1. WWI at Home

2. Selective Service Act
Selective Service Act of 1917: forced Americans to go to war (“draft”)
1917 (ages 21-30)
1918 (ages 21-45)
Later in 1918 (ages 18-45)
NO substitutions! Less than 2% tried to get out of going to fight during WWI
WW2, 10%
Vietnam, 19%

4. Espionage Act
Espionage Act: issued a $10,000 fine AND 20 years imprisonment for interfering with the recruiting of troops, or the disclosure of information dealing with national defense (spying)
Additional penalties for those who refused to perform military service

5. Great Migration:
Jobs needed in factories working for the war effort created new jobs. About 2 million African Americans moved to Northern cities (Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo) for work and a better life.

6. Schenck v. United States
Charles Schenck (Socialist party secretary)
Protested the draft during WWI
Arrested for violating the Espionage Act
Upheld the Espionage Act of 1917
Freedom of speech is LIMITED during wartime