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To help prevent strikes from disrupting the war effort, the government established the Committee on Public Information in April 1918.

• True

• False

The War Industries Board worked closely with women and African Americans to help them gain civil rights.

• False

• True

A new government agency, the Committee on Public Information, had the task of establishing penalties and prison terms for anyone who gave aid to the enemy.

• True

• False

To help fund the war effort, Congress raised income tax rates.

• True

• False

Perhaps the most successful government agency during this time was the Food Administration, which was run by A. Bernard Baruch.

• C. Herbert Hoover.

• B. George Creel.

• C. Herbert Hoover.

• D. William Howard Taft.

Realizing a draft was necessary, Congress created a new system of conscription called

• A. local draft boards.

• C. selective service.

• B. lotteries.

• D. selective volunteers.

To conserve energy, the Fuel Administration shortened workweeks for factories that did not make war materials and introduced

• D. time zones.

• B. daylight saving time.

• C. flexible hours.

• A. conscription.

During World War I, women officially served in the armed forces for the first time in

• C. officer and management positions.

• D. administrative and nursing positions.

• B. training operations positions.

• A. combat positions.

This image is most closely associated with which of the following?

• freedman gardens

• victory gardens

• war gardens

• hanging gardens

This ad was most likely attempting to appeal to which group of Americans?

• men

• immigrants

• women

• all of the above