USH 16.2

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What was the purpose of the wartime agencies created in the U.S. during World War I?

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to foster cooperation between the national war effort and private businesses

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What was the primary purpose of the War Industries Board? Options: to produce war propaganda, to build a naval fleet, to coordinate the production of war materials, to harvest natural resources

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to coordinate the production of war materials

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How did the Fuel Administration attempt to conserve coal and oil during the war? Options: by instituting Heatless Mondays and creating daylight savings time, by regulating usage of coal and oil by nonessential factories, by rationing coal to families and encouraging increased oil production, by creating an oversight board that regulated individual fuel usage

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by instituting Heatless Mondays and creating daylight savings time

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What were "victory gardens"?

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gardens in which citizens grew their own vegetables

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How did America fund the $32 billion war effort? Options: by trimming government budgets and cutting staff, through the sale of gold from the Federal Reserve, by raising taxes and selling bonds, by borrowing money from neutral European powers

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by raising taxes and selling bonds

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What effect did the war have on women in America? Options: Women were allowed to fight overseas for the first time., Many took jobs that were traditionally held by men., Many stayed at home caring for children., Women began to hold elected office and sit on war boards.

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Many took jobs that were traditionally held by men.

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What was the "Great Migration"?

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the movement of massive numbers of African Americans to the North to take factory jobs

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What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?

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to sell the war effort to Americans

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What were the purposes of the Espionage and Sedition Acts? Options: to encourage Americans to spy on German-Americans, to prevent spying and curtail criticism of the government, to restrict communication between citizens and Europe, to enhance relations with the Allied forces in Europe

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to prevent spying and curtail criticism of the government

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Why did Congress pass the Selective Service Act?

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to draft Americans into the armed forces