the home front
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The Home Front. m obilizing a nation. This was America’s first major modern war after being isolationists for so long. We were not ready for a major war, so Wilson created organizations to organize the economy, workforce, and the military. “Mobilize not an army, but a nation.”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Home Frontmobilizing a nation.
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This was America’s first major modern war after being
isolationists for so long. We were not ready for a major war, so
Wilson created organizations to organize the economy, workforce, and the military. “Mobilize not an
army, but a nation.”
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Building the Military• When the U.S. first went to war in April of
1917, it had about 300,000 soldiers.• The government decided that conscription
was the only way to quickly build army.• About 2 million men volunteered• The Selective Service Act of 1917 required
all males between 21 and 30 to sign up for the draft.
• 2.8 million were drafted
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Draftees Lining Up
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On July 9, 1917, Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were sentenced to two-year prison terms for
violating the Selective Service Act of 1917.
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Propaganda for Enlistment
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U.S. Citizens Involved
• 400,000 African Americans served in the war effort.
• 11,000 women served in the armed forces. Their jobs included:1. Nurses4. Pharmacists 2. Radio operators 5. Chemists3. Electricians 6. Torpedo builders
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Think about what this meant:
Black soldiers are being asked to fight for global democracy when they aren’t even allowed many basic liberties in the US.
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369th Infantry Regiment• US had black soldiers, but didn’t generally
let them fight (cooks, cleaners, etc)• The 369th was based out of Brooklyn, and
was “given” to the French, and send to the trenches immediately
• 191 days in trenches…1,500 causalities• Nicknamed the “Harlem Hellfighters” and
the “Black Rattlers” for the fighting• French awarded them the Croix de Guerre
(“war cross”) for their bravery in battle
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Women in the War…Remember they still can’t vote
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Funding The War• The War Industries Board (WIB) was created to supervise
the construction of war materials like tanks, guns, etc. • The Food Administration (FA) was responsible for
increasing production but reducing public consumption. People were placed on food stamps so you wouldn’t over spend.
• The FA also wanted you to observe wheatless Mondays, meatless Tuesdays, and porkless Thursdays.
• The FA encouraged people to plant “victory gardens” to grow their own crops which would make more available for the troops.
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Funding The War• The Fuel Administration encouraged people to save
on oil, gas, and coal. They also introduced daylight savings time and shortened workweeks for non war factories. Also wanted you to practice heatless Mondays.
• Congress raised taxes and sold Liberty Bonds to help fund the war. These bonds were loans people would make to the government and they would be paid back with interest.
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Women enter a “man’s” workforce
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The Great Migration Begins
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Congress Takes ActionCommittee on Public Information (CPI)-
This was formed to “sell” the war to the people (American propaganda). They made movies, posters, and hired movie stars, artists, and authors to speak to the public.
• “4 minute men” were trained to travel to different cities and give speeches to churches, schools, etc
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Congress Takes Action…See ya later civil liberties
• The Espionage Act of 1917- – punish those people who gave secrets away to aid the
enemy. – punished anyone who interfere with the draft or the war.
• Does not allow "communication of national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it."
• provided penalties of 20 years imprisonment and fines up to $10,000 for those convicted of interfering with military recruitment.
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Congress Takes Action • The Sedition Act of 1918- – illegal to express opposition to the war. – Illegal to critize the President or Congress about the war.
• An amendment to the espionage act and was to be only valid in times of war
• "the nation's most extreme antispeech legislation”• one historian reports that "some fifteen hundred
prosecutions were carried out under the Espionage and Sedition Acts, resulting in more than a thousand convictions."
• Whereas the espionage act was against action, this legislated words.
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Is this happening again with Wikileaks and US Patriot Act?