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WorksheetsWWI - The U.S. Homefront
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
What are war bonds?
A new type of military weapon.
A government certificate sold to U.S. citizens to help the war effort.
A promise to support allies during WWI.
A peace treaty.
War bonds also . . . .
controlled inflation during the war.
stimulated the economy when the war was over.
were required by the U.s. government to be bought.
paid back with huge interest rates.
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 Selective Service Act REQUIRED
All troops to dress in uniform - whether fighting or not.
A special trench to be built for U.S. troops.
Required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the military.
Required men and women to sign up for military service during WWI.
By the end of the war in 1918, about _______________ of the U.S. military who served in the war had been drafted.
90%
50%
25%
10%
The War industries Board (WIB)
Wanted to create a group of highly trained generals to help strategize the war.
Aimed to stop the waste of materials which could be used to make war goods.
Encouraged companies to use mass-production to increase efficiency.
A type of machine used to make war bonds.
To save and conserve fuel during the war, many Americans adopted . . .
gasless Sundays
soldiers in Europe and wrote to them every week.
war dance parties to raise money for the war effort.
lightless nights
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 make people support the war.
Some of the activities of the Committee of Public information were:
Filled newspapers and magazines with stories about the good side of war.
Appointing 75,000 “Four Minute Men” who gave short four-minute talks about the war.
Vicious anti-German propaganda (or misinformation).
The creation of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” recruiting poster.
National War Labor Board was created to settle differences between . . .
women and their employers.
how much money was needed and spent on war related items (uniforms, weapons, transportation, etc.).
companies and workers, so workers would not go on strike
companies and the U.S. government, so prices for war goods would not rise.
The primary reason food rationing was carried out in the U.S. was . . .
to feed U.S. troops in Europe.
to feed troops from the U.S., French and Belgium.
to make every American feel they were part of the war effort.
to better the American diet so they may continue to work for the war effort.
Choose all the food rationing efforts of WWI:
victory gardens
Baking without eggs and sugar.
Meatless Mondays
"Eat less wheat!"
