APUSH CHAPTER 30 MULTIPLE CHOICE
52 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. President Wilson broke diplomatic relations with Germany when a) the Zimmermann note
was intercepted and made public b) Germany announced that it would wage unrestricted
submarine warfare in the Atlantic c) news was received that a revolutionary movement had
overthrown the czarists regime in Russia d) Germany rejected Wilson's Fourteen Points for
peace e) it appeared that the German army would take Paris - answer b
2. The Zimmermann note involved a proposed secret agreement between a) Britain and France
b) Russia and Germany c) Germany and Mexico d) Mexico and France e) Germany and Canada -
answer c
3. The U.S. declared war on Germany a) in response to demands by American munitions makers
b) as a result of treaty obligations c) because Wall Street bankers demanded it d) after Mexico
signed an alliance with Germanye) after German U-boats sank four unarmed American
merchant vessels - answer e
4. President Woodrow Wilson persuaded the American people to enter World War I by a)
appealing to America's tradition of intervention in Europe b) convincing the public of the need
to make the world safe from the German submarine c) pledging to make the war "a war to end
all wars" and to make the world safe for democracy d) promising territorial gains e) declaring
that only the navy would be involved in combat - answer c
5. President Wilson viewed America's entry into World War I as an opportunity for the U.S. to a)
reestablish the balance of power in European diplomacy b) expand America's territorial holdings
c) rebuild its dangerously small military and naval forces d) establish a permanent military
presence in Europe e) shape a new international order based on the ideals of democracy -
answer e
6. Of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, the one that he hoped would provide a system of
collective security was the a) reduction of armaments b) League of Nations c) abolition of secret
treaties d) guarantee of freedom of the seas e) principle of national self-determination of
peoples - answer b
, 7. The major problem for George Creel and his Committee on Public Information was that a) he
oversold Wilson's ideals and led the world to expect too much. b) he relied too much on formal
laws to gain compliance c) the entertainment industry was not willing to go along with the
propaganda campaign d) U.S. allies refused to cooperate e) the public was skeptical of
government propaganda - answer a
8. Match each civilian administrator below with the World War I mobilization agency that he
directed. A. George Creel B. Herbert Hoover C. Bernard Baruch D. William H. Taft 1. War
Industries Board 2. Committee on Public Information 3. Food Administration 4. National War
Labor Board a) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 b) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 c) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 d) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 e)
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 - answer d
9. When the U.S. entered World War I, it was a) well prepared thanks to the foresight of
Woodrow Wilson b) well prepared militarily but not industrially c) well prepared for land
combat but not for naval warfare d) well prepared industrially but not militarily e) poorly
prepared to leap into global war - answer e
10. During World War I, civil liberties in America were a) protected by the Espionage Act b)
limited, but no one was actually imprisoned for his or her convictions c) extended to everyone
in this country, because the war was fought for democracy d) protected for everyone except
German-Americans e) denied to many, especially those suspected of disloyalty - answer e
11. Two constitutional amendments adopted in part because of because of wartime influences
were the 18th, which dealt with _________________, and the 19th, whose subject was
_______________. a) prohibition; an income tax b) direct election of senators; woman suffrage
c) prohibition; woman suffrage d) an income tax; direct election of senators e) women suffrage;
prohibition - answer c
12. As a result of their work supporting the war effort, women a) in large numbers secured a
foothold in the work force b) finally received the right to vote c) were allowed to join the air
force d) organized the National Women's Party e) all of the above - answer b
52 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. President Wilson broke diplomatic relations with Germany when a) the Zimmermann note
was intercepted and made public b) Germany announced that it would wage unrestricted
submarine warfare in the Atlantic c) news was received that a revolutionary movement had
overthrown the czarists regime in Russia d) Germany rejected Wilson's Fourteen Points for
peace e) it appeared that the German army would take Paris - answer b
2. The Zimmermann note involved a proposed secret agreement between a) Britain and France
b) Russia and Germany c) Germany and Mexico d) Mexico and France e) Germany and Canada -
answer c
3. The U.S. declared war on Germany a) in response to demands by American munitions makers
b) as a result of treaty obligations c) because Wall Street bankers demanded it d) after Mexico
signed an alliance with Germanye) after German U-boats sank four unarmed American
merchant vessels - answer e
4. President Woodrow Wilson persuaded the American people to enter World War I by a)
appealing to America's tradition of intervention in Europe b) convincing the public of the need
to make the world safe from the German submarine c) pledging to make the war "a war to end
all wars" and to make the world safe for democracy d) promising territorial gains e) declaring
that only the navy would be involved in combat - answer c
5. President Wilson viewed America's entry into World War I as an opportunity for the U.S. to a)
reestablish the balance of power in European diplomacy b) expand America's territorial holdings
c) rebuild its dangerously small military and naval forces d) establish a permanent military
presence in Europe e) shape a new international order based on the ideals of democracy -
answer e
6. Of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, the one that he hoped would provide a system of
collective security was the a) reduction of armaments b) League of Nations c) abolition of secret
treaties d) guarantee of freedom of the seas e) principle of national self-determination of
peoples - answer b
, 7. The major problem for George Creel and his Committee on Public Information was that a) he
oversold Wilson's ideals and led the world to expect too much. b) he relied too much on formal
laws to gain compliance c) the entertainment industry was not willing to go along with the
propaganda campaign d) U.S. allies refused to cooperate e) the public was skeptical of
government propaganda - answer a
8. Match each civilian administrator below with the World War I mobilization agency that he
directed. A. George Creel B. Herbert Hoover C. Bernard Baruch D. William H. Taft 1. War
Industries Board 2. Committee on Public Information 3. Food Administration 4. National War
Labor Board a) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 b) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 c) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 d) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 e)
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 - answer d
9. When the U.S. entered World War I, it was a) well prepared thanks to the foresight of
Woodrow Wilson b) well prepared militarily but not industrially c) well prepared for land
combat but not for naval warfare d) well prepared industrially but not militarily e) poorly
prepared to leap into global war - answer e
10. During World War I, civil liberties in America were a) protected by the Espionage Act b)
limited, but no one was actually imprisoned for his or her convictions c) extended to everyone
in this country, because the war was fought for democracy d) protected for everyone except
German-Americans e) denied to many, especially those suspected of disloyalty - answer e
11. Two constitutional amendments adopted in part because of because of wartime influences
were the 18th, which dealt with _________________, and the 19th, whose subject was
_______________. a) prohibition; an income tax b) direct election of senators; woman suffrage
c) prohibition; woman suffrage d) an income tax; direct election of senators e) women suffrage;
prohibition - answer c
12. As a result of their work supporting the war effort, women a) in large numbers secured a
foothold in the work force b) finally received the right to vote c) were allowed to join the air
force d) organized the National Women's Party e) all of the above - answer b
