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Multiple Choice 1.In August of 1914, as war erupted in Europe, most Americans a.protested against President Wilson’s decision to send troops. b.believed that the U.S. government should fund England’s war effort. c.called for direct American military involvement on the western front. d.felt that America should maintain a neutral role in the conflict. 2.All of the following nations belonged to the Central Powers EXCEPT a.Austria. b.Japan. c.Germany. d.Turkey. 3.Which statement does NOT characterize the first two years of the Great War? a.Mass slaughter occurred as new weapons of war were used. b.Conditions in the battle trenches caused the spread of disease. c.The Germans consistently pushed the Allies back in battle. d.Each side dug trenches that extended from Belgium to Switzerland. 4.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. 5.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. 6.Germany resorted to submarine warfare a.after U.S. merchant marine ships had fired upon German destroyers. b.to illustrate its technological superiority over the Allies. c.as a way of diverting attention from its military defeats on the western front. d.in its effort to break England’s naval blockade on trade with the Central Powers. 7.All of the following statements about the sinking of the Lusitania are true EXCEPT a.it led to the immediate American involvement in the Great War. b.a German submarine sunk the British passenger liner. c.it is now known that the ship was carrying arms. d.over 100 Americans were killed. 8.Germany’s Sussex pledge specifically required ___________ to obey international laws regarding war. a.the United States b.Britain c.France d.Russia 9.One effect of German submarine warfare was that a.Americans became convinced the Allies had no chance of winning the war. b.many Americans felt England should surrender. c.President Wilson called for expansion of the armed forces. d.the Republican Party intensified its belief in neutrality. 10.What was ironic about Wilson’s successful campaign slogan, “He Kept Us Out of War”? a.Republicans, such as Theodore Roosevelt, were more isolationist than most Democrats. b.Wilson disliked the slogan’s sentiment, but exploited its political popularity. c.The slogan was originally created by Theodore Roosevelt for use by Wilson’s opponent. d.Americans did not realize troops had already been secretly sent to the western front. 1 Â