Wayground- WWI Lsn3: The War at Home

War Industries Board: ________ to improve efficiency in war-related industries. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the list.

• Agency

• Weapon

• Treaty

• Colony

Who was the leader of the War Industries Board?

• George Creel

• Bernard M. Baruch

• Woodrow Wilson

• Henry Ford

Committee on Public Information: A government agency established during World War I that used communication to influence people's thoughts and ________. Fill in the blank with the correct word.

• actions

• clothes

• height

• diet

What is propaganda?

• A kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions

• A government agency

• A law

• A migration movement

Who was the head of the Committee on Public Information?

• Bernard M. Baruch

• George Creel

• Woodrow Wilson

• Henry Ford

Espionage and Sedition Acts: Laws that enacted harsh penalties against anyone opposing ________ participation in World War I. Fill in the blank with the correct country.

• U.S.

• Germany

• France

• Russia

Great Migration: Movement of many African Americans to northern cities from the ________ in the early 1900s. Fill in the blank with the correct region.

• South

• West

• Midwest

• Northeast

Wilson controlled the economy by:

• creating government agencies to regulate industry and prices

• reducing government involvement in business

• eliminating all taxes on imports

• privatizing major industries

The government won over public opinion by:

• using propaganda and media campaigns

• ignoring public concerns

• increasing taxes without explanation

• restricting access to information

The U.S. government paid for the war by:

• raising taxes and selling war bonds

• borrowing money from other countries only

• printing unlimited amounts of money

• cutting all government spending