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The YanksAre Coming!

AMERICAN EXPEDTIONARY FORCES General John J. Pershing, commanding general of the AEF. Referred to as the Doughboys and Yanks. 2 million in France by Sept. 1918pershing

Americans in the Trenches

Expansion of theFederal Government

Council of National DefenseWar Industries Board Bernard Baruch

Food Administration Herbert Hoover

Railroad Administration William McAdoo

National War Labor Board William Howard Taft

War Industries Board

To build weapons for the war, US industry would undergo a massive change.From a peacetime industry to a war time industry..Led by Bernard Baruch, the WIB set prices and determined what goods should be produced by private industry.US Govt. controlled the economy Contradiction?

War Industries Board

US ENTRY INTO WWIFood Administration: Herbert Hoover heads effort to conserve food and boost agricultural output US feeds the world from the farms and ranches in the Great Plains Bread basket of the WorldLiberty and victory gardensMeatless and wheatless days

U. S. Food Administration

National War Garden Commission

U. S. School Garden Army

U. S. Shipping Board

U. S. Fuel Administration

Committee on Public InformationCreel Committee, headed by George Creel, told Americans what the war was about and to publicize the American aims.Propaganda posters to get Americans to support the war effort.US ENTRY INTO WWI

Committee on Public Informationpresidents actions