Impact of World War I on Society

What roles did women take on during the time period described in the passage?

• Only traditional roles such as nurses and teachers

• Both traditional roles and jobs previously held by men, like railroad workers and bricklayers

• Only volunteer roles at Red Cross facilities

• None of the above

What was the impact of the 1918 flu epidemic on the U.S. economy?

• It had no significant impact

• It boosted the economy due to increased medical spending

• It was devastating, causing mines to shut down and telephone service to be cut in half

• It led to a decrease in unemployment

What was the main reason for the Great Migration of African Americans to the North?

• To find better weather

• To escape racial discrimination and find better job opportunities

• To join the military

• To attend Northern universities

What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts designed to do?

• Encourage free speech

• Promote international trade

• Punish those who interfered with the war effort or criticized the government

• Support labor unions

Who was targeted during the anti-immigrant hysteria described in the passage?

• Americans of Italian descent

• Americans of German and Austrian-Hungarian descent

• Americans of French descent

• Americans of British descent

What was the role of the Food Administration during this time?

• To increase food imports

• To conserve the supply and control the distribution of food

• To promote fast food chains

• To ban all food exports

What was the purpose of the National War Labor Board (NWLB)?

• To increase taxes

• To settle disputes between labor and management

• To promote child labor

• To decrease wages

What was one of the effects of the war on workers in the U.S.?

• Wages decreased

• Union membership decreased

• Strikes increased against working hours, end child labor, and stop dangerous conditions

• All workers were laid off

Who ran the War Industries Board (WIB)?

• Herbert Hoover

• Bernard M. Baruch

• William Monroe Trotter

• W.E.B. Du Bois

What was the belief of W.E.B. Du Bois regarding African-American support for the war?

• It would weaken calls for racial justice

• It would strengthen calls for racial justice

• It was irrelevant to racial justice

• It would have no impact on racial justice