World War I
11.4
On the
Home
Front
Financing the War
►War
is expensive,
government
fundraises with taxes.
►Liberty Bonds –
sold to support the
war effort. Buyers
could redeem them
later for cash plus
interest.
New Government Agencies
►War
Industries Board - told
manufacturers what and how much to
produce, fixed prices.
►Fuel Administration –gasless days
and Daylight Savings Time.
►National War Labor Board –
mediated labor disputes.
 Standardized wages, hours and working
conditions.
Regulating Food Consumption
Food will win the
war.”
►Increase output
and reduce
waste.
►Women eager to
play purposeful
part in war, make
this happen.
►“
Controlling Hearts and Minds
►America
becomes a
propaganda machine.
►“Hate the Hun”
slogan promoted
hostility towards
Germans.
►National Securities
Act – prevented
spies, limits
immigration.
Repression of Civil Liberties
►Espionage
Act – illegal to interfere
with draft.
► Industrial Workers of the
World – socialist group sought to
overthrow capitalism. Assaulted and
arrested for their views.
►Sedition Act – illegal to discuss
anything disloyal to American form
of Government.
Cultural and Social Changes
►Wartime
economy propelled women
and minorities into better social
standings.
►The 18th
Amendment Prohibition finally
passes in 1917.
Saved supplies
for more essential
products.