WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Members of labor unions were viewed as disloyal and were monitored by the FBI.
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Thousands of women and African-Americans lost their jobs as returning servicemen reentered the work force.
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War-time production led to a more diverse workforce as women and African-Americans entered jobs that were previously unavailable to them.
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The GI Bill enabled many former U.S. servicemen to start their own businesses, which in turn led to lower unemployment rates across the nation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thousands of women and African-Americans lost their jobs as returning servicemen reentered the workforce was the effect of mobilization that followed World War I on the American workforce. Thus option B is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -What effect did the demobilization that followed World War I have on the American workforce? Thousands of women and African-Americans lost their jobs as returning servicemen reentered the work force.
Detailed explanation-3: -It’s a transition from wartime to peacetime production levels (in industry, agriculture, etc.), caused social and economic strain. What is demobilization? 1. The end of the war caused the demand for U.S. industrial and agricultural good to dry up, which put a growing strain on the economy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States experienced a devastating drought in the Midwest that impacted employment. Millions of Americans were suddenly thrown out of work because of the demobilization of troops after WWI.