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6. Railways offered...

  • intergration
  • modernisation
  • All of the above
  • standardisation

7. The War Industries Board advised companies to...

  • work together and create efficiencies
  • work indivdually and reduce efficiencies

8. During the war what increased...

  • Living Standards
  • Deaths
  • Car Production
  • Births

9. Trade was disrupted due to...

  • Germany sinking ships
  • All of the Above
  • Britain and France blocking trade

10. Growth in demand led to industrial production increasing by... (1916-1918)

  • 38%
  • 32%
  • 48%
  • 42%

11. Conscription was introduced, drafting...

  • 1 million men
  • 5 million men
  • 3 million men
  • 10 million men

12. This meant the national debt stood at...

  • $21 billion
  • $31 billion
  • $26 billion
  • $36 billion

13. The end of the war caused...

  • immediate slowing of the economy
  • brief recession of 1920-1921
  • All of the Above
  • Rapid de-mobilisation of troops and cancellation of war time contracts

14. Due to the amount that the US lent it became a...

  • Creditor Nation
  • Debtor Nation

15. The level of nation debt increased by... (1916-1919)

  • 854%
  • 658%
  • 768%
  • 634%

16. The cost of fighting the war was...

  • $31.2 billion
  • $38.3 billion
  • $41.2 billion
  • $22.3 billion

17. As a result unskilled workers recieved a raise of....

  • 5%
  • 20%
  • 15%
  • 30%

18. These were higher in 1918 than they were in 1914?

  • Chocolate production
  • Real Wages
  • Living Standards
  • Prices

19. Farm exports increased by...

  • 300%
  • 100%
  • 200%
  • 50%