Transcript The war at home: key terms

THE WAR AT HOME: KEY TERMS
october.31.2014
I can analyze the Espionage and Sedition Acts and
explain how they impacted the U.S.
TODAY’S GOALS
I can identify and describe key terms in relation to
World War I
who
April 6, 1917
Woodrow Wilson
why April 2 – Wilson asks for declaration of War
April 4 – Senate passes 82-6
April 6 – House passes 373-50
U.S. ENTERS THE WAR
when
who Woodrow Wilson
George Creel (chairman)
why
Goal: convince the public to
support the war
Used posters, speakers, movies,
etc.
Buy war bonds and tattle on
draft dodgers
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION
when April 1917
who
why
Throughout WWI
American government
American people
U.S. needed to raise money – sell war bonds
You pay “x” now, receive “x+i” later – interest
Raised over $2,000,000,000
In addition to raising taxes
WAR BONDS
when
who Congress with support of Wilson
why
Army only had 300,000 troops – more
were needed
Selective Service Act of 1917 – all men
21-30 register
Lottery to choose
2,800,000 drafted
Still – 2,000,000 also volunteered
SELECTIVE SERVICE
when May 1917
why
Manage war-time economy
What to produce, how much to produce,
price, etc.
Conserve Food – victory gardens
Conserve energy – coal, oil, short
workweeks, DST
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD (WIB)
when July 1917
who
Herbert Hoover (Food
Administration)
Harry Garfield (Fuel
Administration)
who Henry Ford & other company
owners
Southern African Americans
why
Promise of high wages and
many jobs
300,000-500,000 African
American migrate north
Cities like Chicago, NYC,
Cleveland, Detroit
GREAT MIGRATION
when Began in 1916
who
why
March 1918
William H. Taft (former president) co-chair
Prevent strikes that might hurt war efforts
NWLB worked to improve wages, hours and unions
Union leaders agreed to not interrupt war production
NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD
when