Question: In the Zimmerman Note, Germany promised:

Answer: that Mexico could regain lost territory in America if it joined the Central Powers.

Question: One effect of the War Industries Board’s success was:

Answer: big business recognized the advantages of government economic planning.

Question: Major aspects of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points included all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer: the promotion of regulated international trade.

Question: Even before direct American involvement, the United States was linked to the Allies’ cause:

Answer: because of the valuable loans that banks had issued to Allied nations.

Question: Government propaganda promoted all of the following themes EXCEPT:

Answer: discouraging prejudice against German-Americans and antiwar activists.

Question: The War Industries Board was established to organize all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer: the criteria for drafting soldiers.

Question: Which statement about American reaction to the Treaty of Versailles is true?

Answer: Opposition to the treaty came from a wide range of Americans.

Question: The Irreconcilables opposed participation in the League of Nations because they:

Answer: felt it would strengthen the power of imperialist nations.

Question: Who tended NOT to sympathize with the Allies in the first years of the war?

Answer: Irish-Americans who thought an Allied defeat could free Ireland from British rule.

Question: Postwar society in America was plagued by all of the following problems EXCEPT:

Answer: a recession caused by huge wage increases.