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THE WAR AT HOME World War I. Congress Gives Power to Wilson Winning the war took more than just soldiers  Total war economy  Business and government.

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1 THE WAR AT HOME World War I

2 Congress Gives Power to Wilson Winning the war took more than just soldiers  Total war economy  Business and government together  Made gov’t influence stronger Fixed prices Regulated war industries War Industries Board 1917  Encourages mass production  Increases production by 20% What did people conserve?  Gas less Sundays  Lightless nights  Day light savings time

3 War Economy Wages/prices increased Stock holders saw huge profits. Why?  Unequal pay between labor and management  Unions grow as a result National War Labor Board  “Work or Fight”

4 Food Administration Produce/conserve food How did they ration or conserve food?  Meatless, sweetless, wheatless, porkless Victory gardens

5 Selling the War War Financing- $35.5 billion  Taxes, liberty bonds Committee on public information (CPI)  Propaganda  Biased communication intended to influence people’s thoughts and actions.  What are some examples of propaganda?

6 Attacks on Civil Liberties Anti-immigration  What immigrants came under attack?  What happened to them? Changed the names  Music, Towns, Books.  Tar, feather, lynch.  Salisbury steak, Liberty cabbage

7 Attack on Civil Liberties Espionage and Sedition Acts  Severe penalties for interfering with the war effort  Violated the 1 st amendment  Targeted socialists and labor unions Debs sentenced to 10 years in prison

8 The War Encourages Social Changes The Great Migration Why did African Americans migrate north? Women in the War  What role did women play in the war? The Flu of 1918  30 Million deaths world wide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBlwLnfzRus

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