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maxush-WW1 Home Fron
maxush-WW 1 Home Front
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| forced military service, opposed by many progressives | conscription |
| draft, lottery used to decide who would serve and who would not | selective service |
| drafted, serve in a segregated military, many awarded accommodations for bravery and service in Europe | African-American |
| army nurses only women sent overseas, army and navy used women to free up men to fight, navy only branch to allow women to enlist | women and the military |
| government would not control economy, instead would work cooperatively with big business to ensure efficient use of resources | economy |
| created to coordinate production of war materials | War Industries Board (WIB) |
| Wall Street stockbroker appointed as head of WIB | Bernard Baruch |
| directed by Herbert Hoover, created to increase food production and reduce consumption at home, meatless days, wheatless Mondays | Food Adm. |
| encouraged people to raise their own vegetables, would mean more for troops | victory garden |
| wanted people to conserve coal and oil, gasless Tuesdays | Fuel Adm. |
| move clocks forward an hour to conserve energy | daylight saving time |
| sold to Americans as a way of raising money for war effort, buy a bond for about a third of face value, hold it for a number of years | liberty bond/victory bond |
| established to prevent strikes, union leaders promised not to strike if guaranteed 8 hr day, wage increase, and the right to organize | National War Labor Board |
| replaced men in workforce as men went off to fight, after war left workforce | Women and industry |
| movement of African Americans from the South to the North to work in factories | Great Migration |
| moved north for jobs, many discriminated against | Mexican workers |
| Creel committee, sell idea of war to American people | Committee on Public Information (CPI) Creel Committee |
| delivered short speeches to keep people informed at any gathering | Four minute men |
| made it illegal to “spy” or aid the enemy | Espionage Act |
| made it illegal to criticize the government or the President | Sedition Act |
| court ruled freedom of speech is limited if it presents a clear and present danger to others | Schenck v. US |
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