1. The Homefront “Home, let me come home / home is wherever I’m with you”
--Edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros

2. Managing America
War Industries Board (1917) – government told businesses what to produce
Food Administration (1917) –increasing food production while decreasing civilian consumption = rationing
Liberty Bonds –government borrows money from the people to pay for war
National War Labor Board (1918) –handled labor disputes that might hinder production for the war effort

3. Wartime Economics
Government need MONEY to win the war    sold Liberty Bonds to American citizens
Liberty Bonds were a symbol of American Patriotism
Government also increased taxes as another source of revenue

4. Wartime Economics
Government increased regulation of industry in order to support the war effort
War Industries Board: centralized control over raw materials, production, and prices
Food Administration: encouraged Americans to eat less meat and bread so that more could be shipped to troops

5. Espionage and Sedition
Espionage Act (1917) – established punishment and prison time for those caught spying (espionage)
Sedition Act (1918) – made it a crime to criticize the war
Both caused excessive propaganda

6. Women and African Americans
Women and African Americans joined factories and worked jobs helped boost economy
Many men had been drafted into the military
Immigration had been restricted during the war
African Americans could fight, but in segregated troops