WWI Exam Prep Arts and Humanities History

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. c. Rapid inflation increased the cost of living for During World War I, fears led to the mistreatment and persecution of a. Japanese Americans. b. African Americans. c. Mexican Americans. d. German Americans. 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 d. the press 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. 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 d. nursing and clerical work Using the above diagram, which of the following is true about African American soldiers during World War I? a. They served only in noncombat positions. b. They enlisted voluntarily. c. They received a standard rank. d. They served separately from white male soldiers. d. They served separately from white male soldiers. The National War Labor Board often pressured businesses to a. improve work conditions. b. increase productivity. c. increase work hours. d. lower wages. a. improve work conditions. Many Mexican Americans who migrated north to take factory jobs during World War I settled in their own neighborhoods called a. ghettos. b. barrios. c. convoys. d. zones. b. barrios. "I realize that, in speaking to you this afternoon, there are certain limitations placed upon the right of free speech. I must be exceedingly careful, prudent, as to what I say, and even more careful and prudent as to how I say it. I may not be able to say all I think; but I am not going to say anything that I do not think. I would rather a thousand times be a free soul in jail than to be a sycophant and coward in the streets."—Eugene V. Debs, speech in Canton, Ohio, June 16, 1918 9. Which statement about free speech would Eugene V. Debs be likely to agree with, based on the quote?