WWI Homefront Quiz
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- Q1In order to raise the needed military forces, the USAllowed women to fill all combat roles, previously being held by only menPaid each person that volunteered a huge bonus to join the militaryForced all able bodied men to enlist in the militaryCreated the Selective Service Act to have men register for the draft30s
- Q2US soldiers in WWI were nicknamedUncle Sam's boysFrenchiesDoughboysThe Red Soldiers30s
- Q3What could you conclude was the main problem with the Treaty of Versailles?It was never signed by any of the allies so it never was legalIt forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war and pay reparationsIt forced France to pay war reparations by ignoring Wilson's 14 pointsIt forced Britain to pay war reparations by ignoring Wilson's 14 points30s
- Q4Total deaths (Civilian and Military) from WW1 were around7 Million22 Million10 Milion15 Million30s
- Q5The US government organization that controlled factory output increasing productivity by 20% during the war.War Industries BoardFood AdministrationFuel AdministrationSelective Service30s
- Q6The goal of the Committee on Public InformationCreate a draft to get enough soldiers in teh fightConserve food so soldiers had enoughGet women to fight along side the male soldiersPropaganda to get a pro war message out to the public30s
- Q7The picture below is asking people toGet people to leave and avoid the draft for warDig trenches to fight in WWIJoin the warPlant a "Victory" Garden30s
- Q8What were the goals of the Espionage and Sedition acts?Get people to join the draftGet people to ration their goods for the warMake sure women and African Americans got opportunity in the workplaceMade it illegal to speak out against the war30s
- Q9African Americans fought in WWI in order toGet troops to finally be integratedAllowing African Americans to get the same treatment as white Ameircansthey hoped by fightingin in the war in Europe they could gain more equality at homethe War had no impact on African Americans because they were not allowed to join30s
- Q10Women in America during WWIWere not allowed to work in factories with menChallenged views of what women could doServed in all combat unitsWere finally able to get educated like men30s
- Q11Wilson's plan that he took to the Treaty negotiations to avoid future wars was nicknamedThe Wilson plan14 pointsThe Armistice PlanThe treaty of Paris30s
- Q12The organization that was part of Wilson's plan, that was meant to keep peace by allowing nation's to talk through issues.The Versailles meetingThe League of NationsThe United NationsThe Justice League30s
- Q13What reasons did Germany have to surrender during WWI?They were out of money and available people to fightThey no longer had the people's support and their partner Great Britain asked them to resignThey never surrenderedThey lost their partner when Russia left the war and they were low on ammunition30s
- Q14Germany had to pay for the damages they caused during WWI, these payments are calledReparationsTaxesTariffsDeposits30s
- Q15The treaty to end WWITreaty of ParisTreaty of VersiallesTreaty of GhentTreaty of Geneva30s
