WW1- Homefront- end

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act of 1917?

• To end the war early

• To draft men into military service

• To encourage women to join the army

• To reduce military spending

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) The War Industries Board (WIB) was created to:

• Control production of war materials

• Manage propaganda

• Draft soldiers

• Negotiate peace

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) The Committee on Public Information (CPI) was responsible for:

• Limiting free speech

• Encouraging support through propaganda

• Training soldiers

• Managing food and fuel

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) During WWI, the U.S. government increased its power by:

• Allowing unlimited free speech

• Controlling the economy and limiting civil liberties

• Reducing government size

• Ending the draft

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) What law limited Americans’ ability to speak out against the government?

• Sedition Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Draft Law

• Emancipation Proclamation

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) Who were conscientious objectors?

• People who refused to fight due to moral or religious beliefs

• Women who worked in factories

• African Americans in Europe

• War supporters

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) What new opportunities did the war create for women?

• They could vote in all elections

• They served in Congress

• They took jobs in factories left by men

• They were drafted

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) What was the Great Migration?

• Soldiers moving to Europe

• African Americans moving north for jobs

• Europeans immigrating to America

• Refugees leaving France

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) President Wilson’s Fourteen Points were:

• His plan for peace

• A list of punishments for Germany

• A declaration of war

• A trade agreement

Part I – Multiple Choice (2 pts each / 20 pts total) What was the League of Nations?

• An alliance system

• An international peace organization

• A secret military pact

• A political party