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World War I on the Home Front Support vs. Opposition Slide 2 Get out your notes and take 5 minutes to study for the quiz Slide 3 How did WWI affect the daily lives of Americans? Slide 4 OPPOSE SUPPORT Conscientious objectors Created the Womans Peace Party Risked prison time for resisting draft Made short speeches to build support for the war Created because of WWI Slide 5 SUPPORT Bought & sold bonds Planted Victory Gardens Conserved food & energy Womens fashion modernized People went with less SUPPORT War Industries Board Food Administration Conservation & bond sale efforts Worked closely with industries for 1 st time Slide 6 MIXED For: Urge African Americans to serve to gain equality Against: End discrimination @ home first! Divided the community SUPPORT Moved North to work open jobs in factories New job opportunities Started to fight back Slide 7 Primary Source Interpretation: Title: African-Americans Lynched by K.K.K in Alabama (1917) Analysis: President Wilson asked Americans to help make the world safe for democracy in WWI, why would many wonder about democracy at home after witnessing images like this? Slide 8 The Great Migration Millions of African Americans move from Southern states to Northern states Push Factors 1. Crop Failures 2. Hate Crimes 3. Racism Pull Factors 1. Employment in Wartime Industries 2. Opportunities in Northern Cities Pull Factors 1. Employment in Wartime Industries 2. Opportunities in Northern Cities Slide 9 1. What are some of the cities African Americans migrated to? 2. Would this migration help or hurt racism towards African Americans? Slide 10 SUPPORT (most) Bought war bonds Conserved resources Worked in wartime industries Faced discrimination & mob violence Accused of spying OPPOSE Speeches & newspaper articles Refused to serve in military Arrested for disloyalty Meeting halls raided Mob violence Slide 11 Self-appointed patriot groups enforced 100 percent Americanism Robert Prager, a German born, was lynched by a mob in 1918 He had tried to join the draft! Slide 12 What do you see in this political cartoon? What do you think the message is? Slide 13 Slide 14 Check Out One thing you learned today WITH DETAILS!