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Quiz for The Committee on Public Information and Wartime Propaganda

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. What about the execution of warfare had changed by World War I that distinguished it from previous wars (see Document 20.11)?

The geography of the fighting

The amount of death

The type of weapons

The lack of proper medical treatment

Correct: The answer is c. The types of weapons used in WWI were new. WWI was one of the first wars to use industrialized weaponry like machine guns and gas.

Incorrect: The answer is c. The types of weapons used in WWI were new. WWI was one of the first wars to use industrialized weaponry like machine guns and gas.

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2. What does the “Halt the Hun!” cartoon (Document 20.12) implicitly suggest?

Americans who buy war bonds are protecting women and children.

The purchase of war bonds will help American soldiers prevent German atrocities.

War bonds will be the deciding factor in the result of the World War.

Purchasing war bonds will help avert German soldiers from attacking American soil.

Correct: The answer is b. The purchase of war bonds will help American soldiers prevent German atrocities.

Incorrect: The answer is b. The purchase of war bonds will help American soldiers prevent German atrocities.

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3. Why would the Committee of Public Information advertise to history teachers (see Document 20.13)?

The majority of history teachers were pro-war due to their knowledge of past events in Europe.

History teachers were effective conduits between the government and children that could be used to spread pro-war propaganda.

Many history teachers were also coaches, which placed them in a valuable position to get young male students to enlist.

The discipline of history lends itself to wartime discussion and objective debate.

Correct: The answer is b. CPI advertised to history teachers because history teachers were effective conduits between the government and children that could be used to spread pro-war propaganda.

Incorrect: The answer is b. CPI advertised to history teachers because history teachers were effective conduits between the government and children that could be used to spread pro-war propaganda.

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4. What did the CPI want American families to do in order to help the morale of soldiers fighting overseas (see Document 20.14)?

Allow him to fully integrate his training

Give him the space to grow into his new role as a soldier

Send cheerful letters to him

Mail pictures of home and loved ones

Correct: The answer is c. The advertisement suggested sending cheerful letters to soldiers abroad to keep them happy, since the future of America depended upon their success.

Incorrect: The answer is c. The advertisement suggested sending cheerful letters to soldiers abroad to keep them happy, since the future of America depended upon their success.

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5. What constitutional guarantee did George Creel claim had been abused more than any other (see Document 20.15)?

The censorship bill

Equal protection

Freedom of the press

Habeas corpus

Correct: The answer is c. Creel claimed the freedom of the press was abused more than any other constitutional guarantee during the World War, “but even these abuses are preferable to the deadening evil of autocratic control.”

Incorrect: The answer is c. Creel claimed the freedom of the press was abused more than any other constitutional guarantee during the World War, “but even these abuses are preferable to the deadening evil of autocratic control.”