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

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

A
It revealed Germany’s plan to form an alliance with Mexico.
B
It showed Germany’s plan to form an alliance with Canada.
C
It provided Germany’s secret formula to create poison gas.
D
It named other passenger ships that Germany would sink.
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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
addressing problems that had led to the war
B
creating a League of Nations peace organization
C
severely punishing Germany
D
forcing Germany to pay war reparations
E
coming up with ways to prevent future wars
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Which action is an example of imperialism?

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

A
the League of Allies
B
the League of Nations
C
the United Nations
D
the United Allies
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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
African Americans moving north from the South to work in factories.
C
women taking high-level government jobs left by men who were drafted.
D
women joining the military in massive numbers to fight overseas.
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Americans grew their own food during World War I to

A
protect the country’s food supply from attack.
B
free up money for the government to buy more weapons.
C
help the government feed its war allies.
D
conserve supplies so that farms could support soldiers.
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Which technological advances made World War I different from past wars? Choose four correct answers.

A
radar
B
machine guns
C
aircraft
D
submarines
E
computers
F
poison gas
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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
sought to protect the Central Powers from defeat.
B
feared further aggression by the Central Powers.
C
wanted to pursue a peaceful resolution to the war.
D
worried that the economy would collapse.
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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
Europe split into Allied and Central powers to keep the conflict from hurting its interests in America.
C
Europe split into Allied and Central powers as countries honored alliances to fight together if attacked.
D
European countries united in a European Union to keep Russia out of the Ottoman Empire.

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