HOW DID THE HOME FRONT RESPOND TO US ENTRY INTO WWI? The Home Front.
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Building up the Military
A. Selective Service Act• WWI was the 1st war in which the
government imposed conscription (the draft)
• Men were called to serve by lotteryB. Volunteers
Building up the MilitaryC. African Americans
1. 369th Infantry: received France’s highest medal of honor
D. Women1. Army Nursing Corps
Organizing Industry
A. War Industries Board• Encouraged companies to use mass
production to increase efficiency
Organizing Industry
B. Food & Fuel Administration
1. Most successful program during the war
a. “Food will win the war- Don’t waste it”
Slogan encouraged Americans to observe Wheatless Mondays
Paying for the War
A. Victory Bonds• Allowed the U.S.
government to borrow money with these for the war
Mobilizing the Workforce
A. National War Labor Board
• Prevented strikes from disrupting the war effort
B. Women join the workforce
Mobilizing the Workforce
C. Great Migration• African Americans moved from S. to N.
looking for jobsD. Mexican Americans
• Migrated North and settled in barrios
Ensuring Public Support
A. Selling the War1. Committee on Public
Information Duty of “selling” the war to
the people
2. “Four-Minute Men” Gave 4 minute speeches
on war topics
Civil Liberties Curtailed
A. Sedition and Espionage Acts
• Effectively silenced criticism of war at home
• Led to the deportation of thousands of immigrants
Climate of Suspicion
A. Anti-German Sentiment
• When WWI broke out, many German traditions/culture were done away with or re-named in U.S.