Chapter 9 sec #3 notes
Mobilizing the Nation Mobilization: The gathering of resources and the preparation of war National War Labor Board: Workers got lots of rights if they promised not to strike Great Migration: 500,000 African Americans move to northern cities in search of jobs
Mobilizing the Nation Rationing: Americans limited the amount of food & fuel they used in order to help the soldiers Committee on Public Information used propaganda to gain support for the war
Public Opinion and the War Many Americans were against the war -Immigrants from Germany & Ireland supported the Central Powers -socialist: people who believe industry should be publicly owned -pacifists: people opposed to violence
Controlling Public Opinion Committee On Public opinion tries to silence dissent (opposition to the war) Espionage Act (1917): Penalized people who were spies, aided the enemy, or interfered with recruiting Sabotage & Sedition Acts (1918): Made it a crime to say, print, or write any criticism of the government