WWI: The War at Home
Mr. ErmerU.S. HistoryMiami Beach Senior High
Government Mobilization Progressives in control of
government New government agencies push for
cooperation between big business and gov’t War Industries Bond (WIB): coordinate
production of war materials Food Administration: victory gardens Fuel Administration: manage coal and oil▪ “Heatless Mondays”
War Bonds
Getting To Work & Getting The Word Out National War Labor Board Women enter the workforce The Great Migration Committee on Public Information
(CPI) Propaganda The Espionage Act of 1917▪ Schenck v. United States (1919)
Violence targets German-Americans, labor activists, socialists, and pacifists
Building An Army
1917: Army + Nat’l Guard= 200,000 Selective Service Act of 1917
Draft (2.8 Americans drafted) Minorities fight in war Women in the military
Clerks Active Duty Army Nurse Corps
Work On It:
On page 193, write and answer questions 1-4
For homework, create your own WWI propaganda poster