Question 1
President Woodrow Wilson's request to Congress for a declaration of war
A. was passed without a dissenting vote.
B. called on the United States' responsibility to help secure a future of peace, justice, and self-governance.
C. came before Germany took any military action against the United States.
D. was supported by Republicans but opposed by most in Wilson's own party.
E. was nearly voted down in the Senate.
Question 2
In March 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War after
A. a German offensive threatened to capture Moscow.
B. Mexico agreed to a military alliance with Germany.
C. Russia asked the Allies to call for an armistice.
D. German U-boats torpedoed three American ships.
E. the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia.
Question 3
In the fall of 1915, President Woodrow Wilson
A. was firmly rooted within the peace faction of the Democratic Party.
B. stated that the United States was likely to enter the war within a year.
C. sent Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan to broker a peace settlement.
D. ordered American troops to staging camps in England.
E. began to support a rapid increase of the nation's armed forces.
Question 4
In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,
A. Great Britain began an intensive campaign to build a submarine fleet.
B. Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action.
C. President Wilson prohibited Americans from traveling to Europe.
D. the United States declared war on Germany.
E. the United States began leasing its submarines to Great Britain.
Question 5
In the election of 1916, supporters of Woodrow Wilson
A. helped the president easily beat his Republican opponent.
B. called his Republican opponent a pacifist who would not act to save England.
C. felt betrayed when the president stated that the nation's entrance into the war was inevitable.
D. were anxious for the president to declare war before election day.
E. hinted that his Republican opponent would lead the nation into war.