Chapter 30
The War to End War,
1917–1918
Question
All of the following are true of the Zimmerman Note
EXCEPT
a) it was intercepted and published on March 1, 1917.
b) it made little impact on Americans,
even westerners.
c) German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann had
secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance.
d) it tempted Mexico with veiled promises of recovering
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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Answer
All of the following are true of the Zimmerman Note
EXCEPT
a) it was intercepted and published on March 1, 1917.
b) it made little impact on Americans,
even westerners. (correct)
c) German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann had
secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance.
d) it tempted Mexico with veiled promises of recovering
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Hint: See page 747.
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Question
The Fourteen Points included all of the following
EXCEPT
a) abolishing secret treaties.
b) freedom of the seas.
c) arms reduction.
d) re-colonization.
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Answer
The Fourteen Points included all of the following
EXCEPT
a) abolishing secret treaties.
b) freedom of the seas.
c) arms reduction.
d) re-colonization. (correct)
Hint: See page 748.
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Question
All of the following were methods employed by the
“Creel” Committee on Public Information EXCEPT
a) posters and billboards.
b) leaflets and pamphlets.
c) radio and television.
d) propaganda booklets and “four-minute”
speeches.
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Answer
All of the following were methods employed by the
“Creel” Committee on Public Information EXCEPT
a) posters and billboards.
b) leaflets and pamphlets.
c) radio and television. (correct)
d) propaganda booklets and “four-minute”
speeches.
Hint: See pages 748–749.
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Question
All of the following were true of the Espionage and Sedition
Acts EXCEPT
a) they reflected current fears about Germans and antiwar
Americans.
b) especially visible among the nineteen hundred prosecutions
pursued under these laws were antiwar Socialists and
members of the radical Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
c) Socialist Eugene V. Debs was convicted under the Espionage
Act in 1918 and sentenced to ten years in a federal
penitentiary.
d) other than public figures among opposition leaders, criticism of
the government was rarely censored and punished.
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Answer
All of the following were true of the Espionage and Sedition
Acts EXCEPT
a) they reflected current fears about Germans and antiwar
Americans.
b) especially visible among the nineteen hundred prosecutions
pursued under these laws were antiwar Socialists and
members of the radical Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
c) Socialist Eugene V. Debs was convicted under the Espionage
Act in 1918 and sentenced to ten years in a federal
penitentiary.
d) other than public figures among opposition leaders, criticism of
the government was rarely censored and punished. (correct)
Hint: See page 750.
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Question
In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court
a) affirmed the legality of the Espionage and Sedition
Acts.
b) ruled that freedom of speech could be revoked when
such speech posed a “clear and present danger” to
the nation.
c) received a Congressional censure for violating the
Constitution.
d) was criticized for bending, if not breaking, the First
Amendment.
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Answer
In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court
a) affirmed the legality of the Espionage and Sedition
Acts.
b) ruled that freedom of speech could be revoked when
such speech posed a “clear and present danger” to
the nation. (correct)
c) received a Congressional censure for violating the
Constitution.
d) was criticized for bending, if not breaking, the First
Amendment.
Hint: See page 750.
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Question
All of the following were true of the National War
Labor Board EXCEPT it
a) was chaired by former president Taft.
b) exerted itself to head off labor disputes that might
hamper the war effort.
c) supported labor’s most important demand: a
government guarantee of the right to organize into
unions.
d) pressed employers to grant concessions to labor,
including high wages and the eight-hour day.
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Answer
All of the following were true of the National War
Labor Board EXCEPT it
a) was chaired by former president Taft.
b) exerted itself to head off labor disputes that might
hamper the war effort.
c) supported labor’s most important demand: a
government guarantee of the right to organize into
unions. (correct)
d) pressed employers to grant concessions to labor,
including high wages and the eight-hour day.
Hint: See page 751.
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Question
All of the following were true of the Nineteenth
Amendment EXCEPT
a) war mobilization gave new momentum to the
suffrage fight.
b) impressed by women’s war work, President Wilson
endorsed woman suffrage as “a vitally necessary
war measure.”
c) it came seventy years after the first calls for suffrage
at Seneca Falls.
d) it gave all American women the right to vote, except
for German “enemy combatants.”
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Answer
All of the following were true of the Nineteenth
Amendment EXCEPT
a) war mobilization gave new momentum to the
suffrage fight.
b) impressed by women’s war work, President Wilson
endorsed woman suffrage as “a vitally necessary
war measure.”
c) it came seventy years after the first calls for suffrage
at Seneca Falls.
d) it gave all American women the right to vote, except
for German “enemy combatants.” (correct)
Hint: See pages 752–753.
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Question
The Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act of 1922
a) required all institutions of 50 employees or more to
provide paid maternity leave for all women workers.
b) provided federally financed instruction in maternal
and infant health care.
c) established guidelines for establishing legal paternity
and responsibility for children with “deadbeat dads.”
d) provided federally financed child care for all women
whose factory work had aided the war effort.
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Answer
The Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act of 1922
a) required all institutions of 50 employees or more to
provide paid maternity leave for all women workers.
b) provided federally financed instruction in maternal
and infant health care. (correct)
c) established guidelines for establishing legal paternity
and responsibility for children with “deadbeat dads.”
d) provided federally financed child care for all women
whose factory work had aided the war effort.
Hint: See pages 753–754.
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Question
All of the following were true of the Meuse-Argonne
Offensive EXCEPT
a) it was part of the last mighty Allied assault, involving several
million men.
b) the speedy progress and light losses resulted in part from
superb training and dashing open-field tactics.
c) one objective was to cut the German railroad lines feeding the
western front.
d) this battle, the most gargantuan thus far in American history,
lasted forty-seven days and engaged 1.2 million American
troops.
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Answer
All of the following were true of the Meuse-Argonne
Offensive EXCEPT
a) it was part of the last mighty Allied assault, involving several
million men.
b) the speedy progress and light losses resulted in part from
superb training and dashing open-field tactics. (correct)
c) one objective was to cut the German railroad lines feeding the
western front.
d) this battle, the most gargantuan thus far in American history,
lasted forty-seven days and engaged 1.2 million American
troops.
Hint: See page 760.
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Question
All of the following were true of the League of
Nations EXCEPT
a) Wilson’s ultimate goal was this world parliament.
b) under League Mandates, victors would take
possession of conquered territory outright, not as
trustees of the League.
c) Wilson envisioned it as containing an assembly with
seats for all nations and a council to be controlled by
the great powers.
d) it was ultimately defeated by Senate opposition, and
the United States never joined.
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Answer
All of the following were true of the League of
Nations EXCEPT
a) Wilson’s ultimate goal was this world parliament.
b) under League Mandates, victors would take
possession of conquered territory outright, not as
trustees of the League. (correct)
c) Wilson envisioned it as containing an assembly with
seats for all nations and a council to be controlled by
the great powers.
d) it was ultimately defeated by Senate opposition, and
the United States never joined.
Hint: See page 763.
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