US History 1 Honors

Chapter 23

Test Review Sheet

What is on the test?

· 15 multiple choice questions related to the content of the chapters major themes

· 5 questions chosen directly from the Fab 50. 10 matching items from the terms or related terms in the identification sections of the chapter.

· 1 opinion based essay where you will be asked to take sides on the Red Scare of 1919-1920

Content Multiple Choice Questions

1. What specifically brought Great Britain into the First World War?

2. Why was American neutrality never really possible?

3. What was Wilsonianism? What were the basic ideas summarized under the Fourteen Points?

4. Why did William Jennings Bryan resign his post as Sec. of State?

5. Who helped finance peace groups in the US prior to American entry into the First World War?

6. Describe the results of the Zimmermann note.

7. What was the purpose of the Commission on Training Camp Activities during the First World War?

8. Why did General Pershing refuse to allow American soldiers to become part of the Allied units?

9. Describe the relationship between the government and business during WW1.

10. Why did some men react negatively to the movement of women into jobs that were previously reserved for men?

11. How were African Americans treated during WW1 in the military and at home?

12. What did the Committee on Public Information do in order to achieve its goal of shaping the minds and opinions of Americans?

13. What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Schenck v. U.S.? What did it rule in Abrams v. U.S.?

14. Explain how A. Mitchell Palmer regarded civil liberties while he was Attorney General.

15. Why did many opponents primarily object to the Treaty of Paris?