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1914-1918: The World at War U.S. Responds to war: Changes on the homefront

1914-1918: The World at War U.S. Responds to war: Changes on the homefront. How did US raise money?. Increased taxes Liberty bonds. Effects on the economy. What is does economy mean? - products produced - jobs - labor - resources - trade - government regulation.

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1914-1918: The World at War U.S. Responds to war: Changes on the homefront

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  1. 1914-1918:The Worldat WarU.S. Responds to war: Changes on the homefront

  2. How did US raise money? Increased taxes Liberty bonds

  3. Effects on the economy What is does economy mean? - products produced - jobs - labor - resources - trade - government regulation

  4. The War Industries Board Decides which products will be made (or not made) How raw materials will be used Food Prices

  5. Production Meatless mondays (victory gardens) Clothing styles change (to save material for uniforms.) Rifles not bicycles Fewer consumer goods available More saving

  6. National Labor Board Fair wages for workers 8 hour work day Pledge to not strike

  7. Women Take over working in new fields (bus driver, factory worker , running farm) Not permanent (would end after the war.) Military nurses

  8. African Americans The Great Migration From rural south to industrial north Factory jobs Problems after the war

  9. Civil Liberties What are they? Do we lose some rights during wartime? Espionage - spying Sedition -to work against the government

  10. Who was affected? German immigrants Pacifists Anti-war politicians Magazines, newspapers

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