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Selective Service Act

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________________ was commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW1.

a)

John J. Pershing

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

William H. Taft

2.

The Battle of Argonne Forest was crucial in breaking ___________________ defenses.

a)

German

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Italian

d)

Russian

3.

_______________________ was a new form of warfare that separated by fields of barbed wire and mines known as “no man’s land”.

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Aerial Combat

c)

Marine Combat

4.

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.

a)

U.S.S. Maine

b)

Lusitania

c)

Titanic

d)

Pinta

5.

_______________________________ helped found the NAACP to fight for African American Civil Rights.

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washingtion

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Malcom X

6.

The _______________________________ grants protection on five freedoms: speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

7.

Congress adopted the _________________ “In God We Trust” as a way to separate the U.S. from the communist in 1955.

a)

motto

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Checks and Balances

8.

During the Gilded Age, ___________________ membership was very high because of the unfair wages and unsafe working conditions.

a)

Labor Unions

b)

Homesteading

c)

muckrakers

d)

nativists

9.

Provided freedom of speech and press are to the 1st Amendment as provided suffrage to women is to the ________

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

10.

Worked to improve rights of laborers are to labor unions worked to prevent alcohol consumption is to _______________

a)

Prohibition

b)

21st Amendment

c)

Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

11.

Big businessman is to Andrew Carnegie as muckraker is to ______________

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Jane Addams

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

12.

Problem addressed in the Gilded Age is to monopolies as problem addressed in the Progressive Era is __________

a)

Child Labor

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

13.

Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 which -

a)

made it a crime punishable by death for a foreign official to spy on the American government

b)

made it a crime to speak against the U.S. or the war effort

c)

prevented American newspapers from reporting setbacks in World War I

d)

punished men for avoiding being drafted by fleeing to other countries like Canada

14.

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 –

a)

Schenck v. U.S.

b)

Maryland v. Smither

c)

U.S. v. Virginia

d)

Maryland v. Callens

15.

The Selective Service Act -

a)

allowed women to choose which branch of the military they wished to in

b)

required males to submit their name for a military draft

c)

gave African American soldiers the right to join all white military divisions

d)

prevented children under the age of 18 from enlisting in the military

16.

As a result of the Selective Service Act -

a)

women were taken away from their children to serve as nurses

b)

there were less men around to preform jobs needed to produce military supplies

c)

children were asked to learn how to operate machine guns and hand grenades

d)

Men over the age of 60 were asked to serve in the military by driving tanks and jeeps

17.

What law were these judges reviewing?

4 lines
18.

Was the law found to be constitutional?

4 lines
19.

What American freedom did the law threaten?

4 lines
20.

In your own words, what did the Supreme Court decide?

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21.

Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by —

a)

creating the Veterans Administration

b)

passing the Selective Service Act

c)

enacting the GI Bill

d)

establishing the Marine Corps

22.

This law demonstrates that at one time the federal government was willing to —

a)

suspend habeas corpus

b)

confiscate privately owned weapons

c)

force people into internment camps

d)

suspend freedom of speech

23.

This World War I–era poster was intended to persuade —

a)

farmers to consume fewer scarce goods during the war

b)

women to work producing war materials

c)

people to save money during the war

d)

people to help finance the war

24.

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?

a)

Sundry Civil Bill

b)

Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill

c)

Standard Time Act

d)

Espionage Act

25.

This poster could be used to support which assertion?

a)

Demand for labor in war industries helped increase employment.

b)

Use of new war technologies required extensive training.

c)

Conscription caused a shortage of laborers during wartime.

d)

Standardization of parts helped streamline the production of munitions.

26.

How did the decision in this case affect the rights of U.S. citizens?

a)

By establishing restrictions on the right to vote

b)

By protecting the freedoms of religious minorities

c)

By placing limits on freedom of expression

d)

By protecting the rights of accused persons

27.

passed in 1917, limited American’s freedom of speech during time of war

a)

Wilson's Fourteen Points

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Espionage Act

d)

Selective Service Act

28.

Which question is associated with the passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts during World War I?

a)

Can the government limit the constitutional rights of citizens during wartime?

b)

Should industries be allowed to prohibit workers from joining unions?

c)

Can the government require citizens to purchase war bonds?

d)

At what age should citizens be required to enlist in a branch of the military?