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- 1. Multiple Choice
Information, that may be true or false, that is put out to influence public opinion is called . . .
FAKE NEWS
PERSUASION
BIAS
PROPAGANDA
- 2. Multiple Choice
What government agency was formed to rally public support for the entry of the U.S. into the Great War?
COMMITTEE ON PROPAGANDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT OF WAR
- 3. Multiple Choice
Anti-German feelings developed in the U.S. during World War I
TRUE
FALSE
- 4. Multiple Choice
What laws were passed that made it illegal to take actions against the U.S. government.
ESPIONAGE AND TRAITOR ACT
ESPIONAGE AND SEDITION ACT
SELF DEFENSE ACT
ALIEN AND SEDITION ACT
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the muckraker who was appointed to run the Committee on Public Information?
George Creel
Herbert Hoover
John Pershing
Upton Sinclair
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the role of the four Minutemen?
To make public appearances to lead an antiwar movement
To make public appearances to rally support for the war
To draft eligible men in the US military
To lead troops over the top and out of the trenches
- 7. Multiple Choice
The main mission of the Committee on Public Information was to get all Americans onboard with the war effort.
TRUE
FALSE
- 8. Multiple Choice
One of the major methods of getting the propaganda about the war out to the public was through the use of posters.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
In order to increase the size of the U.S. army, what act was passed which required men between certain ages to register with the government with the possibility of being drafted.
ARMY ENLISTMENT ACT
SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT
DRAFT DECLARATION
DEFENSE ACT
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Germans made a fateful decision that the only way to win the war was to ensure that American ships did not reach _________________.
France
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Germans realize that the Americans will enter the war when they resume unrestricted submarine warfare, but hope they can defeat the Allied Powers before the US can get troops to Europe.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
The US goes from having one of the smallest armies in the world to having on e of the largest because of WWI.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
How were individuals chosen to serve in the military under the Selective Service Act?
Alphabetically
By social security numbers
By graduation dates
By birthdates
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who was the commander of the American Forces sent to fight in World War I?
General Patton
General Washington
General Pershing
General Lloyd
- 15. Multiple Choice
What were the American forces sent to fight in World War I called?
American Patriots
U.S. Independence Forces
American Expeditionary Forces
U.S. Expeditionary Forces
- 16. Multiple Choice
In order to raise funds to pay for the war, what did the government sell to U.S. citizens?
LIBERTY / WAR BONDS
VICTORY BONDS
DEFENSE BONDS
PATRIOTISM BONDS
- 17. Multiple Choice
Through the buying of Liberty Bonds, the average American was loaning money to the US government.
True
False
- 18. Multiple Choice
What government agency was formed to regulate which businesses manufactured needed supplies for the war effort?
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD
NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD
WAR LABOR BOARD
MANUFACTURING BOARD
- 19. Multiple Choice
What government agency was formed to guarantee that our troops had enough food to eat ?
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
FARMERS BOARD
GARDENING ADMINISTRATION
FOOD BANK
- 20. Multiple Choice
What were everyday Americans asked to put in their own yards to help provide food for their own families?
SIGNS ENCOURAGING RATIONING
FREEDOM GARDENS
BIRD FEEDERS
VICTORY GARDENS
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are example(s) of a way that Americans were encouraged to conserve food for the war effort?
Fishless Fridays
Meatless Mondays
Wheatless Wednesdays
Toastless Tuesdays
- 22. Multiple Choice
What government agency was formed to help prevent workers from going on strike and to settle labor disputes during the war?
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION
- 23. Multiple Choice
President Wilson had the power to fix prices and regulate war related industries during World War I.
True
False
- 24. Multiple Choice
Women were asked to stop wearing corsets to save steel. How many battleships were built with the steel that was saved?
1
2
3
4
- 25. Multiple Choice
When everyone in the country has a role to play to achieve victory and involves using all of the human, social, and economic resources a country has to offer it is called . . .
IN IT TO WIN IT
ABSOLUTE WARFARE
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
TOTAL WARFARE
- 26. Multiple Choice
What quote was used by Woodrow Wilson to explain his reasoning for entering World War I?
"He kept us out of war."
"The world must be made safe for democracy."
"These are the times that try men's souls."
"You win some, you lose some."
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