Question 1

What countries were included in the Triple Entente?

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Britain, France and Russia

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Britain, France and the US

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Germany, Bulgaria and Italy

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Germany, Turkey and Russia

Question 2

What did the Supreme Court rule in the case Schenck v. US?

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freedom of speech could be curbed in wartime

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immigrants from countries at war with the US could be excluded from positions of power

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the right to bear arms could be limited for immigrants

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the Sedition Act was unconstitutional

Question 3

What technological advancement in weaponry led to the use of trench warfare in WWI?

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rapid-fire machine gun

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poison gas

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airplanes

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tanks

Question 4

What countries were included in the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia

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Britain, France and Russia

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Britain, France and the US

Question 5

What did Germany promise to Mexico in the Zimmermann telegram?

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Germany would help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico and Arizona

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Germany would send troops to support the Huerta government

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Germany would help Mexico take control of Central America

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Germany would prevent the US from taking control of Mexico

Question 6

What agency was in charge of 'selling the war' to the American people?

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the Committee on Public Information

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the War Industries Board

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the Food Administration

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the War Propaganda Board

Question 7

What effectively silenced criticism of the war at home?

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the Espionage and Sedition Acts

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the Red Scare

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the Palmer raids

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the Committee on Public Information

Question 8

Why were many people suspicious of Sacco and Vanzetti?

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They were Italian immigrants and anarchists

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They were German immigrants and socialists

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They were German immigrants and anarchists

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They were Italian immigrants and socialists

Question 9

What was John T. Scopes put on trial for?

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teaching evolution

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being a leader of the Ku Klux Klan

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teaching creationism

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violating Prohibition laws

Question 10

Which is one effect of the 18th Amendment?

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an increase in federal police powers

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a decline in Fundamentalism as a national police force

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an increase in immigration

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a decrease in immigration

Question 11

What was the subject of the first commercial radio broadcast in 1920 on KDKA in Pittsburgh?

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news of Harding's victory in the presidential election

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the Dempsey-Tunney title fight

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the Amos 'n' Andy show

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news of the first transatlantic flight

Question 12

What did Marcus Garvey advocate for African Americans?

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They should form separate communities from whites

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They should demand equal treatment under the law

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They should work together with whites to end society's racial conflicts

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They should wait patiently for other Americans to extend political rights to them

Question 13

Why was WWI a defensive rather than offensive war in Europe?

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the use of trenches

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the use of tanks

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the use of poison gas

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the use of aircraft

Question 14

Which group was a part of the Great Migration?

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African Americans

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conscientious objectors

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Mexican Americans

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working women

Question 15

What is Warren G. Harding's presidential administration mainly remembered for?

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its internal corruption

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its wartime leadership

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its social progressivism

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its innovative policies

Question 16

In which country did American forces do most of their fighting in WWI?

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France

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Britain

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Germany

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the Netherlands

Question 17

In the US, the Red Scare was prompted in part by

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increased labor union activity

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the demise of the League of Nations

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the implementation of Prohibition

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a poor economy in the 1920s

Question 18

The decisions made at the Paris Peace Conference were shaped by

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the territorial interests of the Allies and a desire to punish Germany

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the determination to end colonialism

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Wilson's idealism and doctrine of self-determination

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the goal of forming new nations based on ethnicity

Question 19

Which document reflects US attempts after WWI to be less involved in world affairs?

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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Treaty of Paris

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Balfour Declaration

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Dawes Plan

Question 20

The increase of leisure pursuits in the 1920s was one sign of

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technological innovations

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urban prosperity and rising salaries

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the free time resulting from massive unemployment

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the abandonment of traditional entertainments

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