2. The Yanks Are Coming!

3. General John J. Pershing, commanding general of the AEF. Referred to as the Doughboys and Yanks. 2 million in France by Sept. 1918 pershing

4. Americans in the Trenches

6. Council of National Defense  War Industries Board  Bernard Baruch  Food Administration  Herbert Hoover  Railroad Administration  William McAdoo  National War Labor Board  William Howard Taft

7. War Industries Board To build weapons for the war, US industry would undergo a massive change. From a peacetime industry to a war time industry….. Led by Bernard Baruch, the WIB set prices and determined what goods should be produced by private industry…. US Govt. controlled the economy Contradiction?Contradiction?

8. War Industries Board

9.  Food Administration:  Food Administration: Herbert Hoover heads effort to conserve food and boost agricultural output  US feeds the world from the farms and ranches in the Great Plains… ”Bread basket of the World”  Liberty and victory gardens  Meatless and wheatless days

10. U. S. Food Administration

11. National War Garden Commission

12. U. S. School Garden Army

13. U. S. Shipping Board

14. U. S. Fuel Administration

15. Committee on Public Information Creel Committee, headed by George Creel, told Americans what the war was about and to publicize the American aims. Creel Committee, headed by George Creel, told Americans what the war was about and to publicize the American aims. Propaganda posters to get Americans to support the war effort. Propaganda posters to get Americans to support the war effort.

16. Committee on Public Information presidents actions