The WWI Home Front

During WWI US manufacturing plants kept making the same products they had made before the war.

• True
• False

During World War I, who were American farmers asked to provide food for?

• US citizens
• US soldiers
• Europeans devastated by WWI
• All of the above

What are some ways that American citizens at home sacrificed during WWI?

• Grew "Victory Gardens" to save food in the markets for soldiers.
• Gave up eating foods on certain days, such as "Meatless Mondays" and "Wheatless Wednesdays"
• Shortened dresses and wore shorter shoes to saved the fabric and leather for the soldiers.
• All of the above

The Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North during WWI happened in large part because...

• The men working the jobs left to go fight in the war.

• New jobs were created that had not been there before.

• People became more accepting of these groups working factory type jobs.

• Many people quit their jobs because they were tired of the working conditions.

How did American Citizens feel about the United States joining WWI?

• All Americans supported they war.

• All Americans opposed the war.

• Some supported the war and some opposed the war.

• None of the above.

What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?

• To make sure that everybody received a fair and balanced explanation or the facts of WWI.

• To convince Americans that sending American soldiers to fight in WWI was a bad idea.

• To convince Americans that sending American soldiers to fight in WWI was the right and only choice.

• To inform soldiers of how hard it was going to be to fight in WWI.

During WWI which of the following were you allowed to criticize?

• What England was doing during the war.

• What Germany was doing during the war.

• The fact that the United States was fighting in a European War.

• You were allowed to freely speak your mind because of the 1st Amendment

What is the purpose of propaganda?

• To make sure that everybody receives a fair and balanced explanation or the facts.

• To convince people that a certain way of thinking in the only right way to think about that issue.

• To provide entertainment and distraction from the challenges of the world.

• None of the above.

How were Germans typically portrayed in American WWI propaganda?

• As heroic figures.

• As weak and easy enemies.

• As an evil, scary, and less than human enemy.

• As thoughtful and reasonable citizens of the world who were misunderstood.

Around how many people were jailed during WWI for speaking out against the war?

• Zero because of freedom of speech allowed people to do this

• Around 100 people

• Around 1,000 people

• Around 500 people