WWI Home Front

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The sinking of this ship is one of the reasons the United States prepares for entry into WWI

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Lusitania

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This telegram is intercepted by the British and shown to the United States, making the U.S even more Anti-German.

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Zimmerman telegram

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He was the president that "kept us out of war", but his second term the U.S. joined the war.

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Woodrow Wilson

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Germany's willingness to attack any ship it deems a possible threat

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unrestricted submarine warfare

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What was the United States attitude towards the war at the beginning?

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Stay Neutral

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Why were jobs open to women and minorities during WWI?

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The men working the jobs left to go fight in the war.

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When WWI ended, what happened to the jobs that women and African Americans had gained during the war?

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Many were fired from their jobs to make room for the men returning from war.

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What government agency regulated and maintained war production schedules? Options: War Industry Board, ICC, American Federation of Labor, War Inspection Committee

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War Industry Board

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Biased communication intended to influence people’s thoughts and actions is known as ____________________.

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Propaganda

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The Selective Service Act was passed to:

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increase troop numbers through a lottery system draft