WWI EXAM PREP
How did the demobilization following World War I affect the U.S. economy?
Women and African Americans hired to work during the war were given permanent positions in
the factories where they had found work.
Employment was easy for soldiers returning to civilian life as factories increased production to
meet consumer demands.
Rapid inflation increased the cost of living for workers.
Business leaders continued to support union activities.: c. Rapid inflation increased the cost of
living for workers.eng
During World War I, fears led to the mistreatment and persecution of
Japanese Americans.
African Americans.
Mexican Americans.
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 i
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?
men
the government
women
the press: d. the press
Immediately prior to World War I, foreign loans required the approval of the secretary of the
treasury,
Woodrow Wilson.
Thomas Lamont.
Robert Lansing.
William McAdoo.: d. William McAdoo.
, WWI EXAM PREP
What were two jobs that women performed in the armed services during World War I?
infantry and nursing
drafting and nursing
administration and clerical work
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?
They served only in noncombat positions.
They enlisted voluntarily.
They received a standard rank.
They served separately from white male soldiers.: d. They served separately from white male
soldiers.
The National War Labor Board often pressured businesses to
improve work conditions.
increase productivity.
increase work hours.
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
ghettos.
barrios.
convoys.
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
How did the demobilization following World War I affect the U.S. economy?
Women and African Americans hired to work during the war were given permanent positions in
the factories where they had found work.
Employment was easy for soldiers returning to civilian life as factories increased production to
meet consumer demands.
Rapid inflation increased the cost of living for workers.
Business leaders continued to support union activities.: c. Rapid inflation increased the cost of
living for workers.eng
During World War I, fears led to the mistreatment and persecution of
Japanese Americans.
African Americans.
Mexican Americans.
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 i
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?
men
the government
women
the press: d. the press
Immediately prior to World War I, foreign loans required the approval of the secretary of the
treasury,
Woodrow Wilson.
Thomas Lamont.
Robert Lansing.
William McAdoo.: d. William McAdoo.
, WWI EXAM PREP
What were two jobs that women performed in the armed services during World War I?
infantry and nursing
drafting and nursing
administration and clerical work
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?
They served only in noncombat positions.
They enlisted voluntarily.
They received a standard rank.
They served separately from white male soldiers.: d. They served separately from white male
soldiers.
The National War Labor Board often pressured businesses to
improve work conditions.
increase productivity.
increase work hours.
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
ghettos.
barrios.
convoys.
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
