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Chapter 9.4 Practice



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The gathering of resources and the preparation for war is called
a.
dissent.
c.
sabotage.
b.
mobilization.
d.
espionage.
 

 2. 

Who headed the Committee on Public Information?
a.
Herbert Hoover
c.
George Creel
b.
George M. Cohan
d.
Elden Betts
 

 3. 

From 1914 to 1920, when African Americans left the South and moved to the North, the relocation was called the
a.
Great Migration.
c.
Northern Migration.
b.
Black Migration.
d.
African American Migration.
 

 4. 

People opposed to the use of violence are called
a.
socialists.
c.
dissenters.
b.
War Hawks.
d.
pacifists.
 

 5. 

What was one of the laws the United States government used to stifle opposition to the war?
a.
Sabotage Act
c.
Dissenters Act
b.
Socialists Act
d.
War Hawks Act
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 6. 

Granting workers an ____________________ working day ensured the production of vital war materials.
 

 

 7. 

The ____________________ encouraged the American public to eat less.
 

 

 8. 

The committee on Public Information promoted the ____________________ as a battle for democracy and freedom.
 

 

 9. 

During the ____________________, between 300,000 and 500,000 African Americans moved to the North.
 

 

 10. 

In ____________________, Congress passed the Sabotage Act.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
victory gardens
d.
War Industries Board
b.
rationing
e.
Herbert Hoover
c.
war bonds
 

 11. 

helped pay for war
 

 12. 

headed Food Administration
 

 13. 

part of campaign to encourage conservation of food
 

 14. 

limitation of use
 

 15. 

supervised industrial production
 

Short Answer
 

 16. 

What was the reason for the Great Migration of 1914 to 1920?
 

 17. 

What agency introduced daylight saving time and called for “Heatless Mondays”?
 

 18. 

Why did the federal government create the Committee on Public Information?
 

 19. 

What is dissent?
 

 20. 

What did the Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act do?
 



 
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