World War I Efforts and Legislation Quiz

What was the role of the War Industries Board (WIB)?

• To recruit soldiers for the military

• To manage rationing and food production

• To regulate production and control raw materials for the war effort

• To create war propaganda

What are Liberty Bonds?

• Free food stamps for soldiers

• Loans citizens made to the government to help pay for the war

• Taxes taken from businesses

• Awards given to war heroes

What major migration happened during WWI because of factory job openings?

• Mexican immigrants moved to Canada

• Southern whites moved to the West Coast

• African Americans migrated from the South to the North

• Farmers moved to rural areas

What was a result of wartime production on employment?

• Unemployment increased

• Only soldiers found jobs

• Factory jobs decreased

• Unemployment decreased as new groups, including women, entered the workforce

What did the Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) do?

• Encouraged free speech about the war

• Gave voting rights to soldiers

• Made it illegal to criticize the war or the government

• Protected protestors' rights

What was the significance of Schenck v. United States (1919)?

• It ended racial segregation in the military

• It ruled that free speech could be limited during wartime

• It gave women the right to vote

• It banned censorship