world war i: the war at home
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World War I: The War At Home. 1914-1920. Mobilizing the Nation. Wilson mobilized the U.S. P rograms to finance the war, conserve scarce resources, & redirect industry & labor Propaganda for support & intolerance of antiwar. Directing the Economy. E conomy had to reorganized - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
World War I: The War At Home
1914-1920
Mobilizing the Nation Wilson mobilized the U.S.
Programs to finance the war, conserve scarce resources, & redirect industry & labor
Propaganda for support & intolerance of antiwar
Directing the Economy Economy had to reorganized Raising $= eventually cost $35 billion
Raised $ w/ Liberty bonds & Victory bonds Promotion each issue= Huge success
taxes on business & large personal incomes $10 billion for the war
Directing the Economy Coordinating the actions of gov’t & business w/ war
boards Never took complete control Set prices & production of supplies & regulated
businesses
Conserving Resources Fed. war boards= Food Admin. & Fuel Admin.- regulated
the production & supply Herbert Hoover= Food Admin.
food production & conserved existing supplies Guaranteed farmers high prices= production
Conserving Resources Reduce consumption= effective
Wheat less & meatless days “Victory gardens” Harry Garfield= Fuel Admin.
Heatless Mondays 1918, closed factories east of the Mississippi River
for
Organizing Industry 100s of boards regulated production & distribution
RR Admin. reorganized by setting limits= rates & wages
Coordinated by War Industries Board (WIB) Allocated scarce materials, production priorities, &
prices
Organizing Industry Critical of programs
Intervention would damage the U.S. system of free enterprise
Profits soared= critics stopped
Quick Review What did the U.S. government do to finance
the war?
How was the Food & Fuel Administration successful?
What happened to industry as a result of President Wilson’s programs?
Activity: Promo Commercial Create a promotional commercial describing the
government’s efforts to prepare the nation for war Promote a specific effort or several, up to you Informative & Entertaining Use a rubric