Transcript War on the Homefront

How did we get here?
• What were the 2 main
reasons that the U.S. got
involved in WWI?
Why was the
United States’
involvement in
WWI important?
#1 - U.S. arrival tips
balance in Allies’ favor
Central
Powers
Allies
#2 - The U.S.
troops were
fresh and
ready to close
out the war.
#3 – The
United
States filled in
when Russia left
the war.
When Russia left the war in 1917,
was this good or bad for Germany?
Great
Britain
Russia
Germany
France
Austria Hungary
Ottoman Empire
THE UNITED
STATES ENTERS
THE WAR !!!
WWI was a...
Countries put all their
resources into the war
effort
Preparation for war
(military & civilian)
How does
America
mobilize?
#1 – Raise an Army
Doughboys
General John J.
Pershing
The Doughboys
1 million US soldiers
by end of WWI
Compulsory
enrollment
in
the
Men 21 to 30
military
signed up for
the draft
Army Corps of
Nurses
(no pay or
benefits)
13,000 Non-combat
positions
Navy & Marines
Harlem Hell Fighters
Blacks segregated &
excluded from Navy &
Marines
Alvin
York
Conscientious
objector (CO):
person who
opposes war
on moral
grounds
York eventually fought...
Armed with a rifle &
revolver York killed 25
Germans &, with 6 others,
captured 132 prisoners
#2 – MASS
PRODUCTION
War Industries Board
(WIB):
Encouraged companies
to mass-produce
Government agencies
regulated the economy
Examples:
Fuel Adm. &
daylight
savings time
“gasless Sundays” &
“lightless nights”
Women replaced
men in factories &
other jobs
Women police
After
the
war?
Americans
were
urged to
help the
war effort
by saving
food.
Porkless,
Wheatless,
Meatless, &
Sweetless Days
No sugar bowls
on tables &
served bread
after 1st course
#3– PAYING
FOR THE WAR
1/3 = income taxes
2/3 = Liberty Bonds
This poster is
designed to mold
public opinion
and make people
think or act in a
certain way.
What do we call
this type of
information?
One-sided
information
used to
mold public
opinion
Committee on Public
Information (CPI)
Inspired
patriotism
Spurred
hatred of
other people
Hamburgers:
“Liberty Sandwich”
Sauerkraut:
“Liberty Cabbage”
Espionage &
Sedition Acts
Socialists:
Eugene V. Debs