World War 1 At Home

What two groups of people were able to get factory jobs during World War I?

• Women and African Americans

• Asian Americans and children

• White men and soldiers

• Immigrants & Exodusters

What were Americans encouraged to do in order to make sure soldiers had enough food?

• Grow victory gardens

• Eat more protein

• Buy food from Australia

• Discover new sources of food

What law censored (limited) free speech during World War I?

• Espionage and Sedition Acts

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Selective Service Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

What court case decided that the Espionage and Sedition Acts were constitutional because free expression (speech) could be limited when there is a "clear and present danger?"

• Schenck v US

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Free Speech v War Effort

• Your Momma v LD Bell High School

What did the Selective Service Act do?

• Drafted men to fight in WW1

• Made talking badly about war effort illegal

• Gave women jobs in factories

• Used war bonds to finance war

How did the US finance (pay for) part of World War I

• Lowered taxes

• Issued war bonds

• Borrowed money from China

• Printed more currency (money)

What is this cartoon depicting (showing)?

• Zimmerman Telegram

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare

During WW1 many African Americans left the South to get factory jobs in northern cities. What was this called?

• The Great Migration

• The Exoduster's Journey

• The Trip of 100 Tears

• The Harlem Renaissance

Who was president of the US during World War I?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William H Taft

• Sanford B Dole

Which of the following was a reason Europe started fighting in World War I?

• Hitler invaded Poland

• The Alliance System

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• Isolationism