United States in World War I - Quiz
United States in World War I
  • 1. Who was appointed by President Wilson to lead the Committee on Public Information?
A) Mary van Kleeck
B) Mary Anderson
C) George Creel
D) Louis D. Fancher
  • 2. What was the primary function of the Committee on Public Information?
A) Military recruitment
B) Economic policy
C) Food rationing
D) Propaganda
  • 3. Which government group helped develop labor standards for women working in war industries?
A) Women in Industry group
B) War Labor Policies Board
C) Committee on Public Information
D) American Protective League
  • 4. What organization did the Women in Industry Service group eventually become?
A) Red Cross
B) Food Administration
C) Committee on Public Information
D) U.S. Women's Bureau
  • 5. What was the maximum prison penalty for violating the Sedition Act of 1918?
A) 10 years
B) Life imprisonment
C) 5 years
D) 20 years
  • 6. Which private vigilante group monitored those who opposed the war?
A) American Protective League
B) Women in Industry
C) Red Cross
D) America First Association
  • 7. Who headed the U.S. Women's Bureau after the war?
A) George Creel
B) Louis D. Fancher
C) Mary Anderson
D) Mary van Kleeck
  • 8. What was the primary task of the Food Administration regarding housewives?
A) Joining the military
B) Assembling munitions
C) Preparing nutritious meals with less waste
D) Promoting censorship
  • 9. What specific jobs were African American women employed in at department stores for the first time?
A) Red Cross nurses
B) Propaganda writers
C) Assembly line workers
D) Elevator operators and cafeteria waitresses
  • 10. What was the result of the propaganda campaign regarding neutrality supporters?
A) Encouraged their participation
B) Increased their funding
C) Forced them into exile
D) Suppressed their voices
  • 11. Which illustrator was mentioned as designing pro-war posters?
A) Louis D. Fancher
B) George Creel
C) Mary Anderson
D) Mary van Kleeck
  • 12. Against which groups were the Espionage and Sedition Acts disproportionately enforced?
A) Journalists and illustrators
B) Immigrants and African Americans
C) Women and children
D) Factory owners and politicians
  • 13. What did the CPI's News Division promote to control information?
A) Public protests
B) Mandatory enlistment
C) International espionage
D) Voluntary censorship
  • 14. In what year was the Committee on Public Information established?
A) 1914
B) 1918
C) 1916
D) 1917
  • 15. What happened to the CPI after the armistice was signed in 1918?
A) It merged with the Department of Labor
B) It became a permanent government agency
C) It was renamed the America First Association
D) It was disbanded
  • 16. What did the AFL use to gain political leverage for union recognition?
A) Funding from the federal government
B) Support for socialist candidates
C) Fear of labor radical disruptions
D) Threats of mass strikes
  • 17. What occurred to wages during the height of the war?
A) They decreased significantly
B) They remained stagnant
C) They were heavily taxed
D) They soared
  • 18. Who was the president of the AFL during WWI?
A) Samuel Gompers
B) Eugene Debs
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Thomas Barker
  • 19. Which board did Woodrow Wilson establish in 1918 to keep factories running?
A) War Committee on Labor
B) Labor Arbitration Bureau
C) Council of National Defense
D) National War Labor Board
  • 20. Which group did the AFL strongly oppose during the war?
A) Trade unions
B) The National War Labor Board
C) Industrial Workers of the World
D) The Council of National Defense
  • 21. How did Thomas Barker characterize the price of German efficiency?
A) Economic instability
B) The soul of the German people
C) Loss of military power
D) Over-taxation of the working class
  • 22. What accusation was used against the IWW to damage their reputation?
A) They were funded by German gold
B) They wanted to increase war production
C) They were too supportive of the Wilson administration
D) They were a branch of the AFL
  • 23. What was the AFL's stance on strikes during the war?
A) They encouraged them
B) They were indifferent
C) They made them mandatory
D) They resisted them
  • 24. Which political party were the primary leaders of the Preparedness movement affiliated with?
A) Republican Party
B) Progressive Party
C) Socialist Party
D) Democratic Party
  • 25. What did the Preparedness movement propose as 'UMT'?
A) Underground military tactics
B) Universal military service
C) Universal maritime trade
D) United military training
  • 26. What was the state of the morale of the sailors on the newest U.S. battleships in 1915?
A) Extremely high
B) Professional
C) Low
D) Determined
  • 27. What type of military equipment was Wilson aiming to build in his long-term program?
A) Submarines
B) Heavy battleships
C) Tanks
D) Poison gas canisters
  • 28. Which specific U.S. industry was accused by antiwar critics of being a 'warmonger'?
A) Agricultural exporters
B) Munition makers
C) Small business cooperatives
D) Retail clothing companies
  • 29. Who was the Secretary of War who adopted many Preparedness proposals?
A) Elihu Root
B) Lindley Garrison
C) Henry Stimson
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 30. What did the liberal wing of the Progressive movement believe caused war?
A) The collapse of democracy
B) Territorial disputes
C) Hidden economic motivation
D) Religious differences
  • 31. Which German U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania on May 7, 1915?
A) U-15
B) U-20
C) U-40
D) U-30
  • 32. How many U.S. citizens were aboard the Lusitania when it was sunk?
A) 200
B) 128
C) 100
D) 150
  • 33. Who resigned as Secretary of State due to Wilson's protests against German U-boat attacks?
A) William Jennings Bryan
B) Samuel Insull
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Henry Ford
  • 34. Which former president led the war hawks who denounced German acts as piracy?
A) William Jennings Bryan
B) William Howard Taft
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 35. Which immigrant group was strongly hostile to helping Britain, especially after the 1916 Easter Rising?
A) British Americans
B) German Americans
C) Irish Catholics
D) Scandinavian Americans
  • 36. Who was the industrialist that financed a peace ship to Europe?
A) Henry Ford
B) Samuel Insull
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) William Jennings Bryan
  • 37. Which prominent leader of the women's movement sought pacifistic solutions to the war?
A) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
B) Alice Paul
C) Susan B. Anthony
D) Jane Addams
  • 38. Who commanded the American Expeditionary Force in France?
A) The Commander of the Allied Powers
B) John J. Pershing
C) The Secretary of War
D) Woodrow Wilson
  • 39. Approximately how many military personnel did the U.S. mobilize during the war?
A) Over 10,000
B) Over 5 million
C) Over 2 million
D) Over 116,000
  • 40. How many American servicemen were lost in the war?
A) Over 116,000
B) Over 5 million
C) Over 10,000
D) Over 2 million
  • 41. By the summer of 1918, what was the daily rate of American troops arriving in Europe?
A) 116,000
B) 5 million
C) 10,000
D) 2 million
  • 42. Which era did the U.S. involvement in the war represent the climax of?
A) The Colonial Era
B) The Progressive Era
C) The Industrial Revolution
D) The Gilded Age
  • 43. What was the German Empire's strategy regarding submarine warfare in 1917?
A) Peaceful negotiation of maritime borders
B) Submarine cooperation with the U.S. Navy
C) Unrestricted submarine warfare
D) Surface fleet naval blockade
  • 44. Who replaced Garrison as Secretary of War?
A) Newton Baker
B) Jane Addams
C) Robert L. Bullard
D) David Starr Jordan
  • 45. Who sent the telegram inviting Mexico to join the war against the United States?
A) The German Chancellor
B) Arthur Zimmermann
C) Kaiser Wilhelm II
D) Paul von Hindenburg
  • 46. Who intercepted the Zimmermann telegram and provided it to Washington?
A) American diplomats
B) French spies
C) British intelligence
D) Russian revolutionaries
  • 47. What term did Americans use to describe the Zimmermann note as a justification for war?
A) Belligerency
B) Casus belli
C) Ultimatum
D) Diplomatic immunity
  • 48. What major event in Russia in 1917 helped overcome Wilson's reluctance to join the Allies?
A) Abdication of the Duma
B) Bolshevik Revolution
C) February Revolution
D) The Great October Socialist Revolution
  • 49. Which of these countries did the U.S. NOT declare war on?
A) None of the above
B) Bulgaria
C) Austro-Hungarian Empire
D) German Empire
  • 50. Which agency was most admired for its efficiency during World War I?
A) United States Food Administration
B) Federal Reserve
C) Treasury Department
D) Ways and Means Committee
  • 51. Who led the United States Food Administration?
A) Claude Kitchin
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Franklin Roosevelt
D) Woodrow Wilson
  • 52. What did the Food Administration encourage families to grow in their backyards?
A) Cash crops
B) Luxury flowers
C) Victory trees
D) Victory gardens
  • 53. What was the total cost of the war for the United States?
A) $42 billion
B) $10 billion
C) $33 billion
D) $21 billion
  • 54. Which congressman argued that Eastern businessmen should pay for the war?
A) Claude Kitchin
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) William Jennings Bryan
  • 55. Which country failed to repay its war loans to the United States?
A) Russia
B) Germany
C) France
D) Britain
  • 56. What were the excise taxes applied to?
A) Government posters
B) Food supplies and household necessities
C) Victory garden equipment
D) Automobiles, jewelry, cameras, or motorboats
  • 57. What percentage of individual income taxes was paid by the richest 22 percent of taxpayers?
A) 80 percent
B) 22 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 96 percent
  • 58. What helped businesses and families purchase war bonds?
A) The Federal Reserve system
B) The Supreme Court
C) The Ways and Means Committee
D) The United States Food Administration
  • 59. Which act granted US citizenship to Puerto Ricans when they were drafted into WWI?
A) Jones Act
B) Selective Service Act
C) Citizenship Act of 1917
D) Trading with the Enemy Act
  • 60. Which African-American combat unit served in French divisions?
A) The Harlem Regiment
B) 93rd Combat Division
C) 92nd Infantry Division
D) The Buffalo Soldiers
  • 61. What award did the Harlem Hellfighters receive for their actions?
A) Croix de Guerre
B) Medal of Honor
C) Purple Heart
D) Victoria Cross
  • 62. Where did the US Navy send destroyers?
A) Queenstown, Ireland
B) London, England
C) Paris, France
D) Scapa Flow
  • 63. How many African American combat divisions were allowed to serve in active combat?
A) 10
B) 2
C) 1
D) 5
  • 64. Which of the following was a primary task for labor battalions?
A) Unloading supplies from ships
B) Leading infantry charges
C) Artillery spotting
D) Piloting aircraft
  • 65. Which port city is mentioned as a location where labor battalions built infrastructure?
A) Brest
B) Paris
C) Calais
D) Nice
  • 66. Who was the notable figure who urged African Americans to join the war effort?
A) Ely Green
B) W.E.B. Du Bois
C) Booker T. Washington
D) Frederick Douglass
  • 67. What term did returning soldiers use to describe themselves after their experience overseas?
A) The Veteran Corps
B) The Patriot Guard
C) The New Negro
D) The Freedom Fighters
  • 68. How did French civilians generally treat African American soldiers?
A) Kindly
B) With fear
C) With hostility
D) With indifference
  • 69. What event followed the armistice that displayed a lack of progress for African American rights?
A) The Great Depression
B) The Labor strikes
C) The Reconstruction era
D) Red Summer race riots
  • 70. What did many white Americans desire after the war concluded?
A) Global democracy
B) A return to normalcy
C) Continued military expansion
D) Expanded civil rights
  • 71. How many U.S. Army nurses served during World War I?
A) 21,498
B) 7,000
C) 305
D) 13,000
  • 72. What was the main cause of death for the 272 U.S. Army nurses who died during the war?
A) Combat wounds
B) Enemy fire
C) Disease
D) Accidents
  • 73. Who was an African-American Army nurse mentioned in the text?
A) Grace Banker
B) Aileen Cole Stewart
C) Genevieve Baker
D) Myrtle Hazard
  • 74. What was the colloquial name for the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit?
A) War Operators
B) Hello Girls
C) Switchboard Sisters
D) Signal Women
  • 75. How many women were accepted into the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit?
A) 305
B) 7,000
C) 450
D) 13,000
  • 76. Who was the Chief Operator who received the Distinguished Service Medal?
A) Grace Banker
B) Myrtle Hazard
C) Lucille Baker
D) Aileen Cole Stewart
  • 77. In what year did Congress finally approve veteran status for the women who served in the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit?
A) 1917
B) 1918
C) 1978
D) 1942
  • 78. What was the monthly pay for women serving in the U.S. Navy?
A) US$28.75
B) US$21.49
C) US$30.50
D) US$45.00
  • 79. Who was the only woman to serve in the Coast Guard during World War I?
A) Myrtle Hazard
B) Genevieve Baker
C) Grace Banker
D) Lucille Baker
  • 80. In what year were women brought into the military again following the British model?
A) 1918
B) 1978
C) 1917
D) 1942
  • 81. At which location did the Americans achieve an early victory in France?
A) The Somme
B) Verdun
C) Paris
D) Cantigny
  • 82. What was the name of the German offensive from March to July 1918?
A) Hundred Days Offensive
B) Great Offensive
C) Spring Offensive
D) Western Offensive
  • 83. What was the name of the final Allied offensive from August to November 1918?
A) Hundred Days Offensive
B) Spring Offensive
C) Final Push
D) Victory Offensive
  • 84. On what date did the Allies achieve victory over the German Empire?
A) November 11, 1918
B) August 15, 1918
C) December 25, 1918
D) September 1, 1918
  • 85. Which company took over the Thomas B. Jeffery Company after 1916?
A) Nash Motors
B) FWD Auto Company
C) General Electric
D) Standard Oil
  • 86. What was the capacity of the FWD Model B truck ordered by the U.S. Army?
A) 1.5 tons
B) 3 tons
C) 5 tons
D) 10 tons
  • 87. Who is believed to be the first female truck driver?
A) Luella Bates
B) Elizabeth Jeffery
C) Mary Anderson
D) Sarah Nash
  • 88. In which state did Luella Bates perform demonstration driving for FWD?
A) Ohio
B) Michigan
C) Wisconsin
D) New York
  • 89. Approximately how many Jeffery / Nash Quads were built between 1913 and 1919?
A) 11,500
B) 25,000
C) 40,000
D) 5,000
  • 90. What was the total production count of the Quad over its 15-year manufacturing life?
A) 41,674
B) 15,000
C) 11,500
D) 100,000
  • 91. When did American troops begin their occupation of the German Rhine?
A) 1918
B) 1919
C) 1917
D) 1920
  • 92. Where was the American occupation zone located in Germany?
A) Near the Swiss border
B) In the Bavarian Alps
C) Along the Moselle
D) Near Berlin
  • 93. Which US President ordered the final return of American troops from Germany?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Warren Harding
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Calvin Coolidge
  • 94. In what year did the American occupation of the German Rhine end?
A) 1921
B) 1923
C) 1925
D) 1919
  • 95. To which country was the American occupation zone turned over after US troops left?
A) Great Britain
B) Italy
C) Belgium
D) France
  • 96. Which health crisis worsened after the war due to returning troops?
A) Spanish flu
B) Cholera
C) Smallpox
D) Tuberculosis
  • 97. What was the economic climate during the post-WWI readjustment period?
A) Stable wages
B) Rapid economic growth
C) Deflation
D) Soaring unemployment
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