9:2 The Home Front● War Industries Board

● Coordinate production of war material

● Victory Gardens● Grow own vegetables● More food for troops overseas

9:2● Liberty and Victory Bonds

● Taxes did not cover cost of war● Bonds made up the difference

9:2● National War Labor Board

● Prevent strikes from disrupting war effort– Pressured industry into 8-hour workdays– Unions agreed not to strike

9:2Women

● 1 million joined the workforce● 8 million switched to higher-paying industrial jobs

9:2● “The Great Migration”

● African-Americans move north– Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, New York

● Many gained the right to vote

9:2 Shaping Public Opinion● Committee on Public Information

● “sell” the war to the American people● Advertising execs, authors, artists● “four-minute speeches” in movie theaters

– Short, patriotic talks

9:2● Civil Liberties curtailed

● Espionage Act of 1917– Illegal to aid the enemy– ...give false reports– ...interfere with war effort

● The Sedition Act of 1918– Illegal to speak against the war publicly

9:2● Building up the Army

● Selective Service– Men between 21 and 30 must register– Lottery picked who was drafted

● 2,800,000

● Volunteers– 2,000,000

9:2● African-Americans

● 400,000– 42,000 served in combat overseas

● Women● First war women served in military

– Non-combat roles