History 2112 - Exam 2 Final Test
Questions All Solved Correct 2026
Updated.
Lusitania - Answer British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by a German u-boat in 1915;
many civilian deaths (killed 128 Americans) and caused international outrage;
not a cause of U.S. entry into WWI, but started anti-German sentiment among Americans
Arabic - Answer ship sunk, killing 2 Americans, after the USA warned Germany not to sink
any more passenger ships;
afterwards, Germans pledged not to sink more passenger liners with their u-boats (Wilson's
'neutrality' wins)
Zimmerman Telegram (1917) - Answer message sent by a German official to the Mexican
government urging an invasion of the USA;
intercepted y the British intelligence agents and angered Americans, may of whom called for
war against Germany
(not long afterwards, Germans sank more American ships and Wilson asked Congress to declare
war on Germany)
Espionage & Sedition Acts - Answer Congress outlawed criticism of government leaders and
war policies;
imposed penalties ($10,000 fine and up to 20 years in prison) for anyone who gave aid to the
enemy, tried to incite insubordination, disloyalty, or refusal of duty in the armed services, or
tried to interfere with the war effort in other ways
(later act in 1918 extended penalties to those who obstructed government sales of war bonds
or advocated production cutbacks or proliferating anything negative about America)
War Industries Board (1917) - Answer agency that had the authority to allocate raw
materials, order construction of new factories, and set prices
(most important of all federal mobilization agencies)
(unprecedented government involvement - WWI)
Food Administration - Answer slogan was "Food will win the war" --> WWI;
purpose was to increase agricultural production while reducing civilian food consumption
(Europeans needed massive amounts of American corn and wheat)
example: "Wheatless Mondays" or "Meatless Tuesdays"
(unprecedented government involvement)
, National War Labor Board - Answer guarantee of no labor strikes
- enforce 8-hour work days
- forced employers to recognize labor unions
- made unions sign a contract committing to not striking
(unprecedented government involvement - WWI)
Committee on Public Information - Answer manage wartime sentiment (propaganda) and
encourage war support
(unprecedented government involvement)
Spanish Flu Epidemic - Answer occured at the end of WWI;
started in Asia and spread westward (hit Central Powers first);
- helps end the war
the war itself spread the Spanish Flu (worst epidemic in history);
brought to America once soldiers came back home;
killed more people than WWI did
(deadlier than the war, globally and in the US)
Fourteen Points - Answer Pres. Wilson's proposed plan for the peace agreement after WWI
that included the creation of a "league of nations" intended to keep the peace;
(blueprint for the Treaty of Versailles)
KEY:
- open diplomacy
- freedom of the seas
- arms reduction, self-determination for all peoples (no more colonies/territories)
- no reparations for losers in war
- creation of a "League of Nations" --> only point that made it to the Treaty of Versailles
(British and French rejected many)
Treaty of Versailles (1919) - Answer peace treaty that ended WWI, forcing Germany to
dismantle its military, pay immense war reparations, and give up its colonies around the world;
created the League of Nations;
in the U.S.:
- "Irreconcilables" - senators opposed to USA joining League because it would compromise
USA's safety
Questions All Solved Correct 2026
Updated.
Lusitania - Answer British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by a German u-boat in 1915;
many civilian deaths (killed 128 Americans) and caused international outrage;
not a cause of U.S. entry into WWI, but started anti-German sentiment among Americans
Arabic - Answer ship sunk, killing 2 Americans, after the USA warned Germany not to sink
any more passenger ships;
afterwards, Germans pledged not to sink more passenger liners with their u-boats (Wilson's
'neutrality' wins)
Zimmerman Telegram (1917) - Answer message sent by a German official to the Mexican
government urging an invasion of the USA;
intercepted y the British intelligence agents and angered Americans, may of whom called for
war against Germany
(not long afterwards, Germans sank more American ships and Wilson asked Congress to declare
war on Germany)
Espionage & Sedition Acts - Answer Congress outlawed criticism of government leaders and
war policies;
imposed penalties ($10,000 fine and up to 20 years in prison) for anyone who gave aid to the
enemy, tried to incite insubordination, disloyalty, or refusal of duty in the armed services, or
tried to interfere with the war effort in other ways
(later act in 1918 extended penalties to those who obstructed government sales of war bonds
or advocated production cutbacks or proliferating anything negative about America)
War Industries Board (1917) - Answer agency that had the authority to allocate raw
materials, order construction of new factories, and set prices
(most important of all federal mobilization agencies)
(unprecedented government involvement - WWI)
Food Administration - Answer slogan was "Food will win the war" --> WWI;
purpose was to increase agricultural production while reducing civilian food consumption
(Europeans needed massive amounts of American corn and wheat)
example: "Wheatless Mondays" or "Meatless Tuesdays"
(unprecedented government involvement)
, National War Labor Board - Answer guarantee of no labor strikes
- enforce 8-hour work days
- forced employers to recognize labor unions
- made unions sign a contract committing to not striking
(unprecedented government involvement - WWI)
Committee on Public Information - Answer manage wartime sentiment (propaganda) and
encourage war support
(unprecedented government involvement)
Spanish Flu Epidemic - Answer occured at the end of WWI;
started in Asia and spread westward (hit Central Powers first);
- helps end the war
the war itself spread the Spanish Flu (worst epidemic in history);
brought to America once soldiers came back home;
killed more people than WWI did
(deadlier than the war, globally and in the US)
Fourteen Points - Answer Pres. Wilson's proposed plan for the peace agreement after WWI
that included the creation of a "league of nations" intended to keep the peace;
(blueprint for the Treaty of Versailles)
KEY:
- open diplomacy
- freedom of the seas
- arms reduction, self-determination for all peoples (no more colonies/territories)
- no reparations for losers in war
- creation of a "League of Nations" --> only point that made it to the Treaty of Versailles
(British and French rejected many)
Treaty of Versailles (1919) - Answer peace treaty that ended WWI, forcing Germany to
dismantle its military, pay immense war reparations, and give up its colonies around the world;
created the League of Nations;
in the U.S.:
- "Irreconcilables" - senators opposed to USA joining League because it would compromise
USA's safety
