World War One Homefront

This government agency oversaw the production of all American factories. It determined priorities, allocated raw materials, and fixed prices; it told manufacturers what they could and could not produce.

• Food Administration

• War Industries Board

• U.S. Railroad Administration

• Fuel Administration

This poster was published by which agency?

• Food Administration

• Finance Administration

• Fuel Administration

• Committee on Public Information

Which of the following are examples of propaganda?

• Art posters, cartoons.

• Pro war speeches (4 minute men).

• Movies

• All of the above

This propaganda poster wants you to do what?

• Sign up for the war by joining the Army.

• Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Navy.

• Buy Liberty bonds.

• Buy a Papa Johns Pizza

Woman played a critical role in WWI?

• True

• False

This US law was passed to prosecute (charge) people with spying during WWI.

• Espionage and Sedition Acts

• Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points

• the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles

• The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points

The tool by which business, labor, government, and American opinion were molded to fight was:

• Propaganda

• Conscription

• Neutrality

• Dollar Diplomacy

What effect did World War 1 have on women?

• More women worked jobs to replace the men leaving for the war. 

• Women were made into slaves

• Women were not allowed to marry

• Women were not affected by WWI

The Selective Service Act of 1917

• Helped Americans choose the BEST uniforms for our troops.

• Created a bank to help finance the war.

• Gave the U.S. President the ability to draft soldiers and build an army.

• Immediately sent U.S. troops to Europe to begin fighting.

The Committee on Public Information was created . . . .

• to sell as many war bonds as possible.

• to make people against the war.

• to inform the U.S. public on a daily basis on the war in Europe.

• To sell the war to Americans to get their support