US THE HOME FRONT
DO NOW
In order to go to war what preparations do you think a
country needs to make?
SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT
Authorizes a draft of young men for military service“Great National Lottery”Secretary of War Newton D. Baker pulls number
out of jarGroup of men assigned that number become
drafteesConscientious Objectors
People whose moral or religious beliefs forbade them to fight
WAR ECONOMY
Economy needed to shift from peacetime to war economy
War Industries Board Headed by Bernard BaruchRegulated what products were made, where
they went and how much they would costFood Administration-Herbert Hoover
Set prices for food and encouraged conservation of food
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION
Two responsibilities
educate public about the war
Convince Americans war was a just cause
George Creel-Director of CPI
“sell America”
Designed posters (propaganda)
ESPIONAGE ACT/SEDITION ACTEspionage Act- severe penalties for anyone
engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities
Obstructing army recruiters, aiding enemy, interference of war effort
Sedition Act- unlawful to use “disloyal, profane or abusive language” towards the government, the Constitution or military forces
Eugene V. Debs-leader of socialist party
Arrested under Sedition Act
WOMEN
Women were split on the U.S. joining the war
Women’s Peace Party
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Women enter the workforce
Took many different jobs vacated by men
This earned them the right to vote
AFRICAN-AMERICANSMany African-Americans enlisted in WWI
Served in segregated units
The Great Migration
Over 1 million African-Americans migrated from the south up to the north in the U.S.
Main reason was to escape from violent racism