Pretest: Unit 1
Question 9 of 25
Read this excerpt from an Ohio State Board of Health report issued following
World War I:
In the development which is at hand, Ohio must do her
part. As she has given bountifully to the work of winning
[World War I] and establishing the supremacy of
democratic ideals, so must she support the program by
which the nation can maintain its place as a defender of
freedom. Ohio must maintain the health of her people if
she is to play her just part in the reconstruction of the
world.
To give proper health protection, Ohio must remodel the
antiquated public health machinery which is being so
severely strained by modern needs....
True patriotism demands that this program be given as
firm support as any Liberty Loan or War Savings Program.¹
Which historical interpretation does the source most support?
...
OA. U.S. leaders drew on wartime patriotism to promote domestic
policies after World War I.
OB. European countries had better health care systems than the
United States after World War I.
OC. World War I greatly damaged Ohio's health care system and left it
in need of major repairs.
OD. The U.S. government funded Liberty Loan and War Savings
programs instead of health care.