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World War I On the Home Front

World War I On the Home Front. Building an Army:. Selective Service Act – 1917 – Required all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the draft. 2.8 million men were drafted. 2 million more Americans volunteered. African Americans in the Military.

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World War I On the Home Front

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  1. World War I On the Home Front

  2. Building an Army: Selective Service Act – 1917 – Required all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the draft. 2.8 million men were drafted. 2 million more Americans volunteered.

  3. African Americans in the Military 400,000 African Americans Drafted. 42,000 served in combat. Below: Medical Unit from the African American 92nd infantry division.

  4. Women in the Military Navy – 11,000 women were enlisted to perform clerical duties. Army – Women served in the Army Nursing Corps

  5. The Economy The war required efficient production of materials. Question: In the US, is the production of materials done by the government or by private individuals? Answer: Industry in the US is privately controlled. Government needed to cooperate with big businesses so that the armed forces could get what they needed. War Industries Board – 1917 – Coordinated the production of war materials. Told manufacturers what they could and could not produce. Could also set prices.

  6. Food and Fuel Food Administration – Run by Herbert Hoover, encouraged Americans to save food, and helped to increase food production. “Food will win the war – Don’t waste it” Wheatless Mondays Meatless Tuesdays Porkless Thursdays

  7. Food and Fuel (Cont) Victory Gardens – Gardens planted in people’s yards to help reduce pressure on the food supply.

  8. Food and Fuel (cont) Fuel Administration – tried to increase production of coal and oil. Created Daylight Savings Time to save energy.

  9. Paying for the War Are wars cheap? NO Cost of WWI - $32 billion Liberty Bonds and Victory Bonds – Bonds Americans could buy. Basically, they were loaning the government money.

  10. Mobilizing the Workforce Gov’t knew that they couldn’t afford to let strikes slow down production. National War Labor Board – 1918 – Mediated labor disputes before workers went on strikes. Workers got wage increases, eight hour workdays, and the right to unionize. Happy worker 

  11. Gaining Public Support Committee on Public Information – Organization that was supposed to “sell” the war to the American Public. George Creel Celebrity Look Alike: Willem Dafoe

  12. Limiting Civil Liberties Espionage Act – 1917 – Made it illegal to interfere with the war effort or “aid the enemy” SPY!!!!

  13. Limiting Civil Liberties 1918 – Sedition Act – Made it illegal to criticize the president or the government. This man criticized the government … and look what happened to him!!

  14. Discrimination against German Americans… Document Based.

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