WWI EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How did the demobilization following World War I affect the U.S. economy?
a. Women and African Americans hired to work during the war were given permanent
positions in the factories where they had found work.
b. Employment was easy for soldiers returning to civilian life as factories increased
production to meet consumer demands.
c. Rapid inflation increased the cost of living for workers.
d. Business leaders continued to support union activities. - Answers :c. Rapid inflation
increased the cost of living for workers.eng
During World War I, fears led to the mistreatment and persecution of
a. Japanese Americans.
b. African Americans.
c. Mexican Americans.
d. German Americans. - Answers :d. German Americans.
"There is a growing frenzy of suspicion and hostility toward disloyalty. I am afraid we are
going to have a good many instances of people roughly treated on very slight evidence
of disloyalty. Already a number of men and women have been tarred and feathered, and
a portion of the press is urging with great vehemence more strenuous efforts at
detection and punishment."—Secretary of War Newton Baker According to the quote,
who is pressing for more strenuous efforts at detecting and punishing disloyalty?
a. men
b. the government
c. women
d. the press - Answers :d. the press
Early in 1917, what division of the military authorized the enlistment of women?
a. Army
b. Marines
c. Air Force
d. Navy - Answers :d. Navy
Using the above illustration, what two new forms of warfare were introduced during
World War I?
a. aerial combat and gas attacks
b. machine guns and trench warfare
c. rocket launchers and cannons
d. submarines and warships - Answers :a. aerial combat and gas attacks
, "Selling" support for World War I to the American people was the task of
a. J. Edgar Hoover.
b. the War Propaganda Board.
c. the War Industries Board.
d. the Committee on Public Information. - Answers :d. the Committee on Public
Information.
In World War I, American soldiers were nicknamed
a. Rebels.
b. GIs.
c. Liberators.
d. Doughboys. - Answers :d. Doughboys.
Republicans chose Calvin Coolidge as their vice-presidential candidate in the 1920
election largely because of his handling of the
a. Chicago race riots.
b. Red Scare.
c. Boston Police Strike.
d. Seattle General Strike. - Answers :c. Boston Police Strike.
Why did the British feel threatened by Germany's naval buildup?
a. German naval cruisers had harrassed British ships in the past.
b. It meant that Germany would have a stronger alliance with France.
c. the British did not have a modern navy.
d. the British depended on naval strength to protect their island nation. - Answers :d.
the British depended on naval strength to protect their island nation.
Immediately prior to World War I, foreign loans required the approval of the secretary of
the treasury,
a. Woodrow Wilson.
b. Thomas Lamont.
c. Robert Lansing.
d. William McAdoo. - Answers :d. William McAdoo.
What were two jobs that women performed in the armed services during World War I?
a. infantry and nursing
b. drafting and nursing
c. administration and clerical work
d. nursing and clerical work - Answers :d. nursing and clerical work
How did the demobilization following World War I affect the U.S. economy?
a. Women and African Americans hired to work during the war were given permanent
positions in the factories where they had found work.
b. Employment was easy for soldiers returning to civilian life as factories increased
production to meet consumer demands.
c. Rapid inflation increased the cost of living for workers.
d. Business leaders continued to support union activities. - Answers :c. Rapid inflation
increased the cost of living for workers.eng
During World War I, fears led to the mistreatment and persecution of
a. Japanese Americans.
b. African Americans.
c. Mexican Americans.
d. German Americans. - Answers :d. German Americans.
"There is a growing frenzy of suspicion and hostility toward disloyalty. I am afraid we are
going to have a good many instances of people roughly treated on very slight evidence
of disloyalty. Already a number of men and women have been tarred and feathered, and
a portion of the press is urging with great vehemence more strenuous efforts at
detection and punishment."—Secretary of War Newton Baker According to the quote,
who is pressing for more strenuous efforts at detecting and punishing disloyalty?
a. men
b. the government
c. women
d. the press - Answers :d. the press
Early in 1917, what division of the military authorized the enlistment of women?
a. Army
b. Marines
c. Air Force
d. Navy - Answers :d. Navy
Using the above illustration, what two new forms of warfare were introduced during
World War I?
a. aerial combat and gas attacks
b. machine guns and trench warfare
c. rocket launchers and cannons
d. submarines and warships - Answers :a. aerial combat and gas attacks
, "Selling" support for World War I to the American people was the task of
a. J. Edgar Hoover.
b. the War Propaganda Board.
c. the War Industries Board.
d. the Committee on Public Information. - Answers :d. the Committee on Public
Information.
In World War I, American soldiers were nicknamed
a. Rebels.
b. GIs.
c. Liberators.
d. Doughboys. - Answers :d. Doughboys.
Republicans chose Calvin Coolidge as their vice-presidential candidate in the 1920
election largely because of his handling of the
a. Chicago race riots.
b. Red Scare.
c. Boston Police Strike.
d. Seattle General Strike. - Answers :c. Boston Police Strike.
Why did the British feel threatened by Germany's naval buildup?
a. German naval cruisers had harrassed British ships in the past.
b. It meant that Germany would have a stronger alliance with France.
c. the British did not have a modern navy.
d. the British depended on naval strength to protect their island nation. - Answers :d.
the British depended on naval strength to protect their island nation.
Immediately prior to World War I, foreign loans required the approval of the secretary of
the treasury,
a. Woodrow Wilson.
b. Thomas Lamont.
c. Robert Lansing.
d. William McAdoo. - Answers :d. William McAdoo.
What were two jobs that women performed in the armed services during World War I?
a. infantry and nursing
b. drafting and nursing
c. administration and clerical work
d. nursing and clerical work - Answers :d. nursing and clerical work
