WorksheetsAmerican Experiences in WWI
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
Women on the "home front" were encouraged to plant these in order to help conserve food needed for soldiers.
Victory Gardens
Ration Racks
Doughboy Gardens
Organic Peace Gardens
Which of the following are roles woman fulfilled in WWI?
(check all that are correct)
Worked in munitions factories
Nurses
Ambulance drivers
Front line soldiers
Phone Operators
Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?
To silence Anti-WW1 demonstrations
To promote immigration to the US
To end immigration to the US
To improve conditions for immigrants to the US
The Sedition Act went against which amendment of the constitution.
The First Amendment
The Second Amendment
The Third Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
Which of the following did NOT happen on the American "Homefront" during WWI?
victory gardens
rationing food and fuel
women staying out of the war effort
boycotting of German food, music, and books
The Great Migration of African Americans that began during WWI was mainly a result of
successful desegregation of the American military
new jobs open in the North and discrimination laws in the South
coming Harlem Renaissance
opportunities in the North for free farmland
When the United States entered World War I, it was...
well prepared, thanks to the militaristic foresight of Wilson
well prepared militarily, but not industrially
well prepared for land combat, but not for naval warfare
poorly prepared to leap into global war due to its small military
The contributions to the war effort by women ultimately led to what?
The implementation of a conscription (draft) policy which included women as well as men
A sharp decline in the number of women in the work force
the addition of the 19th amendment to the Constitution (women's suffrage)
a rise in divorce rates and the birth of children
Start using poisonous gas in South America
Invade the Panama Canal zone in Central America
Enter into an alliance with Mexico against the US
Torpedo American merchant ships
Why did the U.S. government sell government bonds, which were sometimes called "war bonds" and sometimes called "liberty bonds"?
to help finance the war without resorting to greater taxation
to give jobs to artists and women to design the propaganda posters
to reduce waste and cut down on the need for tax collectors
All of these are correct
What was the primary type of warfare used in WWI?
Trench Warfare
Guerilla Warfare
Seek and Destroy Warfare
Nuclear Warfare
The government created the Committee of Public Information to try to influence public opinion during the war. They primarily used...
pamphlets, posters, and speakers
threats, executions, and bribes
public service announcements and commercials on the radio
people wearing sandwich boards on street corners
True or False: The sinking of the Lusitania forced Wilson to ask for a declaration of war.
True
False
What was the disease most commonly seen during WWI that was a result of the conditions in the trenches?
Common cold
Malaria
Trench foot
Trench hand
What was the destroyed and barren stretch of land between the trenches called?
No Man's Land
Mid-Trench
Dugouts
Stalemate
What was No Man's Land?
The area behind the trenches
The homefront
The area in between the trenches
The Trenches
What was Shell Shock?
When men got sand and grit in their eye due to frequent bombing tearing up the ground
The name people used to refer to mental damage caused by the horrors of war
Getting hit by a shell in the face and becoming disfigured
Bombs which were made of shells, typically thrown over by the Germans
What challenges did the African Americans face in the military?
(select all that are correct)
Segregation
Racism
Poor treatment from the French allies
Being stuck in training for too long and not getting to fight
Often being assigned manual labor jobs, like digging latrines
The so-called "Harlem Hellfighters" were an unusual case among black US soldiers and excelled in their service.
True or False: They excelled because they were given extensive combat training before leaving the United States to serve among other Americans.
true
false
The Harlem Hellfighters were an unusual case. They were "loaned" to the _____.
British
French
Russians
None of these are correct. They were Americans.
True or False: Immigrants were not allowed to serve in the US military unless they'd been in the country for at least 10 years.
False, the US military relied on immigrants.
False, no immigrants were allowed to serve due to suspicion over Germans.
True.
Which of the following was the major military training camp in Iowa?
Camp Dodge
Camp Des Moines
Camp Quad
Camp Duck
