1. Ch Review PowerPoint

2. 1. The War Industries Board
Main job was to get this country to PRODUCE! Production increased 20%! Profits soared!

3. 2. The Railroad Administration
Controlled the nation’s railroads to foster efficiency to get war materials quickly and safely.

4. 3. Fuel Administration
Regulated coal supplies, rationed gasoline and heating oil so we had enough for war; introduced daylight savings time.

5. 4. The National War Labor Board
Resolved labor disputes between workers and management so production won’t stop.

6. 5. Food Administration
Encouraged Americans to voluntarily reduce food consumption or grow their own; tripled for Allies.

7. 6. Committee on Public Information
- Mobilized the nation’s artists and advertisers to popularize the war.
Recruited 75,000 4-Minute Men to make speeches.
Boosted Support for the war.

8. 7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
Prosecuted 2,000 people and convicted 1,000 who spoke out against the war.
Firing peopled opposed to war.
Revoked mailing privileges for publications against the war.

9. Many lost their job and some were attacked or killed.
8. Immigrants
Many lost their job and some were attacked or killed.
*** Our propaganda turned many Americans against immigrants from countries we were fighting against.

10. 9. African Americans
- The Great Migration - For the 1st time in US history, AA’s could serve under AA officers in the war.

11. 10. Women
Many women worked in jobs that were traditionally held by men, helped to pass the 19th Amendment