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Test 2 Part 4
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10/18/2011

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In March 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when
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the czarist government of Russia was overthrown.
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During World War I, American ground troops
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saw combat that was relatively brief but intense.
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During World War I, the new technology of warfare
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All these answers are correct.
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In the United States during World War I, the Committee on Public Information (CPI)
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became increasingly sensationalist in its information campaign.
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The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918
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made illegal any public expression opposing the war.
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In the United States, after it entered World War I,
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All these answers are correct.
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President Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” included
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an end to secret treaties.
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In 1919, all of the following figures were at the Paris peace conference EXCEPT
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Alexander Kerensky of Russia.
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In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson believed the Paris peace conference treaty
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was a success because of the acceptance of the League of Nations.
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During the last eighteen months of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency
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he was essentially an invalid.
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Regarding the Treaty of Versailles, the United States Senate decided in 1919 to
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not ratify it.
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In 1919, American labor unrest saw
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a general strike in Seattle that brought the city to a standstill.
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In 1919, the Red Scare in the United States
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was partly motivated by a series of bombings.
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The election of 1920 saw
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voters turn away from idealism and toward “normalcy.”
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As a result of the service of African-American soldiers in World War I,
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activism by blacks for their rights increased.
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The assimilation process of the late nineteenth century was aided by the public schools.
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True
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Immigrant Americans were more likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans.
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False
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The Republican Party was clearly the dominant party of the late nineteenth century.
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False
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Voter turnout for presidential elections in the late nineteenth century was much higher in terms of percentages than is the case today.
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True
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The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was used largely against labor unions.
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True
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The Republican Party was generally the party of high tariffs in the late nineteenth century.
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True
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The repercussions of the Panic of 1893 could still be felt during the presidential campaign of 1896.
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True
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The economic collapse of the 1890s was the worst to that point in American history.
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True
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During the late nineteenth century, the supply of money did not keep pace with economic progress.
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True
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Ten times as many Americans died in combat in the war against the Filipinos than in the Spanish-American War.
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True
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