NOTES-CHECK #s 36–40 YESTERDAY February 27, 2018 U.S. History Agenda: DO NOW: Term Matching NOTES #41: How did the U.S. fight World War I at home and abroad? NOTES-CHECK #s 36–40 YESTERDAY

How did the U.S. fight World War I at home and abroad? Notes #41

During WWI, over 4 million Americans served and over 116,000 were killed (out of over 17 million killed in total).

The Selective Service Act was passed in 1917 to allow the U. S The Selective Service Act was passed in 1917 to allow the U.S. government to call men into military service by a draft. Men ages 18–45 registered for the draft; over 2.8 million draftees served

Women, African Americans, and retirees filled the factory jobs left behind by the men serving.

Propaganda was used to encourage Americans to support the war effort.

Raid on a home under the Espionage Act The Espionage Act and the Sedition Act were passed in 1917 and in 1918 to silence critics of the war effort. Raid on a home under the Espionage Act

Justice Oliver Wendell In the 1919 case Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that limits can be placed on freedom of speech (such as criticism of the war effort) when it causes . . . Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Charles Schenck

. . . a clear and present danger. 9