ strikes of 1919?
a. racial tensions b. the Red Scare c. inflation d. a increase in union membership 5. During the Red Scare, Americans often linked __________ with radicalism.
a. workers b. immigrants c. criminals d. progressives
Chapter 15: The Jazz Age, 1921–1929 6. All of the following reinforced the rise of racism and nativism during the 1920s EXCEPT __________.
a. a widespread acceptance of eugenics b. the economic recession c. an increase in immigration in the years following World War I d. the growing belief in creationism 7. All of the following