1. War at Home 

2. Congress gives Power to Wilson
War Economy- Government controls pricing, and regulation of war-related industries.
War Industries Board encouraged businesses to mass produce techniques to increase efficiency. Lead by Bernard M. Baruch

3. Changes in Jobs The war created many jobs
Pay was not enough to cover food and housing costs
Over 6,000 strikes during the war months
Wilson established the National War Labor Board to deal with disputes between management and labor. 

4. Social Changes 
Anti-Immigrant Hysteria- Against Germans and Austria-Hungary
Espionage and Sedition Acts- a person could receive up to a $10,000 fine and be sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with war efforts.
2,000 prosecutions 1,000 convictions. 

5. The Great Migration 
Movement of African Americans from the South to the North
Getting away from racial discrimination
Boll weevil infestation and bad weather killed crops
Many job opportunities 
Black owned newspapers recruit blacks in the South. 

6. Women Received new job opportunities after the war.
Women still did not receive equal pay.
1919 Congress finally passed the 19th Amendment allowing women to vote. 

7. Flu Epidemic 
Fall of 1918, a quarter of U.S. Population caught the flu.
Impacted economy of US
Known as the "mystery illness"
Cost 30 million lives worldwide.