Studies Weekly Week 22

Which of the following is NOT an Alabama military base?

• Fort Bragg

• Fort McClellan

• Fort Morgan

What benefit does the Early Commissioning Program have?

• Cadets' classes are held early in the morning so they can go to work.

• Cadets can be commissioned as officers after only two years of college.

• Cadets can avoid being put in the infantry.

Alabama benefitted from World War I because:

• The price of cotton skyrocketed.

• The federal government did a lot of expanding and building in Alabama.

• Alabama's coast was perfect for laughing attacks on Germany.

What did Alabamians eat instead of flour and sugar during WWI?

• cornmeal and molasses

• dried soy and sweet potato

• almond flour and maple syrup

What is an armistice?

• an agreement to stop fighting

• a call for soldiers to protect themselves

• armor meant to protect a doughboy's back

What were the Fourteen Points?

• areas of England the German forces were targeting

• the industries essential to winning WWI

• ideals for achieving world peace and democracy

The Port of Mobile is the only ______ in Alabama.

• deep water channel

• drydock

• floating runway

What does the term "total war" refer to?

• when everyone in the country is fighting

• when everyone in the world is fighting

• when war is taking place on land, sea, and air