1-9-12
According to the thinking of the time,
which war was waged “to make the
world safe for democracy”?
A. World War I
B. The Spanish Civil War
C. World War II
D. The Vietnam War
JUSTIFICATION: This was a slogan used by
President Wilson to “sell” USA’s entry into
WWI
1-10-12
What was the goal of President Wilson’s
Fourteen Points?
A. To impose punitive measures on
aggressor nations
B. To provide a plan for a just and
lasting peace
C. To distribute colonial possessions
equitably
D. To implement a comprehensive
reparations plan
JUSTIFICATION: Wilson was trying to propose
an agreement that would foster world peace
and discussion rather than war. It fails
1-11-12
What was the main consequence of the
Senate’s refusal to ratify the Treaty of
Versailles?
A. Civil liberties were curtailed during
the Red Scare.
B. The League of Nations was greatly
weakened.
C. American troops in France and
Germany were demoralized.
D. Congress passed the Sedition Act to
silence public opposition.
JUSTIFICATION:
1-12-12
Prior to United States entry into World
War I, what factor most challenged its
neutrality?
A. Germany’s unrestricted submarine
warfare
B. Mexico’s support of the Central
Powers
C. Russia’s withdrawal of troops after
the Bolshevik Revolution
D. Great Britain’s blockade of European
ports
JUSTIFICATION: Americans were sending war
supplies to Europe on merchant vessels that
were in danger from German UBOATS
1-13-12
SNOW DAY
JUSTIFICATION
1-17-12
Which person would have most likely
supported the Confederate cause
during the Civil War?
A. A New York carpetbagger
B. A Virginia abolitionist
C. An Alabama cotton farmer
D. An Ohio Copperhead
JUSTIFICATION: An Alabama cotton farmer
would be using slave labor to work in his
fields and would support the Confederate
cause
1-18-12
Who likely made this statement?
“I wear bobbed hair and powder my nose. I wear
fringed skirts and bright-colored sweaters,
scarves, waists with Peter Pan collars, and lowheeled shoes. I adore dancing! I spend much
time in automobiles. I attend hops, proms,
ballgames, crew races, and other affairs at men’s
colleges.”
A. A post−World War II suburbanite
B. A Roaring Twenties flapper
C. A Depression-era homemaker
D. A Gilded Age feminist
JUSTIFICATION: The 20’s brought a new sense
of independence for women.
1-19-12
Historian Frederick Lewis Allen wrote this
description of what historical circumstance?
It was an era of lawless and disorderly defense
of law and order, of unconstitutional defense of
the Constitution, of suspicion and civil conflict—
in a very literal sense, a reign of terror.
A. Increased homeland security after the 9/11
attacks
B. The Red Scare and the Palmer raids
C. The American conquest of the Philippines
D. Violent labor strikes at Coeur d’Alene and
Homestead Steel
JUSITIFICATION: American officials “bended the rules”
when it came to arresting suspected communists
1-20-12