Americans in Wartime

Question 1

What was the Great Migration during World War I?

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the movement of African Americans from the rural South to northern cities

Question 2

Which of the following was considered unpatriotic in the United States during World War I?

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criticizing the government

Question 3

During World War I, which weapon was most likely to cause unintended deaths?

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poison gas

Question 4

Women were asked to work in factories during World War I because

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most men were away fighting in the war.

Question 5

What was the main result of Germany’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare during World War I?

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It helped push the United States into entering the war on the Allied side.

Question 6

Which of the following upset the United States and moved it closer to entering the war?

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the Zimmerman Telegram

Question 7

Why did the Zimmermann Telegram between Germany and Mexico concern the United States?

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Germany promised to help Mexico reconquer Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Question 8

American leaders explained their decision to enter World War I by saying they wanted to

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make the world safe for democracy.

Question 9

During the early years of World War I, which of the following did the Germans use to great advantage?

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the submarine

Question 10

Between 1915 and 1917, how did the strategies the Germans used at sea differ from those of the Allied Powers?

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Germany attacked nonmilitary ships and those of the United States, a country not involved in the war.

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