1. Notes 12.2
Lesson 2 The Home Front During World War I

2. Lesson 2 The Home Front During World War I
Notes 12.2
Lesson 2 The Home Front During World War I
Key Terms
Selective Service Act
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
conscientious objectors
Espionage Act
Great Migration

3. Mobilizing for War
America enacted Selective Service Act to build military (draft)
4M men sent to help Allies in France

4. Mobilizing for War
War Industries Board (WIB) regulated all industries engaged in war effort
Began to produce more food and materials for war effort
Hebert Hoover (Food Administration) enacted conservation
Meatless Tuesdays

5. Mobilizing for War
Which segment of the U.S. economy was strongest from ? Why?

6. Mobilizing for War
CPI (Committee on Public Information) educated the public about the causes and nature of the war
Pamphlets, press releases, and speakers

7. Opposition to the War
Many opposed the draft, some were exempt from the draft
Conscientious objectors-moral or religious belief forbid them to fight in wars
Some women’s groups opposed the war

8. Opposition to the War
Espionage Act-postal authorities could ban treasonable newspapers and magazines from the mail
Sedition Act-could not use disloyal language about government or military
Germans were discriminated against

10. Opposition to the War

11. The War Changes U.S. Society
Women were able to work in factories and other jobs that men left
Convinced President Wilson of their suffrage demands

12. The War Changes U.S. Society
Great Migration-many African-Americans moved from South to the North during the war

13. The War Changes U.S. Society

14. The War Changes U.S. Society
Mexico’s Revolution caused violence and poverty
They got jobs on western farms and ranches