A I M : H O W D I D W O R L D W A R I I M P A C T L I F E A T H O M E ?

WORLD WAR I – ON THE HOME FRONT

TIME TO THINK

• Woodrow Wilson requested a declaration of war from Congressin order, “to make the world a safe place for democracy.” To what extentdo you think WWI increased democracy in the world? Explain.

WAKE UP, AMERICA!• Americans were not eager

to enter the war, and Americans of German ancestry tended to support Germany, not Britain and France. The government’s first task was to convince citizens that they must support the war effort without reservation. Here, a woman clad in the stars and stripes represents America and American liberty.

• Poster by James Montgomery Flagg, 1917.

LIBERTY BONDS ADVERTISEMENTS

• How did the advertisements reflect Wilson’s war aim of “making the world safe for democracy”?

• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5765• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/4978• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5067• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5073• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5072• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5071

MILITARY RECRUITMENT

• How did the advertisements reflect American Ideals of liberty and democracy?

• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/4964• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5765• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/6203• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5037• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5043• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5045• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5069• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/5040

WORLD WAR I AND PROPAGANDA

• How do these documents reflect the idea of democracy? (handout)

WWI NEGATIVE IMPACT

• Palmer Raids• Sacco and Vanzetti• Schenck vs. US• Esponage Act• Sedition Act• Fear of Foreigners • Hatred of Germans

WWI POSITIVE IMPACT

• Minorities and Women • Increase in job opportunities.

• Prohibition

• Boosted Economy• Liberty bonds sold to finance the war effort• War Industries Board regulated industrial production

• Lever Food and Fuel Control Act• Price controls and rationing on food and fuel

SUPPORT OR REFUTE

• The actions of the United States during and immediately following World War I were inconsistent with its stated objective of making “the world safe for democracy.”