1. Today’s Warm-Up
#1) In your own words, describe what you think propaganda is.
#2) Do you see any propaganda today?
A) Give some examples

2. The Home Front
Chapter 7 Lesson 2

3. How did Congress prepare country for war?
Agencies were created to emphasize cooperation between Big Business and Govt
War Industries Board (WIB)created to produce war materials
Factories started pumping out war necessities

4. How did Congress prepare country for war?
The Food Administration created to increase food production….
And decrease civilian consumption
Victory Gardens were pushed

5. How did Congress prepare country for war?
Fuel Administration managed use of coal and oil
Daylight savings time introduced
Decreased work week for civilian factories and Heatless Monday

6. Turn and Talk Activity
Taxes were raised on people and corporations and war industry profits
TURN AND TALK
“Do you think people would be willing to pay higher taxes to go to war today?”

7. War and the Workforce Deals between unions and factories
8-hour days, higher pay, right to organize = no strikes
Women start to take factory jobs – “proof they can do it”
Great Migration for AA – better jobs/out of the south

8. What was the Committee of Public Opinion?
Designed to “sell” the war effort to the people
Propaganda Posters
“four-minute speeches”

9. Civil rights and the Home front
President Wilson suspicious of war critics
Espionage Act of 1917
(detect spies / mail censorship)
Schenck vs. US (draft flyers)
Sedition Act of 1918 (disloyal + abusive language)
Eugene Debs
Attacks on Socialism

10. Quick Activity – Graph Analysis
In your groups – Turn to page 190 in the text
As a group read and analyze the “Paying for World War I” graph
Answer questions 1 & 2 – We share out in 5 minutes

11. Propaganda Analysis Activity
Step #1 - Look at the Picture
Step #2 - Answer the questions on the side of the slide
Step #3 - Be sure to discuss with your partner/ group what you see
Step #4 - Share out in class

12. What do you see in the pic?
Who is the image appealing to?
What do you think the message means?
How would this look today?

13. What do you see in the pic?
What symbols do you see?
What do you think the message means?
How would this look today?

14. What do you see in the pic?
Who is the image appealing to?
What do you think the message means?
How would this look today?

15. What do you see in the pic?
Who is the image appealing to?
What symbols do you see?
What do you think the message means?

16. What do you see in the pic?
Who is the image appealing to?
What symbols do you see?
What do you think the message means?
How would this look today?

17. Exercise for readings pg 192-193
Section: Volunteers and Conscripts
Create 2 word webs describing “Volunteers & Conscripts”
Section: Women Join the Military
“Which jobs did women fill in the Armed Forces? Should they be allowed to fight? Why/why not?”
4-6 sentences response required to get the full points
volunteers