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The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) 21-30 years old. 24 M Total only 2 Million reached Europe 2.8 M called by lottery
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Mobilizing for the War
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Doughboys
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Black Servicemen in Paris WWI – Once again blacks enlist to help their country - NO Black Officers – 400,000 total –Making America Safe For Democracy
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War Industries Board – Director,Bernard Baruch is middle right seated –Set prices, reduced consumer goods, regulated and even controlled industries – near Total War
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Railway & Fuel Administration Government seized RRs and organized into One system – control over coal, gas, and coal – gasless Sundays
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National War Labor Board Eight hour day, wages set by the government, - 70% of workers unionized – but – Work, or Fight
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Food Administration Board
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Eugene V. Debs serving a 10 year sentence for giving an anti-war speech in 1918 & Schenck v U.S. – At Time of War, the First Amendment could be suspended – Yelling Fire in a crowded Theater - Clear and Present Danger…to the public safety
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