Lesson 14.2 The Home Front

How did the United States build up the military to make sure that there were enough soldiers to fight WWI?

• By implementing the Selective Service Act

• By increasing military salaries

• By offering free education to soldiers

• By forming alliances with other countries

How did Mexican Americans and African Americans contribute to WWI?

• By serving in the military and working in war industries

• By staying out of the war efforts

• By supporting the enemy forces

• By leading the peace negotiations

How did women contribute to WWI?

• By serving as soldiers on the front lines

• By working in factories and taking on roles traditionally held by men

• By leading political movements to end the war

• By providing financial support to the war effort

Which government agency was created to ensure the soldiers had the materials (weapons, uniforms…) needed to fight WWI?

• War Industries Board

• Department of Defense

• Office of War Mobilization

• National Security Agency

Which government agency was created to ensure the soldiers had the food required to fight WWI?

• War Industries Board

• Food Administration

• Department of Defense

• Bureau of War Risk Insurance

What was the Great Migration?

• A movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the early 20th century

• A large-scale migration of Europeans to the Americas in the 19th century

• The relocation of Native American tribes to reservations in the 18th century

• A mass emigration of people from Europe to Australia in the 20th century

What was the name of the government agency established to ensure public support for World War I, and who led this organization?

• Committee on Public Information, led by George Creel

• Office of War Information, led by Elmer Davis

• War Industries Board, led by Bernard Baruch

• National War Labor Board, led by William Taft

What is widely regarded as the most iconic World War I poster in the United States?

• Uncle Sam 'I Want You'

• Rosie the Riveter 'We Can Do It!'

• Keep Calm and Carry On

• Loose Lips Sink Ships