American Pageant Chapter 30 APUSH Review Jocz Productions Quiz

What event led to the US declaring war on Germany in April 1917?

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The Zimmerman telegram

• The Sussex pledge

• The invasion of Belgium

What was the main purpose of the Selective Service Act passed during World War I?

• To ration food and resources

• To increase taxes for war funding

• To promote war bonds

• To start conscription for the war

What was the main goal of the War Industries Board?

• To set production priorities for the war

• To finance the war through loans

• To promote US war effort with propaganda

• To mediate labor disputes

Who headed the US Food Administration during World War I?

• Henry Cabot Lodge

• Herbert Hoover

• George Creel

• Woodrow Wilson

What was the main reason for the increase in support for the 18th Amendment during WWI?

• To promote American values

• To increase the morale of soldiers

• To conserve resources for the war effort

• To reduce crime rates

What did the Espionage Act of 1917 prohibit?

• Selling war secrets to enemy nations

• Leaving the country during wartime

• Public criticism of the government

• Interference with the draft or war effort

What was the outcome of Schenck v. United States?

• The Sedition Act was upheld without conditions

• Freedom of speech could be restricted if it posed a clear and present danger

• Freedom of speech was unrestricted

• The Espionage Act was declared unconstitutional

What was a key factor in the Great Migration of African Americans during WWI?

• The abolition of Jim Crow laws

• New economic opportunities in northern cities

• The promise of land grants

• The desegregation of the military

What was President Wilson's vision for the post-war world known as?

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The League of Nations

• The New Deal

• The Fourteen Points

Why did the US Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?

• Because it included the League of Nations

• Because it did not punish Germany enough

• Because it did not include any of Wilson's Fourteen Points

• Because it required the US to give up territory