The Home Front During WWI 1 How were

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The Home Front During WWI 1. How were the economy and workers mobilized for

The Home Front During WWI 1. How were the economy and workers mobilized for war? 2. How did the government maintain support for the war?

Financing the War • War Revenue Act of 1917 passed to increase taxes •

Financing the War • War Revenue Act of 1917 passed to increase taxes • Gov’t borrows $ from citizens in the form of Liberty Bonds

War Industries Board (WIB) • Authority to regulate all materials needed in the war

War Industries Board (WIB) • Authority to regulate all materials needed in the war effort. • Determined which factories would convert to war production.

Regulating Food and Fuel • Food Administration created to manage food production – Goal

Regulating Food and Fuel • Food Administration created to manage food production – Goal was to increase production and conserve food – Provided incentives for farmers – Encouraged Americans to grow victory gardens – Limited alcohol content

Labor in WWI • National War Labor Board created – arbiter between labor/business to

Labor in WWI • National War Labor Board created – arbiter between labor/business to prevent strikes – Granted concessions to workers (8 hr day, equal pay for women) in return for promise not to strike during war

Labor in WWI Cont. • When men left their jobs to go to the

Labor in WWI Cont. • When men left their jobs to go to the front others came to fill their places – Northern factories recruited Af-Am labor from South Great Migration – Women: new job opportunities for duration of war

Influencing Public Opinion • Committee on Public Information Created – Celebrities utilized – Patriotic

Influencing Public Opinion • Committee on Public Information Created – Celebrities utilized – Patriotic posters and pamphlets – Elimination of German influence on American culture

Squashing Dissent • Espionage Act – Punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing

Squashing Dissent • Espionage Act – Punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty • Sedition Act – Criminalized speaking out against the war, government, military, flag – Harsh penalties for “obstructing war effort” • Schenck v. United States: limits free speech during war

Talk to your neighbor: • How did the government mobilize the economy and workers

Talk to your neighbor: • How did the government mobilize the economy and workers for war? • How did the government maintain support for the war?