Lesson Quiz 7-2 World War I and Its Aftermath

To conserve energy, the Fuel Administration shortened workweeks for factories that did not make war materials and introduced...?

Daylight Savings Time

T or F: To help fund the war effort, Congress raised income tax rates.

True.

Perhaps the most successful government agency during this time was the Food Administration, which was run by who?

Herbert Hoover.

During WWI, women officials served in the armed forces for the first time in what positions?

Clerical and nursing positions.

T or F: To help prevent strikes from disrupting the war effort, the government established the Committee on Public Information in April 1918.

False. To help prevent strikes from disrupting the war effort, the government established the National War Labor Board in April 1918.

T or F: The War Industries Board worked closely with women and African Americans to help them gain civil rights.

False. The War Industries Board coordinated the production of war materials.

T or F: A new government agency, the Committee on Public Information, had the task of establishing penalties and prison terms for anyone who gave aid to the enemy.

False. The Committee on Public Information had task of establishing penalties and prison terms for anyone who sold to the enemy.

Realizing a draft was necessary, Congress created a new system of conscription called...?

Selective Service.