1. do now:
What does it feel like for people at home when their nation is at war? Think about today with Iraq and Afghanistan especially – do you feel the effects of these wars in your daily life? Explain.

2. 907: Mobilization: Homefront and Abroad
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3. To what extent is World War I an example of total war?
Any questions from the homework?

4. Here’s our question for the day:
US involvement in World War I from , involved more than military commitment. Analyze the extent to which US involvement in WWI mobilized economic, social, and political elements of the United States, using the following documents and your knowledge of US history.

5. Schenck v. United States (1919)
S.C. case which rules that free speech can be limited in the case of clear and present danger.

6. Selective Services Act of 1917
An attempt to “democratize” service by selecting from all demographics
Lottery Draft

7. Meanwhile on the Western Front, there’s a stalemate…

8. New technological advances
Submarines
Tanks
Machine guns
Grenades
Mustard gas
Trench Warfare
16 million dead
20 million wounded

13. Practice Let’s go through these documents
first summarize them (1-2 sentences)
and then and ask ourselves to what extent this is an example of total war or full mobilization. (mark each with a Y for yes or N for no

14. US involvement in World War I from , involved more than military commitment. Is this true? Explain, citing at least two documents.

15. p. 563
Document-Based Questions
Answer # 2, 4, 6