11.2 AMERICAN POWER TIPS THE BALANCE

SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT  The country responded to the lack of manpower with a draft

BUILDING THE “BRIDGE TO FRANCE”  United States immediately began constructing ships to expand its fleet  Shipyards used fabrication-pre- making the various parts and assembling them at the shipyard

CONVOY SYSTEM  Merchant vessels would travel in a large group with a guard of circling destroyers and cruisers

FIGHTING IN EUROPE  American contributions:  Numbers  Freshness and enthusiasm  General John J. Pershing American Expeditionary Force  General John J. Pershing commanded the American Expeditionary Force

NEW WEAPONS  German cannon that could hurl a 1,800-pound shell a distance of 75 miles. Allied soldiers called it Big Bertha  The zeppelin  Machine gun, which sprayed 600 rounds of ammunition minute  The tank  The airplane

THE COLLAPSE OF GERMANY  November 9, 1918, the people of Berlin rose in rebellion German republic  November 9, 1918, the people of Berlin rose in rebellion, and socialist leaders in the capital proclaimed the establishment of a German republic  Deaths numbered about 26 million  Roughly 13 million were civilians  20 million more people were wounded, 10 million became refugees  Estimated cost of the war-about $350 billion

11.3 THE WAR AT HOME

WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD Encouraged companies to use mass production techniques Encouraged companies to use mass production techniques Industrial production in the United States increased by about 20% Industrial production in the United States increased by about 20%

THE RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Controlled the nation’s railroads Controlled the nation’s railroads

FUEL ADMINISTRATION Monitored coal supplies Monitored coal supplies Rationed gasoline and heating oil Rationed gasoline and heating oil Introduced Daylight Savings time Introduced Daylight Savings time

NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD Dealt with disputes between management and labor Dealt with disputes between management and labor “Work or fight”

THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION victory gardens” Homeowners planted “victory gardens” in their yards Meatless, wheat less, sugarless days Meatless, wheat less, sugarless days American food shipments to the Allies tripled American food shipments to the Allies tripled

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION The nation’s first propaganda agency The nation’s first propaganda agency

ESPIONAGE AND SEDITION ACTS A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the draft, obstructing the sale of government bonds, or saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort

CREATE A PROPAGANDA POSTER Using a sheet of computer paper I want you to create a propaganda poster.  Why people should join the war.  Who we are trying to stop  What we should be saving  Etc.  50 points, needs to be colored and give EFFORT!!!