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World War I: From Isolation to Involvement — Quiz Answers

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After entering World War I, the United States implemented a total war effort that involved

A
using all of its military and civilian resources to win the war.
B
recruiting women to fight alongside men in the war.
C
using all of its military and civilian resources to remain neutral.
D
forcing banks to loan the government money.
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How did the Zimmermann Telegram help push the United States into World War I?

A
It showed Germany’s plan to form an alliance with Canada.
B
It named other passenger ships that Germany would sink.
C
It revealed Germany’s plan to form an alliance with Mexico.
D
It provided Germany’s secret formula to create poison gas.
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Which technological advances made World War I different from past wars? Choose four correct answers.

A
submarines
B
aircraft
C
poison gas
D
machine guns
E
computers
F
radar
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How did conflict in Serbia between Austria-Hungary and Russia help ignite World War I?

A
European countries united in an effort to ensure economic stability on the continent.
B
European countries united in a European Union to keep Russia out of the Ottoman Empire.
C
Europe split into Allied and Central powers to keep the conflict from hurting its interests in America.
D
Europe split into Allied and Central powers as countries honored alliances to fight together if attacked.
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Which ideas did President Woodrow Wilson support in his Fourteen Points plan after World War I? Choose three correct answers.

A
forcing Germany to pay war reparations
B
creating a League of Nations peace organization
C
addressing problems that had led to the war
D
severely punishing Germany
E
coming up with ways to prevent future wars
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Americans grew their own food during World War I to

A
help the government feed its war allies.
B
free up money for the government to buy more weapons.
C
conserve supplies so that farms could support soldiers.
D
protect the country’s food supply from attack.
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Which action is an example of imperialism?

A
Russia’s massive growth in armed forces
B
Great Britain’s establishment of colonies in Africa
C
Italy’s encouragement of devotion to country
D
Germany’s promise to protect other countries in wartime
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Which organization did President Wilson believe was key to stopping future wars?

A
the United Allies
B
the United Nations
C
the League of Allies
D
the League of Nations
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The Great Migration on the US home front during World War I involved

A
African Americans moving south from the North to work in factories.
B
women taking high-level government jobs left by men who were drafted.
C
African Americans moving north from the South to work in factories.
D
women joining the military in massive numbers to fight overseas.
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Read the quotation by President Woodrow Wilson. We enter this war only where we are clearly forced into it because there are no other means of defending our rights. According to this quotation, Wilson argues that the United States entered World War I because it

A
wanted to pursue a peaceful resolution to the war.
B
feared further aggression by the Central Powers.
C
worried that the economy would collapse.
D
sought to protect the Central Powers from defeat.

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