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WWI: The War at Home
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Government Mobilization
Progressives in control of government New government agencies push for cooperation between big business and gov’t War Industries Bond (WIB): coordinate production of war materials Food Administration: victory gardens Fuel Administration: manage coal and oil “Heatless Mondays” War Bonds
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Getting To Work & Getting The Word Out
National War Labor Board Women enter the workforce The Great Migration Committee on Public Information (CPI) Propaganda The Espionage Act of 1917 Schenck v. United States (1919) Violence targets German-Americans, labor activists, socialists, and pacifists
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Building An Army 1917: Army + Nat’l Guard= 200,000
Selective Service Act of 1917 Draft (2.8 Americans drafted) Minorities fight in war Women in the military Clerks Active Duty Army Nurse Corps
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Work On It: On page 193, write and answer questions 1-4
For homework, create your own WWI propaganda poster
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