Transcript 14-2The Home Front

The Home Front
Chapter 14 Section 2
Selective Service
 The Selective Service act was passed in
1917.
 It required all men ages 21 to 30 to
register for the draft.
Volunteers for War
 Not everyone who fought in the war was
drafted.
 Roughly 2 million men volunteered for
military service during WWI.
African Americans in the War
 400,000 African Americans were drafted.
 42,000 of them served overseas.
 African Americans faced racism and
discrimination during WWI, and almost
always were forced to serve under white
officers.
Women in the Military
 WWI was the first war in which women
officially served in the armed forces.
 Most women were nurses or clerks
during WWI.
The Food Administration
 A very successful government agency
during WWI.
 What types of things did the Food
Administration introduce to try and help
with the war efforts? (pg 458)
Paying for the War
 By the end of WWI the United States
was spending about 44 million dollars a
day!
 This means the U.S. spend roughly 32
billion dollars on the war in total.
 See page 463.
 What are the two major ways that the
United States tried to raise money to pay
for the war?
Women Support Industry
 The war increased work opportunities for
women.
 Although women were allowed to fill
many industrial type jobs during the war,
these jobs were not always permanent,
as when the war was over most men
returned to their jobs and the women
had to return to their previous line of
work.
The Great Migration
 Roughly 300,000 to 500,000 African
Americans migrated from southern
states to Northern cities during the war.
 What caused this “great migration?”
Selling the War
 George Creel, the head of the CPI recruited
the following to help sway public opinion in
favor of the war:
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Advertising executives
Commercial artists
Authors
Songwriters
Entertainers
Public Speakers
Motion picture companies
A climate of suspicion
 The fear of spies and emphasis on
patriotism quickly led to the mistreatment
and persecution of many German
Americans.