High Impact Vocab Review - WWI

What is the 1917 law prohibiting the collection of information that could harm the US or benefit one of its enemies?

• Espionage Act

• Propaganda

• Schenck v. United States

• Selective Service Act

What term refers to the systematic spreading of ideas or information to influence public opinion used by the Committee for Public Information during WWI?

• Freedom of Speech

• First Amendment

• Propaganda

• Libel

Which act was passed by the U.S. Congress during World War I that made it a crime to interfere with the war effort or with military recruitment?

• Smoot-Hawley Tariff

• Espionage Act

• Schenck v. United States

• Propaganda Act

Which act made it illegal to speak negatively about the government during wartime?

• Freedom of Speech Act

• Sedition Act

• First Amendment

• Libel Act

How did the government raise money to pay for the cost of WWI?

• By increasing taxes

• Through war bonds

• By cutting public services

• Through donations

Which organization was established to manage the war economy during World War I?

• War Bonds

• War Industries Board

• Entangling Alliances

• Food Administration

What was the impact of the system of alliances before World War I?

• It prevented the war

• It escalated the war

• It had no impact on the war

• It ended the war

Which term refers to a country's decision to remain neutral and not participate in international conflicts? The U.S. did this prior to its entry into WWI and then afterwards.

• Globalism

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Interventionism

Which British ocean liner was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915, leading to the death of 128 Americans and contributing to the causes of World War I?

• Britannic

• Lusitania

• Titanic

• Mauretania

What is the buildup of armed forces to threaten and intimidate other nations?

• Lusitania

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Neutrality