Americans on the Home Front

Key Terms Liberty Bond Price controls Rationing Daylight savings time Sedition Vigilante

Financing the War Liberty Bonds were being sold to support the Allied cause William Gibbs McAdoo raised more than $20 billion for the war effort Boy and Girl Scouts set up booths on street corners and sold bonds

Managing the Economy A War Industries Board oversaw the nation's war related productions A War Trade Board licensed foreign trade and punished firms suspected of dealing with the enemy Lever Food and Fuel Control Act Gave the President the power to manage the production and distribution of foods and fuels vital to the war effort Began to manage how much food people bought

Managing the Economy Rationing was used to limit the goods that were being used Women played a key role in Hoover’s program Created the Fuel Administration to limit gas Daylight Saving Time Increased the number of daylight hours available for work

Enforcing Loyalty The government imposed censorship on the press and banned some publications from the mails The fear of espionage was widespread The National Security League Established a literacy test for immigrants The war also spurred a general hostility toward Germans In 1917, Congress passed the Espionage Act Illegal to obstruct the sale of Liberty Bonds

Enforcing Loyalty The Sedition Act violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech Eugene V. Debs was jailed for criticizing the American government Industrial Workers of the World was established

Changing People’s Lives Military drill became part of many school programs. The war virtually stopped the flow of immigrants from Europe Businesses suddenly needed workers Women had new opportunities to work

Questions to Consider What benefits did daylight savings time provide to the people during this time? What is the Espionage Act? What is the Sedition Act?