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25. All of the following nations belonged to the Central Powers EXCEPT:
a. Austria-Hungary.
b. Japan.
c. Germany.
d. the Ottoman Empire.
e. Bulgaria.
26. Who tended NOT to sympathize with the Allies in the first years of the war?
a. President Wilson and most of his advisers.
b. Irish-Americans who thought an Allied defeat could free Ireland from British rule.
c. Those who felt closer cultural ties with British and French culture.
d. Americans who felt a closer affinity to Western democracy than German authoritarianism.
e. Individuals of English descent.
27. Even before direct American involvement, the United States was linked to the Allies’ cause:
a. as a result of Russia’s hostility to American trade with Britain.
b. due to the presence of U.S. marines on Allied warships.
c. because of the valuable loans that banks had issued to Allied nations.
d. as a result of Germany’s refusal to follow the Declaration of London.
e. because few Americans possessed German ancestry.
28. In the Zimmerman Note, Germany promised:
a. that Mexico could regain lost territory in America if it joined the Central Powers.
b. to refrain from submarine warfare, but then proceeded to sink several American ships.
c. negotiate for peace with England, but not with France or Russia.
d. to follow all statutes of the anti-piracy law of 1819.
e. banking contracts to the Swiss.
29. Warren Harding’s easy victory in the election of 1920 was largely due to:
a. the nation’s dissatisfaction with Wilson and the Democrats.
b. the public’s rising support for the labor movement.
c. his sharp intelligence and noble spirit.
d. his strong commitment to social justice.
e. his eloquent oratory style.
30. In the 1920 presidential election, Warren Harding called for:
a. America’s immediate entry into the League of Nations.
b. a strong policy of government activism.
c. a return to active Progressivism.
d. a return to “normalcy.”
e. heightened national security and rearmament.
31. The Red Scare was caused by all of the following factors EXCEPT:
a. Lenin’s open threats of toppling the U.S. empire.
b. racists promoting nativist policies against immigrants.
c. anti-unionists using the issue to break unions.
d. sensationalistic journalism.
e. a rash of bomb threats involving the U.S. mail.
32. Attorney General Palmer’s credibility was permanently harmed when:
a. he switched his loyalties to the Republican Party.
b. he pardoned Eugene Debs.
c. Congress passed laws that encouraged larger immigration from central Europe.
d. his prediction of an attempted communist takeover did not come true.
e. he restricted the civil rights of Americans.
33. During the 1920s, Franklin Roosevelt:
a. married Eleanor.
b. bravely fought back against the ravages of polio.
c. served as an assistant secretary of the navy.
d. switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party.
e. was bankrupt.
34. During the depression, Mexicans:
a. were able to move up to middle-class status.
b. experienced little discrimination in finding work.
c. lost many jobs due to prejudice against them.
d. always resisted returning to Mexico.
e. none of the above
35. Which of the following finally ended the Great Depression?
a. the Wagner Act
b. the AAA
c. the NRA
d. the AAA and the NRA
e. World War II
36. Nazi aggression was finally stalled in 1940 and early 1941 when:
a. President Roosevelt secretly sent American pilots to Europe.
b. England steadfastly resisted the Nazis in the Battle of Britain.
c. a British blockade of Germany cut off Fascist supply lines.
d. economic boycotts damaged the German war effort.
e. Germany entered peace talks with the United States.