Notes 12.2 Lesson 2 The Home Front During World War I
Lesson 2 The Home Front During World War I Notes 12.2 Lesson 2 The Home Front During World War I Key Terms Selective Service Act Committee on Public Information (CPI) conscientious objectors Espionage Act Great Migration
Mobilizing for War America enacted Selective Service Act to build military (draft) 4M men sent to help Allies in France
Mobilizing for War War Industries Board (WIB) regulated all industries engaged in war effort Began to produce more food and materials for war effort Hebert Hoover (Food Administration) enacted conservation Meatless Tuesdays
Mobilizing for War Which segment of the U.S. economy was strongest from 1914-1918? Why?
Mobilizing for War CPI (Committee on Public Information) educated the public about the causes and nature of the war Pamphlets, press releases, and speakers
Opposition to the War Many opposed the draft, some were exempt from the draft Conscientious objectors-moral or religious belief forbid them to fight in wars Some women’s groups opposed the war
Opposition to the War Espionage Act-postal authorities could ban treasonable newspapers and magazines from the mail Sedition Act-could not use disloyal language about government or military Germans were discriminated against
Opposition to the War
The War Changes U.S. Society Women were able to work in factories and other jobs that men left Convinced President Wilson of their suffrage demands
The War Changes U.S. Society Great Migration-many African-Americans moved from South to the North during the war
The War Changes U.S. Society
The War Changes U.S. Society Mexico’s Revolution caused violence and poverty They got jobs on western farms and ranches