Place terms in the correct area of the worksheet Committee on Public Info. War Industries Board Selective Service Act Sedition Act Wheatless days George Creel Herbert Hoover Espionage Act Loyalty Leagues 4 minute men Doughboys 16th Amendment Daylight Savings National War Labor Board US RR Admin. Liberty Bonds Victory Gardens Prohibition Great Migration General Pershing Schenk v. US
Mobilizing for War
Industry Council of National Defense WIB: War Industries Board Bernard Baruch NWLB: National War Labor Board Great Migration Women
Fuel and Energy US RR Admin. Daylight Savings Time Fuel Administration
Soldiers/Mobilization National Defense Act/National Construction Act Selective Service Act 1917 3 million drafted 2 million volunteer 1/5 immigrant IQ Tests Women and African Americans Pershing Western Front: AEF (American Expeditionary Force) 2 million “Doughboys”
Financing War Treasury Dept. 16th Amendment Liberty and Victory Bonds
Food Food Administration ‘Wheatless’ and ‘Meatless’ days Herbert Hoover ‘Wheatless’ and ‘Meatless’ days Victory Gardens 100% American “Liberty Cabbage” “Liberty Measles” Salisbury Steak
Patriotism/Dissent/Civil Liberty challenges CPI: Committee on Public Information George Creel 4 minute men Loyalty Leagues National Anthem at ballparks No Bach or Wagner, German language Espionage Act Sedition Act Schenk v. US Eugene Debs Conscientious Objectors
American Dissent To what extent do citizens have a duty to support their country in war? To what extent is it ethical to voice opposition to a war once it has begun? Is a democratic government justified in limiting free speech during war? Was the arrest of Debs and others legitimate? Should Women and African Americans have supported the war effort? Why or why not?