Chapter 11 Section 3 The War at Home

War Time Agencies War Industries Board – encouraged companies to use mass production techniques to increase efficiency under Bernard Baruch Eliminate waste Set production quotas and allocated materials Prices rose and corporate profits increased

Railroad Administration – control railroads War Time Agencies Railroad Administration – control railroads Fuel Administration – monitors Coal Gasoline Lightless nights Daylight savings time

War Time Agencies National War Labor Board – to deal with disputes between management and labor Workers who disagreed with board decisions could lose their draft exemption Improve factory conditions

Food Administration – encouraged Americans to reduce food consumption War Time Agencies Food Administration – encouraged Americans to reduce food consumption Increased food shipments to Allies Wheatless, porkless days Victory gardens

Committee on Public Information – 1st propaganda agency War Time Agencies Committee on Public Information – 1st propaganda agency Led by former muckraker George Creel Nation’s artists and advertising agencies to create artwork promoting the war “Four Minute Men”- deliver pro-war speeches

Immigrants – persecuted especially Germans How did the war affect? Immigrants – persecuted especially Germans Lost their jobs Towns changed names Schools stop teaching German Remove German authors from libraries violence

How did the war affect? African-Americans – Great Migration – movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in North Outbreak of WWI and drop in immigration to America led to increased job opportunities Increased racial tensions in cities

Women – How did the war affect? Moved into jobs that were men only Worked as volunteers Worked for 19th Amendment

Health – Flu epidemic killed 30 million people worldwide How did the war affect? Health – Flu epidemic killed 30 million people worldwide