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Questions

1. During World War I, Americans were encouraged to contribute to the war effort by

A. joining the military forces

B. buying government bonds

C. saving food for shipment to Europe

D. all of the above

2. The Sacco and Vanzetti trial revealed which of the following in the United States?

A. a concern that the U.S. would sink into an economic depression

B. nativist fears of foreign influence in the U.S

C. the rise of the "New Woman"

D. the emergence of organized crime

3. During World War I, the Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) were used by the president's administration to

A. recruit women in the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy

B. discourage congressional support for the war effort

C. silence the critics of the war effort

D. place German Americans in internment camps

4. During World War I, a good deal of German words (such as "hamburger" or "sauerkraut" were replaced with "American" equivalents.

A. True

B. False

5. The overthrow of the Hawaiian government in 1893 was accomplished by

A. Queen Liliuokalani's younger brother

B. white American sugar planters and industrialists, supported by American marines

C. the native Hawaiian population who disliked the queen

D. the anti-monarchical faction of the Hawaiian Parliament

6. The US position at the beginning of WWI was to

A. send spies to Germany

B. send submarines to England

C. blockade the German coast

D. remain neutral

7. Compared to his predecessors, President Woodrow Wilson was a lot more accepting and supportive of racial equality in the United States.

A. True

B. False

8. The Teller Amendment

A. placed a condition on the U.S. military in Cuba, saying that the United States could not annex Cuba

B. limited Cuba's right to make treaties and increased the ability of the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs.

C. called for American appropriation of all Spanish colonies

D. called for universal suffrage in America's new possessions

9. The Scopes Trial in Tennessee that captured national and international media attention in 1925 centered on what controversial issue?

A. segregation of public schools

B. teaching evolution in public schools

C. women's suffrage

D. prohibition

10. In the Philippines, the Spanish-American War resulted in which of the following?

A. Guerilla war between Americans and Filipinos

B. The Filipinos' peaceful surrender to the American colonial government

C. Independence of the Philippines

D. the destruction of the American Pacific fleet in Manila Bay.