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World War I had a huge impact on the United States Examine how World War I impacted Americans at home by analyzing each document. Take notes on the chart provided

Women During WWI: Document A

Women During WWI: Document B

Women During WWI: Document C

Women’s roles changed due to World War I Women did “men’s work” on railroads, coal mines, shipbuilding, munitions to meet war-related demand and to replace soldiers For the first time, women served in the Army in noncombat roles as telephone operators, nurses, typists, drivers Women worked with the Food Administration by planting “victory gardens,” volunteered in the Red Cross, and sold war bonds The gov’t acknowledged the role women played in the war by passing the 19th Amendment (women’s suffrage)

African-Americans in WWI: Document A

African-Americans in WWI: Document B

African-Americans in WWI: Document C

African Americans saw changed due to the war World War I led to the Great Migration of blacks for war-related jobs in Northern cities 367,710 blacks were drafted, but only 10% served in combat duty; Most blacks worked as laborers in Army Services of Supplies (SOS) units Northern manufacturers distributed free railroad passes to bring Southern blacks into Chicago, New York, Philadelphia The 40,000 black soldiers who saw combat fought in segregated divisions; Over 600 black soldiers were commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army Blacks faced violence, discrimination, and race riots in Northern cities

Socialism and the Red Scare: Document A

Socialism and the Red Scare: Document B

Socialism and the Red Scare: Document C

America experienced a Red Scare as a result of the war Americans feared a world-wide communist revolution and experienced a Red Scare In 1917, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks created the Soviet Union The USSR was based on communism, a single-party dictatorship in which the government controls all factories, railroads, and businesses In America, Eugene Debs formed the Socialist Party calling for an end to the war, government control of factories, and an increase in unions; Every strike fueled fears of a Bolshevik-style socialist revolution in America

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document A

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document B “ Protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting ‘Fire!’ in a theatre and causing a panic” —Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in Schenck v US (1919), a case about government restrictions on free speech during World War I

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document C “I remember when they smashed out store windows at Uniontown that said Kraut on it. Nobody would eat Kraut. I remember even the great Williamson store, he went in and gathered up everything that was made in Germany, and had a big bonfire out in the middle of the street.” —Lola Gamble Clyde on anti-German Sentiment in Idaho during World War I

Personal liberties were restricted during World War I Charles Schenck, a socialist and anti-war critic, was arrested and sued arguing that the laws violated free speech Congress passed the Espionage and Sedition Acts which made it illegal to interfere with the war or saying anything disloyal about the war effort In Schenk v US (1919), the Supreme Court ruled that in wartime, speech that presents a “clear and present danger” is not protected During the war, over 2,000 citizens were prosecuted including newspaper editors, Socialists, anarchists, union leaders, and critics of the draft Anti-German sentiment was high across the nation

The American Economy: Document A

The American Economy: Document B U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1914-1920 GDP is an indicator of economic health because it is the value of all goods and services made in the USA Annual GDP 1914 $36.5 1915 $38.7 1916 $49.6 1917 $59.7 1918 $75.8 1919 $78.3 1920 $88.4 America began preparing for war WWI comes to an end Outbreak of WWI in Europe US declaration of war

The American Economy: Document C “America’s present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy” —President Warren Harding, campaign speech in 1920 after World War I ended

World War I stimulated the American economy When WWI ended, the USA was the wealthiest nation in the world War-time production increased hourly wages by 20% in some industries; The average household income nearly doubled from 1916 to 1919 Before the war, the USA owed $3 billion to foreign nations; At the end of the war, foreign nations owed the U.S. $13 billion Americans had money to spend and a desire for consumer goods; This led to a decade of spending in the 1920s called the “Roaring Twenties” When World War I ended, Americans were ready to “return to normalcy” and elected Republican President Warren Harding