Building Up the Military What did the Selective Service Act of 1917 require ?

1. Mobilizing the Workforce Why did President Wilson create the War Labor Board? What percentage of all wartime manufacturing jobs were women? What did most women do when the servicemen returned home? What was the name of the population shift of African-Americans from south to north during and after WWI? Did this solve racial problems? What was the name of the government program that enticed Mexican laborers to come north? Building Up the Military What did the Selective Service Act of 1917 require? How many Americans registered for the draft? How many African-American troops saw combat? What honor was earned by the “Harlem Hellfighters”? Could women enlist in the Navy? Organizing Industry Ensuring Public Support What was the full name of George Creel’s organization? Who were the Four-Minute Men? What two acts were passed by Congress to limit criticism of the war effort? What was the name of the Supreme Court case that limited freedom of speech? What was the famous example of unprotected speech? What Act increased federal revenues by raising taxes? Why didn’t this additional revenue solve the problem? What was the mission of the Food Administration? What was the Fuel Administration’s main effect? What was the purpose of the War Industries Board? What else did the War Industries Board do?