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16.2 test Flashcards

1
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victory garden

A

vegetable gardens planted during the world wars in order to ensure an adequate food supply for civilians and troops

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2
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espionage

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the act of spying or using spies to collect secret information usually through illeagal means

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3
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what did progressives controlled when the U.S entered war

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federal goverment

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4
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what was applied during the fight in the war

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progressive ideas

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5
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what did Congress do to ensure the efficient use of natural resources

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created to agencies to coordinate mobilization

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6
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what did the agencies emphasize

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cooperation between big businesses and the goverment

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7
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who staffed the new agencies

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business executives, managers, and goverment officials

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8
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what was the most important agency

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war industry board

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9
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when was the WIB established

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July 1917

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10
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who ran the WIB

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Bernard baruch

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11
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what did the WIB tell people

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told manufactory what they could produce, allocated raw materials, ordered construction, set prices,

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12
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who ran the most successful food administration

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Herbert hoover

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13
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what was herbert hoover responsible for

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increasing production while reducing civilian consumption

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14
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what was the quote for the food consumption

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“food will win the war, don’t waste it”

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15
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what were families encouraged to do

A

conserve food and grow their own vegstables

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16
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who was the fucl administration ran by

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harru garfeild

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17
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what did Harry garfeild try to manage

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the use of coal and oil

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18
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what did garfield introduce

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daylight savings and shortend work weeks

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19
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what did garfeild encourage

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for Americans to observe heatless mondays

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20
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how much did the U.S spend by the end of the war

A

32 billion

21
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what did the Congress do to fund the war

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raises income tax rates, placed new taxes on cooperate profits, imposed an extra tax on profits of armed factories

22
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how much did the goverment buy of liberty and victory bonds

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20 billion

23
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what did the success of war require

A

cooperation of workers

24
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when did the goverment establish the national war labor board

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March 1918

25
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what did labor leaders agree to

A

not disrupt war production with strikes or other disturbances

26
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who was the national war board chained by

A

William Howard Taft and frank walish

27
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what did the national war board attempt to do

A

medicate labor disputes

28
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what were employess willing to do during the war

A

hire women

29
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how many women joined the workforce during this time

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1 million

30
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what did the working of women prove

A

women can do jobs that were beloved only men can do

31
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what did northern companies start doing

A

recruiting African americans

32
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how many African Americans particpated in the “great migration”

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300,000 to 500,000

33
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what did northern cities give African americans

A

the right to vote

34
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how many Mexicans migrated into the southwest

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over 100,000

35
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what did Mexicans work as

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farmers and ranchers

36
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what were Mexican neiborhoods called

A

barrios

37
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what were short patriotic talks called

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4 minute messages

38
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how did the audience support the war

A

buying war bonds, and reporting draft dodgers

39
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what was illeagal

A

to aid the enemy

40
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what were the rules of the espianage

A

give false reports, interfere in the war effort

41
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how many troops did the u.s army have

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more than 300,000

42
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what did the selective service require

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all men between 21-30 to be drafted

43
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how many people volunteered for military service

A

2 million

44
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how many African Americans were drafted for war

A

420,000

45
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what did African amercans fight with

A

distinction

46
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when did women join the army

A

1917

47
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when did world war 1 start

A

april 6 1917

48
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