1. The Home front

2. Managing America
War Industries Board (1917) – led by Bernard Baruch, told businesses what to produce
Food Administration (1917) –increasing food production while decreasing civilian consumption
Liberty Bonds –Gov’t borrows money to pay for war
National War Labor Board (1918) –handled labor disputes that might hinder production for the war effort

3. 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

4. Famous Court Case
Schenck v. United States (1919) – court case that challenged the Espionage and Sedition Acts
Schenck was charged after passing out flyers criticizing the draft and asked people to peacefully challenge it

5. Result of Schenck v. U.S.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that Schenck passing out flyers was a “clear and present danger”
ruled freedom of speech could be limited during war

6. Home front
Women and African Americans joined factories and worked jobs helped boost economy
African Americans could fight, but in segregated troops
19th Amendment- Gave women right to vote

7. Debating the League of Nations
U.S. senate fails to approve of the League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge against it
Many believed the League of Nations would commit the U.S. to war

8. Isolationism Isolationism- staying out of foreign affairs
America recovered from the war and focused on domestic issues
Dawes Plan- economic aid given to Germany to help recover from the war

9. Red Scare A fear of communism in the United States
Mitchell Palmer - the Attorney General of the United States lead raids against suspected radicals (Palmer Raids)
Established the FBI- Federal Bureau of Investigation