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World War I on the Home Front

World War I on the Home Front. Ch 6.2. Monday, March 12, 2012. Daily Goals: Understand how WWI brought upon changes in American society. Ch 6.1 Notes Analysis- Trace the causes of America’s entry in WWI using your notes. Johnny grab your gun!.

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World War I on the Home Front

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  1. World War I on the Home Front Ch 6.2

  2. Monday, March 12, 2012 • Daily Goals: • Understand how WWI brought upon changes in American society. • Ch 6.1 Notes Analysis- • Trace the causes of America’s entry in WWI using your notes.

  3. Johnny grab your gun! • Progressives did not like the idea of Conscription (military draft). • Instead Congress enacted the Selective Service Act requiring all men 21-30 to register and they were drafted randomly by lottery.

  4. The War Machine • The gov’t created the War Industries Board (WIB) to control the flow of raw materials, build new factories, and set prices.

  5. Soldiers need to eat! • The Food Administration encouraged Americans to conserve or “Hooverize” their meals to save food for the War. • People grew Victory Gardens to leave more food for the troops.

  6. Wars are Expensive! • Victory Bonds helped pay for the war. • Congress also raised income taxes to fund the war.

  7. The War Economy • National War Labor Board (NWLB) settled labor disputes to keep the economy running smoothly. • Helped workers get higher pay and 8 hr day.

  8. Moving North • Great Migration- many African Americans moved North during the War for jobs. • Mexicans also moved North to fill the labor shortage.

  9. The War of Public Opinion • The Committee on Public Information (CPI) is established to get people behind the war. • The CPI’s four-minute men gave millions of pro-war speeches to maintain public support for the war.

  10. Espionage Act • made criticizing the gov’t and the war illegal.

  11. What is the clock symbolic of?

  12. Fuel Administration • Supported the war by: • Increasing fuel production. • Encouraging energy conservation-Daylight Savings.

  13. How does this cartoon portray Germans?

  14. Anti-German Sentiment • German-Americans were mistreated and persecuted. • HamburgerSalisbury Steak • SauerkrautLiberty Cabbage • German classes and music banned in Schools.

  15. Discussion Questions • The 1st amendment states: “Congress shall make no law…[restricting] freedom of speech…” • So why can’t you yell fire in a crowded movie theater? Or yell bomb on a plane?

  16. Schenck v US • Sent anti-war messages to draftees. • Arrested under Espionage Act • Argued his 1st amendment was violated. • Supreme Court said his speech was not protected because it created “clear and present danger.”

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