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