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WorksheetsSelective Service Act
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 24mins
_______________________ was commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW1.
John J. Pershing
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
The Battle of Argonne Forest was crucial in breaking ___________________ defenses.
German
Ottoman Empire
Italian
Russian
_______________________ was a new form of warfare that separated by fields of barbed wire and mines known as “no man’s land”.
Trench Warfare
Aerial Combat
Marine Combat
The _________________________ was sent to Cuba to protect American lives but was sunk and killed 258 U.S. sailors that led to the Spanish American War.
U.S.S. Maine
Lusitania
Titanic
Pinta
_______________________________ helped found the NAACP to fight for African American Civil Rights.
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washingtion
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcom X
The _______________________________ grants protection on five freedoms: speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion.
1st Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
21st Amendment
Congress adopted the _________________ “In God We Trust” as a way to separate the U.S. from the communist in 1955.
motto
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Checks and Balances
During the Gilded Age, ___________________ membership was very high because of the unfair wages and unsafe working conditions.
Labor Unions
Homesteading
muckrakers
nativists
Provided freedom of speech and press are to the 1st Amendment as provided suffrage to women is to the ________
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
10th Amendment
5th Amendment
Worked to improve rights of laborers are to labor unions worked to prevent alcohol consumption is to _______________
Prohibition
21st Amendment
Pure Food and Drug Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Big businessman is to Andrew Carnegie as muckraker is to ______________
Upton Sinclair
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Addams
W.E.B. DuBois
Problem addressed in the Gilded Age is to monopolies as problem addressed in the Progressive Era is __________
Child Labor
Homestead Act
Transcontinental Railroad
Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 which -
made it a crime punishable by death for a foreign official to spy on the American government
made it a crime to speak against the U.S. or the war effort
prevented American newspapers from reporting setbacks in World War I
punished men for avoiding being drafted by fleeing to other countries like Canada
Many believed the Espionage Act took away rights citizens were given by the 1st Amendment. The Supreme
Court upheld the Espionage Act in the court case –
Schenck v. U.S.
Maryland v. Smither
U.S. v. Virginia
Maryland v. Callens
The Selective Service Act -
allowed women to choose which branch of the military they wished to in
required males to submit their name for a military draft
gave African American soldiers the right to join all white military divisions
prevented children under the age of 18 from enlisting in the military
As a result of the Selective Service Act -
women were taken away from their children to serve as nurses
there were less men around to preform jobs needed to produce military supplies
children were asked to learn how to operate machine guns and hand grenades
Men over the age of 60 were asked to serve in the military by driving tanks and jeeps
What law were these judges reviewing?
Was the law found to be constitutional?
What American freedom did the law threaten?
In your own words, what did the Supreme Court decide?
Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by —
creating the Veterans Administration
passing the Selective Service Act
enacting the GI Bill
establishing the Marine Corps
This law demonstrates that at one time the federal government was willing to —
suspend habeas corpus
confiscate privately owned weapons
force people into internment camps
suspend freedom of speech
This World War I–era poster was intended to persuade —
farmers to consume fewer scarce goods during the war
women to work producing war materials
people to save money during the war
people to help finance the war
This 1917 illustration was published as a commentary on a proposed piece of legislation. Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the illustration?
Sundry Civil Bill
Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
Standard Time Act
Espionage Act
This poster could be used to support which assertion?
Demand for labor in war industries helped increase employment.
Use of new war technologies required extensive training.
Conscription caused a shortage of laborers during wartime.
Standardization of parts helped streamline the production of munitions.
How did the decision in this case affect the rights of U.S. citizens?
By establishing restrictions on the right to vote
By protecting the freedoms of religious minorities
By placing limits on freedom of expression
By protecting the rights of accused persons
passed in 1917, limited American’s freedom of speech during time of war
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Sedition Act
Espionage Act
Selective Service Act
Which question is associated with the passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts during World War I?
Can the government limit the constitutional rights of citizens during wartime?
Should industries be allowed to prohibit workers from joining unions?
Can the government require citizens to purchase war bonds?
At what age should citizens be required to enlist in a branch of the military?
