World War I American Home Front

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World War I American Home Front

Propaganda on the Home Front - Sort each of the posters into 4-5 categories based on similarities (audience, purpose, tone, etc.) - On separate sheet, record the reason you grouped those posters (2-3 bullets/sentences)

Home Front Propaganda Finance Conserve Produce at home Enlist Women’s efforts

World War I American Home Front

New Agencies War Industries Board (1917) War Trade Board Lots of power—gave out raw material, told what and how much to produce, and set prices War Trade Board Licensed foreign trade Punished companies suspected of dealing with the enemy

Financing the War Liberty Bonds—special war bonds Raised $20 billion Boy & Girl Scouts Committee on Public Information Famous actors led rallies Speeches before events

Regulating Food & Fuel Lever Food and Fuel Control Act (1917)—gave president power to manage food and fuel Rations Gasless Days Daylight Saving Time

World War I American Home Front

Enforcing Loyalty Info controlled by gov’t (censorship) Banned movies Films and pamphlets explained war aims Example slogans: “Buy Bonds till it hurts” and “The soldier gives-you must lend”

Fear the Foreigners Fear of German secret agents Limits on immigration Nativism revival

“Hate the Hun” Hun = nickname based on people who had brutally invaded Europe H.S. stopped teaching German Changed language German measles  liberty measles German shepherds  police dogs Frankfurters  hot dogs Sauerkraut  liberty cabbage Lynching of German-born citizens

Repression of Liberties Espionage Act (1917) - illegal to interfere with the draft Sedition Act (1918) - illegal to obstruct sale of bonds or to discuss anything disloyal or profane about American gov’t

Changing Lives African Americans Women The Great Migration  moved north for jobs in manufacturing Women Joined the labor force

Home Front Efforts Create propaganda posters to represent the efforts made for the war back in America.

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