Question

1.
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_____ is a policy of extending control over another country through colonization or conquest.

Capitalism

Diplomacy

Imperialism
2.
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A(n) ______ is an informal agreement of owners to work together in order to control an industry or market.

holding company

monopoly

pool

trust
3.
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The sinking of the passenger ship ___ by a German submarine alarmed American and British citizens.

Lusitania

Atlantic Star

Queen Victoria

Titanic
4.
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After each army began constructing well-fortified trenches, World War I became a war of ________.

nations

strength

terror

attrition
5.
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George Westinghouse won the War of Currents by encouraging the adoption of ______ current.

indirect

alternating

positive

direct
6.
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Which statement was NOT a part of American mobilization?

Americans were required to attend patriotic rallies.

Food, money, and medical supplies had to be reallocated.

Transportation had to be restructured.

Industry had to be reorganized.
7.
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______ of American men for military service was legalized by the Selective Service Act of 1917.

Mobilization

Deferment

Exemption

Conscription
8.
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President Wilson offered ______ Points that he believed could foster world peace.

Seven

Eleven

Fourteen
9.
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_____ built and successfully flew the first airplane.

Nikolai Tesla

Alvin York

The Wright Brothers
10.
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Created in 1914, the ___ investigates and stops businesses from using unfair practices.

Executive Bureau of Investigation

Business Regulatory Board

Holding Company Committee

Federal Trade Commission
11.
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Which country was NOT a member of the Central Powers?

Germany

Ottoman Empire

Serbia

Austria-Hungarian Empire
12.
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In 1918 Germany launched the ___ in a final attempt to win World War I.

Argonne Offensive

Final Blow

Spring Offensive

Hindenburg Assault
13.
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The Treaty of ______ officially ended the war between the Allies and Germany.

London

Paris

Versailles
14.
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The _____ Campaign was a three-pronged attack that brought World War I to an end.

Ypres

Meuse-Argonne

Bolshevik
15.
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_____ allowed Americans of lesser means to make incremental contributions towards financially supporting the war effort.

Ration books

Thrift Stamps

War Bonds

Saving accounts
16.
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___ sent the first voice message by radio waves.

Nikolai Tesla

Guglielmo Marconi

Reginald Fesseden

Thomas Edison
17.
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_____ created the first commercially practical light bulb.

Thomas Edison

Woodrow Wilson

Alvin York

Theodore Roosevelt
18.
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The ___ explosion was an act of German sabotage that destroyed two million pounds of ammunition.

West Point

Trade Center

Liberty Island

Black Tom
19.
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The Germans attempted to capture Paris by attacking France through _______.

Belgium

Russia

Germany

Denmark

Answer 1

1. Imperialism
2. Pool
3. Lusitania
4. Attrition
5. Alternating
6. Americans were required to attend patriotic rallies.
7. Conscription
8. Fourteen
9. The Wright Brothers
10. Federal Trade Commission
11. Serbia
12. Spring Offensive
13. Versailles
14. Meuse-Argonne
15. Thrift Stamps
16. Reginald Fessenden
17. Thomas Edison
18. Black Tom
19. Belgium