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World War I -- America on the Homefront: "The Poster War"

Explore the mobilization efforts in WWI with enlistment posters, expansion of federal government, and new social and economic opportunities for women, African-Americans, and immigrants. Learn about the impactful wartime propaganda used during this period.

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World War I -- America on the Homefront: "The Poster War"

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  1. World War I -- America on the Homefront: "The Poster War" Ms. Susan PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. War Mobilization

  3. 1. Enlistment

  4. The Most Famous Recruitment Poster

  5. Uncle Sam—He the Man!

  6. “Huns Kill Women and Children!”

  7. The “Little Soldier”

  8. World War I American “Anthem”

  9. 1917 – Selective Service Act • 24,000,000 men registered for the draft by the end of 1918. • 4,800,000 men served in WW1 (2,000,000 saw active combat). • 400,000 African-Americansserved in segregated units. • 15,000 Native-Americans served as scouts, messengers, and snipers in non-segregated units.

  10. 2. Expansion of the Federal Government

  11. Council of National Defense • War Industries Board – Bernard Baruch • Food Administration – Herbert Hoover (future president) • Railroad Administration – William McAdoo • National War Labor Board – W. H.Taft & Frank P.Walsh • (former president)

  12. U. S. Food Administration

  13. U. S. Food Administration

  14. U. S. Food Administration

  15. National War Garden Commission

  16. U. S. School Garden Army

  17. U. S. Fuel Administration

  18. U. S. Fuel Administration

  19. Results of This New Organization of the Economy? • Unemployment virtually disappeared. • Expansion of “big government.” • Increased govt. regulations in economy • Some gross mismanagement  overlapping jurisdictions. • Close cooperation between public and private sectors. • Unprecedented opportunities for disadvantaged groups.

  20. 3. New Social/Economic Opportunities

  21. A. Women

  22. YWCA – The Blue Triangle The YWCA was the first organization to send professional workers overseas to provide administrative leadership and support to U.S. Armed Forces. 1918

  23. Munitions Work

  24. The Girls They Left Behind Do Their Bit!

  25. Women Used In Recruitment Hello, Big Boy!

  26. Even Grandma Buys Liberty Bonds

  27. The Red Cross Nurse The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881 (after she heard of the global network while visiting Europe after the Civil War).

  28. National League for Woman’s Service This was a civilian volunteer organization formed during WWI, that worked in conjunction with the Red Cross. Volunteers provided stateside assistance to soldiers, veterans, and war workers.

  29. B. African-Americans

  30. Opportunities for African-Americans in WWI • “Great Migration” 1916 – 1919  70,000 • War industries work • Enlistment in segregated units

  31. For “Colored” Men in Service(even segregated boarding houses)

  32. C. New American Immigrants

  33. The “Flag of Liberty” Represents All of Us!

  34. We are ALL Americans!(so you should buy Liberty Bonds, too!)

  35. 4. Wartime Propaganda (please go to Part 2 ppt)

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