USHC Unit 7 Practice Test

1) During World War I, what role did women play in the United States?

• Thousands were drafted into the military.

• They became unified to win the right of suffrage.

• They became heavily involved in the antiwar movement.

• They often took the jobs vacated by men who were off fighting in the war.

Between the 1890s and the start of WWI, what policy did the US follow to expand its access to overseas markets and raw materials?

• Containment

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Neutrality

Which argument was used to support United States acquisition of overseas possessions in the late 1800s?

• The US needed to obtain raw materials and new markets

• The spread of Marxist ideas had to be stopped because they threatened world peace

• The doctrine of Manifest Destiny had become obsolete

• All of the above

Which event directly led to the beginning of the Spanish-American War?

• The explosion of the USS Maine in a Cuban harbor

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The Zimmerman Telegram

Which US policy is most closely associated with the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines?

• Neutrality

• Isolationism

• Imperialsim

• International Cooperation

What was an important factor leading the US to enter the first World War?

• The existence of treaties between the US, Great Britain, and Austria-Hungary

• The US policy of opposing communism

• German submarine attacks on US shipping

• Russian attacks on US settlements in the Aleutian Islands

During World War I, how did many American women gain support for the suffrage movement?

• By protesting against the war

• By joining military service

• By lobbying for child-care facilities

• By working in wartime industries

What was a major reason for the isolationist trend in the US following WWI?

• A desire to continue the reforms of the Progressives

• The public’s desire to end most trade with other nations

• The failure of the US to gain new territory

• A disappointment with the outcomes of war

Which statement most accurately describes the foreign policy change made by the US between the start of World War II and the attack of Pearl Harbor?

• The traditional isolationism of the US was strengthened

• The nation shifted from neutrality to military support for the Allies

• Financial aid was offered to both the Allied and Axis powers

• A strong opposition to capitalism

Which of the following events led to the US joining World War II?

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The explosion of the USS Maine

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The Zimmerman Telegram