1. The War at Home

2. The War Encourages Social Change
African Americans and the War
Black public opinion on war split
½ with W.E.B Du Bois & ½ with William Monroe Trotter
W.E.B Du Bois believed blacks should support the war effort
William Monroe Trotter believed victims of racism should not support a racist govt.
Trotter favored protests
Most A.A. backed the war

3. B. The Great Migration A.A. moved north to escape Jim Crow South Laws
Great Migration: large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of southern blacks to cities in the north
Greatest effect of WWI
Reasons for black migration
Escape racial discrimination in the south
Boll weevil infestation, floods, &droughts ruined many of the South's cotton fields
More job opportunities in the north
A.A. moved north to escape Jim Crow South Laws

4. C. The Flu Epidemic
Flu effected ¼ of population as well as affecting businesses
No cure for flu
Killed 500,000 Americans
Was spread worldwide by soldiers
WWI came to sudden end
Leaders of the victorious nations gathered at Versailles outside Paris to work out the terms of peace
Flu killed more people then the war

5. Schenck v. U.S. (1919)
Charles Schenk: an official of the U.S. socialist party
distributed leaflets that called the draft a “deed against humanity” & compared conscription to slavery, urging conscripts to “assert your rights”
Schenck convicted of sedition & sentenced to prison
Argued conviction, punishment, & law violated his right of free speech

6. Schenck v. U.S. (1919)-(continued)
This case became famous as a guide for how the 1st amendment defines the right to free speech
Holmes wrote the best known observation about free speech during this case: “ protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting ‘ fire ’ in a theatre and causing a panic “
The Sedition Act ( 1918)- made it a crime to “ willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of the government

7. Schenck v. U.S. (1919)-(continued)
Our freedoms of expression continue to depend upon the first article of the Bill of Rights which was written over 200 years ago
This case affected many court cases

8. Quiz
Which believed blacks should support the war effort ? W.E.B Du Bois
Which believed victims of racism should not support a racist govt ? William Monroe Trotter
What is the large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of southern blacks to cities in the north? Great Migration:
What is Schenck vs. U.S. famous for ? This case became famous as a guide for how the 1st amendment defines the right to free speech
What act made it a crime to “ willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of the government ? The Sedition Act ( 1918)

9. Quiz Answers
Which believed blacks should support the war effort ? W.E.B Du Bois
Which believed victims of racism should not support a racist govt ? William Monroe Trotter
What is the large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of southern blacks to cities in the north? Great Migration
What is Schenck vs. U.S. famous for ? This case became famous as a guide for how the 1st amendment defines the right to free speech
What act made it a crime to “ willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of the government ? The Sedition Act ( 1918)