Selective service act

This Day in History - May 18: Selective Service Act passed (no prep/sub plans)

This is an informational reading article about the passage of the Selective Service Act , better known as the "draft". This is a perfect assignment to use as a "Bell Ringer" or "5 Minute Reading/Writing" type of activity. It also works well as a substitute teaching assignment or extra credit. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.

U.S. History Multi-Select Question - Selective Service Act

The State of Texas STAAR exam is being redesigned for the 2022-2023 school year. In addition to the test going 100 percent online, the EOC is introducing new interactive items that will make up 25 percent of the exam. Drag and Drop Questions - Students will be tasked with dragging and dropping information that pertains to organizations and actions that were taken during a particular historical era. Students need to be familiar with different organizations and the actions that they took during a

WWI Espionage, Suppression, and Selective Service Acts

One pager of notes concerning WWI espionage and the resulting acts limiting First Amendment rights, plus the Selective Service Act for the draft. Also details AER and Gen. Pershing and the Rainbow Division and Gen. MacArthur.

Lend Lease and Neutrality Act Learning Stations/Gallery Walk

This set of learning stations contains seven primary source stations covering the Lend Lease and Neutrality Acts. The material for the stations was purposefully chosen to aid students in test prep. The stations are to be printed out and hung around the room for students to examine, then transition to the next station, and make a full circle around the room.The Stations:(1.) Excerpt of Neutrality Act (1937) (2.) Pearl Harbor Coast Guard Poster (3.) Radio address on the outbreak of war in Europe

American Neutrality in World War 1

Lusitania. Selective Service Act .Keywords include:⭐ Propaganda ⭐ Revolution ⭐ Lusitania ⭐ Sussex Pledge ⭐ Czar Nicholas II ⭐ Selective Service Act ⭐ Henry Johnson This PowerPoint presentation examines:► Where immigrant Americans stood on going to war in Europe ► The use of propaganda to persuade Americans to join the war cause ► A look at whether America was really staying “neutral” during the war ► America’s economic benefits of war ► The destruction of Germany’s submarine warfare ► The sinking

World War I - US Homefront Google Slides

These slides include vocab at the start, Selective Service Act , WIB and war production, Food Administration and conservation tactics, CPI, Espionage and Sedition Acts, Women in the workplace, and the Great Migration.

World War I Homefront Power Point

WW1 American Neutrality Google Slides

Keywords include:⭐ Propaganda ⭐ Revolution ⭐ Lusitania ⭐ Sussex Pledge ⭐ Czar Nicholas II ⭐ Selective Service Act ⭐ Henry Johnson This Google Slides presentation examines:► Where immigrant Americans stood on going to war in Europe ► The use of propaganda to persuade Americans to join the war cause ► A look at whether America was really staying “neutral” during the war ► America’s economic benefits of war ► The destruction of Germany’s submarine warfare ► The sinking of the Lusitania ► Germ

Alternatives to the Draft

This is an activity sheet to get students thinking about alternatives to the Selective Service Act . Just a basic organizer.

U.S. History - The First World War (1914-1920) - Test

This test is about WWI. This Covers -Western Front -Vladimir Lenin -Casualties -Influenza -Lusitania -Reparations - Selective Service Act -Creditor Nation -John J. Pershing -Espionage Act -George Creel -Bernard Baruch This test contains 33 Multiple Choice Questions 10 Matching Questions 5 Short Answer Questions 48 Total Questions with an Answer Key

World War I and the U.S. Homefront PowerPoint Presentation

Objective: To examine the U.S. homefront during World War I. Key Terms and People: Draft Selective Service Act Conservation Victory Gardens War Industries Board War Labor Board Liberty Bonds Four-Minute Men

U.S. History from 1877 - WWI - World War I Vocabulary Activity & Card Sort

This activity covers 12 vocabulary terms related to the World War I unit of study: Selective Service Act , Trench Warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Lusitania, League of Nations, Neutrality, Henry Cabot Lodge, Isolationism, American Expeditionary Force & John J. Pershing, Schenck v. United States, World War I, and Alvin York. Students will be able to create sentences using the provided card sort when completing the vocabulary activity. In the classroom: I print several sets of card sorts for student

Transition Planning: How Do I. (Green Theme)

Editable transition planning for hanging up in your room! Includes instructions of how to: Register for selective serviceGet a passportGet a license (pre-filled for PA laws)Register to voteSign up for SATsSign up for ACTsInformation is editable so you can customize it for your state and student reading level.

WWI Crossword Puzzle

WWI Crossword Puzzle Answer Key: Across: 3. nationalism 6. militarism 8. armistice 10. Franz Ferdinand 12. Sedition Act Down 1. propaganda 2. Versailles 4. Selective Service 5. reparations 7. Zimmerman 9. no mans land 11. trench

World War 1 Part 2 Americans Prepare for War

6th Grade History- Part 2 reviews what caused the U.S to enter WW1. Lusitania, Zimmerman Note, Liberty Bonds, Selective Service Act , Treaty of Versailles.

Transition Planning: How Do I. (Floral Theme)

Editable transition planning for printing and hanging up in your room! Includes instructions of how to: Register for selective serviceGet a passport Get a license (pre-filled for PA laws)Register to voteSign up for SATsSign up for ACTs Information is editable so you can customize it for your state and student reading level.

Transition Planning: How Do I. (Geometric Theme)

Product Description Editable transition planning for hanging up in your room! Includes instructions of how to: Register for selective serviceGet a passportGet a license (pre-filled for PA laws)Register to voteSign up for SATsSign up for ACTsInformation is editable so you can customize it for your state and student reading level.

Transition Planning: How Do I. (Colorful Theme)

Product Description Editable transition planning for hanging up in your room! Includes instructions of how to: Register for selective serviceGet a passportGet a license (pre-filled for PA laws)Register to voteSign up for SATsSign up for ACTsInformation is editable so you can customize it for your state and student reading level.

IB History: Conscription in the US during WWII

The onset of World War II marked a significant turning point in US history, especially with the introduction of conscription through the Selective Training and Service Act of September 1940. This act , endorsed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and crafted by Congressman James E. Van Zandt and Senator Ernest W. Gibson Jr., required all males aged 21-35 to register for the draft, making it the first peacetime draft in US history. The urgency of national defence necessitated this dramatic step, an

American History Notes 1940-1949

American History Notes 1940-1949, Notes include Thornhill V. AlabamaJewish GettosFrance falls in the War/ Battle of FrancePact of BerlinSelective Service and Training Act1940 Presidential Election1941 State of the Union addressOperation BarbarossaLend Lease ActFall of SingaporeBattle of MidwayManhattan ProjectExecutive Order 9066Womens Army CorpCongress of Racial EquityWar Production BoardInvasion of North Africa/ Operation TorchWashington Conference 1943West Virginia State Board of Education V.