US History 9: World War 1 and the Road to War

US History 9: World War 1 and the Road to War

8th - 10th Grade

68 Qs

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US History 9: World War 1 and the Road to War

US History 9: World War 1 and the Road to War

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th - 10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Andrew Hoffman

Used 8+ times

FREE Resource

68 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Great Migration that took place roughly between 1914 and 1920 refers to the nearly 500,000:

workers who left the northeast for the south

Native American Indians who left their reservations

middle-class whites who left cities to settle in the suburbs

African Americans who left the rural south for northern cities

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Ideas or information intended to influence people’s opinions and actions on a political cause or point of view is known as ____________________.

Propaganda

Espionage

Sedition

Dissent

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How did Congress ensure that the US had enough troops to serve in World War I?

Congress allowed women to assume combat duty in the armed forces

The Selective Service Act of 1917 required all men between 21 and 30 to register for the draft

Congress forced African-Americans to serve in the armed forces

Congress offered a free education and free land to anyone willing to serve

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following most accurately describes the government’s strategy to control the flow of information during the war?

The government, fully aware that American boys were giving their lives on the battlefields of Europe, made no effort to limit the flow of information

Congress approved the publication and distribution of war-time propaganda, but made no attempt to limit individual liberties

The government, fearful that anti-war sentiments might harm the war effort, limited each citizen’s freedom of speech in favor of national security

Congress closed newspapers and executed anyone believed to be guilty of spreading anti-war information or propaganda

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT one of the new technologies from World War I?

poison gas

airplanes

submarines

rifles

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What effect did World War 1 have on women?
More women worked jobs to replace the men leaving for the war. 
Women were made into slaves
Women were not allowed to marry
Women were not affected by WWI

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Why did the U.S. sell liberty bonds during the war?

To control wages and prices

To raise money for the war

To rally support for the war

To conserve scarce resources

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