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World War I Unit Test
Question or Hint
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- What did the Germans originally hope to accomplish with the Zimmerman Telegram? A military alliance with Mexico against the United States. (wrong answers: A military alliance with Britain against Russia., A military alliance with Mexico against Britain., A military alliance with the United States against Mexico.)
- How did the involvement of the United States in World War I change the war? It tipped the balance of power, as the Allies and the Central Powers had been closely matched for most of the war until then. (wrong answers: It caused the Russians to join the Allies., It brought about a fast end to the war, with little fighting., It turned the balance of power around entirely, as the Central Powers had been decisively ahead.)
- Why did the US Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles? It did not accept the creation of the League of Nations. (wrong answers: It did not think the punishment of Germany was strong enough., It disapproved of the European decision to punish Germany for World War I., It wanted greater share of the war damages to be paid to the United States.)
- Which New York neighborhood was particularly known for attracting artists, writers, performers, and musicians from the Great Migration? Harlem (wrong answers: Broadway, Brooklyn, Queens)
- When people could no longer pay for their homes during the Great Depression, where did they stay? Hoovervilles (wrong answers: the suburbs, northern cities, the Kansas Dust Bowl)
- What did the programs of the New Deal give to many average Americans? greater financial security and support (wrong answers: payment for lost savings due to bank failures, wealth similar to the boom time of the Roaring Twenties, little improvement from the depths of the Depression)
- After the sinking of the Lusitania, Germany did which of the following? increased attacks on American shipping (wrong answers: captured supplies in pirate attacks on American ships, restricted their attacks to active members of the Allies, gained increased access to supplies through new land routes)
