Exercise
American Mobilization and the Home Front
Explore how the United States mobilized its economy, military resources, and civilian population to support the war effort on the home front.
Questions
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Which law passed by Congress in May 1917 authorized a military draft to build up the U.S. army?
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What official name was given to the U.S. armed forces sent to Europe under General Pershing?
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Which general commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during WWI?
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Which government agency coordinated industrial production and war supplies on the U.S. home front?
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What government war bonds were heavily marketed to American citizens to finance the war effort?
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Which agency created propaganda to rally public support for the war, headed by George Creel?
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Who led the U.S. Food Administration, encouraging voluntarism like 'Meatless Mondays'?
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Which laws restricted freedom of speech and criminalized anti-war dissent during WWI?
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What mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to Northern industrial cities accelerated during WWI?
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How did American women's economic role shift during World War I?
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What home-grown vegetable gardens were encouraged so more commercial food could go to troops?
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What nickname was commonly used for American soldiers sent to Europe during WWI?