1. What role did the War Industries Board play in mobilizing the economy, and who led it?

2. How did the Food Administration and Fuel Administration contribute to the war effort?

3. What labor gains did workers achieve during World War I through the National War Labor Board?

1. How did the Wilson administration raise $33 billion to pay for the war, and what methods did it use?

1. What did the Barred Zone Act of 1917 prohibit, and what was its intended effect on immigration?

1. What were the key differences between the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act in terms of what they prohibited?

2. Who was Eugene Debs and what was he convicted of under these laws?

1. What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Schenck v. United States, and what standard did Justice Holmes establish for limiting free speech?

1. How did the Selective Service Act work, and how many men were drafted or volunteered for military service?

1. How were African Americans treated in the military during World War I, and what did W. E. B. Du Bois hope their service would achieve?

1. How did women's participation in the wartime workforce contribute to political change after the war?

1. What factors motivated Mexican migration to the United States during World War I, and where did most settle?

1. What were the three main factors that motivated African Americans to migrate north during the Great Migration?

2. How did the Great Depression and World War II affect the pattern of African American migration north?

3. What challenges did African American migrants face in northern cities despite economic improvements?

1. What was unusual about the 1918 influenza pandemic in terms of mortality rates, and why did it spread so rapidly?

1. What economic problems resulted from demobilization after World War I?

2. How did returning soldiers affect employment opportunities for women and African Americans?

1. What factors combined to create the Red Scare, and how did anti-Communist fears affect immigration policy?

1. What were the Palmer Raids, and why did they lose public support?

1. Why did public opinion turn against unions after World War I despite gains made during the war?

1. What were the major strikes of 1919, and how did government respond to them?

1. What factors contributed to racial violence in American cities after World War I?

2. What happened during the Tulsa Race Massacre, and why is it considered significant in American history?

1. Why did the construction of Confederate monuments spike between 1900 and the 1920s, and what do critics argue about their purpose?

1. How did World War I affect Progressive idealism, and what characterized the American mood in the 1920s?