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US History Final: Test #3
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11th Grade
06/06/2011

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Who was responsible for food conservation in the US during WWI?
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Herbert Hoover
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Which organization specifically promoted support for the war amoung the American people?
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the Committee on Public Information
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How did WWI contribute for the African American Great Migration?
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by creating jobs in the North
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WWI brought increased immigration to the US from:
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Mexico
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What did president Wilson mean by the phrase "peace without victory"?
Definition
that the terms of peace should not punish the defeated nations
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What was the result of the US Senate's refusal to approve the Treaty of Versailles?
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the League of Nations was ineffective
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Which nation was the world's economic leader after WWI?
Definition
the US
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Which of the following killed the most people?
Definition
The Spanish Flu
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What did the US use to overcome the threat of German U-Boats?
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convoys
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According to the second part of Wilson's 14 points, moving national boundaries was supposed to be based on the idea of national:
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self-determination
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The war might have only involved 2 nations, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if it were not for:
Definition
the alliance system
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Which of the following was a result of the the Selective Service Act?
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men were requiredd to register for military service
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Bernard M. Baruch reorganized the War Industries Board in order to:
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allocate raw materials
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Which leader was NOT a member of the big 4?
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Nicholas II
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African American soldiers were:
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segregated from white units
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Which of the following did NOT happen to German-Americans during WWI?
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they were sent to detention camps
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The first victims of genocide in the 20th century were the:
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Armenians
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Espionage and Sedition Acts:
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banned any written or spoken criticism of the US govt, constitution, or military
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Revanche Movement:
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the french movment for revenge on germany
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Big Bertha:
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largest cannon (had to be moved by train) owned by the germans
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Zeppelins:
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large, hot air balloon-type flying transportation/bomber
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Tsar:
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Russian Emperor
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War Guilt Cause:
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saidsaid that WWI was all Germany's fault
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Reparations:
Definition
payments for war damages
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McMahon Pledge:
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British promise to Arabs that if they adided Britain against Germany they would be repaid in land
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The Fouteen Points:
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set of things Wilson hoped the world would adopt after WWI: freedom of the seas, free trade, self-determination, open diplomacy, disarmament, no more colonies, league of nations
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Identify and explain as many factors as you can explaining why the US becomes involved in WWI:
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US saw itself as the supreme country that had to protect the others less fortunate (went to Belgium's aid)
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