25Questions And Answers.
Chapter 23
Which of the following statements is true of the approach that William Jennings Bryan
took in interacting with foreign nations? - Answer Bryan took the approach of an
anti-imperialist and was a proponent of world peace
Which of the following was responsible for the coming of World War I? - Answer
Complex alliance systems birthed out of nationalistic interests in Europe
Which of the following gave the Germans an early edge in World War I? - Answer
The U-boat
Which of the following reasons was put forth by Woodrow Wilson as a reason for the
United States to stay out of World War I after the sinking of the Lusitania? - Answer
The 1916 presidential election was rapidly approaching
Which of the following is described by your textbook as the final act that lead to U.S.
involvement in World War I? - Answer The Zimmerman Note asking Mexico to begin
a war with the United States
Which of the following men was instrumental in instigating daylight saving time during
World War I? - Answer Harry Garfield
Which of the following means were used to help finance the war effort for the United
States? - Answer Liberty Bonds sold to the American public
What was the goal of the Committee of Public Information? - Answer To encourage
all Americans to make sacrifices during the war and, equally importantly, to hate all
things German
Which of the following is true of the impact that World War I had on the role of women in
American society? - Answer Most women were fired from their jobs after the war
Which of the following is true of African Americans who were fighting in World War II? -
Answer The the Harlem Hellfighters were a shining example of what African
Americans could do when given an opportunity
Which of the following progressive measures were passed as a result of World War I? -
Answer The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments
Which of the following had occurred by March of 1918? - Answer The Germans had
won the war on the eastern front
At what point were Americans fully engaged in World War I? - Answer May of 1918
In which of the following battles did American see their offensive of the war? - Answer
The Battle of Cantigny
, Woodrow Wilson's attitude toward the end of World War I revolved around which of the
following? - Answer He sought to impost his moral foreign policy on the rest of the
world
Which of the following officially brought the war between the United States and
Germany to an end? - Answer The Knox-Porter Resolution
Which of the following is true of the influenza strain that struck the world in 1919? -
Answer Roughly 500,000 million people were affected world wide by the flu
Which of the following is true of the United States immediately after World War I? -
Answer Inflation skyrocketed in 1919
Which of the following candidates won the election of 1920 on a pledge of "a return
to normalcy?" - Answer Warren Harding
HIST 1302 Chapter 24
Which of the following statements is true of the 1920s? - Answer a majority of the
population lived in urban areas of twenty-five hundred or more residents
According to your textbook, which of the following movie stars captured the attention of the
American public more than any other during the 1920s? - Answer Charlie Chaplin
When was the first movie shot in Hollywood? - Answer 1910
Which of the following was the most significant innovation of the 1920s? - Answer Henry
Ford's Model T Ford
Who put to rest doubts about the ability of the airplane to fly overseas? - Answer Charles
lindbergh
Which of the following is true of the impact of the development of the radio? - Answer It
smoothed out regional differences in dialect, language, music, and even consumer taste
Which of the following sports stars of the 1920s became the most famous of all according to
your book? - Answer Babe Ruth
The trial of trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti sparked an increase in backlash against
which of the following groups of people? - Answer Immigrants