1. The War At Home

2. The War Economy Entire economy mobilized towards the war Congress gave President Wilson control over the economy Workers were told to “Work or Fight” Women began to work factory jobs in place of men

3. War Industries Board

4. Selling the War American citizens bought war bonds to help raise funds for the government Seen as a patriotic duty George Creel’s Committee on Public Information created propaganda in favor of the war

5. Committee on Public Information

6. Propaganda

7. Government Controls Dissent Government took away civil liberties from citizens Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1918 – Made it illegal to interfere with the draft – Say anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the gov’t/war effort Effects: Damaged labor groups: Eugene Debs sent to jail for 10 years

8. Freedom of Speech????

9. African Americans Move North Leave racial discrimination in the South (Jim Crow Laws) Increased job opportunities in factories Settled in cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit Still faced discrimination and poor living conditions in the North However, many different African American communities were established

10. The Migration of the Negro Jacob Lawrence