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WAR AT HOME President Wilson was granted control over much of the economy WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD (WIB) (1917/18) – Bernard Baruch –Mass production (assembly line) –Retail prices increased
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WAR AT HOME CONT.. FUEL ADMINSTRATION: DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME ESTABLISHED FOOD ADMINISTRATION: –Hebert Hoover –Help produce and conserve food –pictures
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FINANCING THE WAR Progressive income tax War profits tax Higher excise tax “liberty loans” “Victory loans”
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PROPAGANDA COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION (cpi) Leader: George Creel “Four minute men” posters
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ATTACKS ON GERMAN CITIZENS Schools stopped teaching German Libraries removed books by German authors Changing names of German related things:
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ESPIONAGE & SEDITION ACTS (1917/18) People could be fined up to $10,000 or sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal about the government or war efforts
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THE GREAT MIGRATION Large scale movement of southern African Americans to cities in the north. Reasons:
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WOMEN FOR THE WAR EFFORT TYPES OF JOBS WOMEN TOOK DURING THE WAR.
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FLU EPIDEMIC: 1918 Affected about ¼ of Americans killed about 500,000 Americans
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