US WWI Homefront quiz

Which of the following are examples of propaganda?

• Art posters, cartoons.

• Pro war speeches (4 minute men).

• Movies

• All of the above

This propaganda poster wants you to do what?

• Sign up for the war by joining the Army.

• Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Navy.

• Buy Liberty bonds.

• Buy a Papa Johns Pizza

Click all that apply!

Which of the following are roles woman fulfilled in WWI?

• Worked in factories building weapons and munitions

• Nurses to the wounded soldiers

• Skilled Secretaries for the military

• Front line soldiers in the trenches

This US law was passed to prosecute (charge) people with spying during WWI.

• Espionage and Sedition Acts
• Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
• the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
• The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points

The tool by which business, labor, government, and American opinion were molded to fight was:

• Propaganda
• Conscription
• Neutrality
• Dollar Diplomacy

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

The Selective Service Act of 1917

• Helped Americans choose the BEST uniforms for our troops.

• Created a bank to help finance the war.

• Gave the U.S. President the ability to draft soldiers and build an army.

• Immediately sent U.S. troops to Europe to begin fighting.

The Committee on Public Information was created . . . .

• to sell as many war bonds as possible.

• to make people against the war.

• to inform the U.S. public on a daily basis on the war in Europe.

• To sell the war to Americans to get their support

National War Labor Board was created to settle differences between these groups so war materials would be produced.

• women and their employers.

• how much money was needed and spent on war related items (uniforms, weapons, transportation, etc.).

• companies and workers, so workers would not go on strike

• companies and the U.S. government, so prices for war goods would not rise.

This government agency oversaw the production of all American factories. It determined priorities, allocated raw materials, and fixed prices; it told manufacturers what they could and could not produce.

• Food Administration

• War Industries Board

• U.S. Railroad Administration

• Fuel Administration