1. AIM: HOW DID WORLD WAR I IMPACT LIFE AT HOME? WORLD WAR I – ON THE HOME FRONT

2. TIME TO THINK Woodrow Wilson requested a declaration of war from Congress in order, “to make the world a safe place for democracy.” To what extent do you think WWI increased democracy in the world? Explain.

3. WAKE UP, AMERICA! Americans were not eager to enter the war, and Americans of German ancestry tended to support Germany, not Britain and France. The government’s first task was to convince citizens that they must support the war effort without reservation. Here, a woman clad in the stars and stripes represents America and American liberty. Poster by James Montgomery Flagg, 1917.

4. LIBERTY BONDS ADVERTISEMENTS How did the advertisements reflect Wilson’s war aim of “making the world safe for democracy”? http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5765 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/4978 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5067 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5073 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5072 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5071

5. MILITARY RECRUITMENT How did the advertisements reflect American Ideals of liberty and democracy? http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/4964 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5765 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/6203 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5037 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5043 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5045 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5069 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5040

6. WORLD WAR I AND PROPAGANDA How do these documents reflect the idea of democracy? (handout)

7. WWI NEGATIVE IMPACT Palmer Raids Sacco and Vanzetti Schenck vs. US Esponage Act Sedition Act Fear of Foreigners Hatred of Germans

8. WWI POSITIVE IMPACT Minorities and Women Increase in job opportunities. Prohibition Boosted Economy Liberty bonds sold to finance the war effort War Industries Board regulated industrial production Lever Food and Fuel Control Act Price controls and rationing on food and fuel

9. SUPPORT OR REFUTE The actions of the United States during and immediately following World War I were inconsistent with its stated objective of making “the world safe for democracy.”