“back home” 12.4
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“Back Home” 12.4. Back Home. Funding the war Liberty Bonds $20 billion raised Price Controls Rationing “Food will win the war.” Daylight savings time. Liberty Bonds. Liberty Bonds. War Trade Board. Licenses trade with foreign countries - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Back HomeBack Home• Funding the warFunding the war
–Liberty BondsLiberty Bonds$20 billion raised$20 billion raised
• Price ControlsPrice Controls• RationingRationing
–““Food will win the war.”Food will win the war.”–Daylight savings timeDaylight savings time
War Trade Board
• Licenses trade with foreign countries• Punishes companies suspected of dealing
with the enemy.
War Labor Board
• Settled labor disputes that might interfere with the war effort
• Very anti-union– Supported by Samuel
Gompers
Back HomeBack Home• Espionage ActEspionage Act
–Illegal to interfere with draftIllegal to interfere with draft
• Sedition ActSedition Act–Illegal to obstruct sale of LB’sIllegal to obstruct sale of LB’s
–Illegal to say anything bad about Illegal to say anything bad about the USAthe USA
Sedition – Sedition – Political RadicalsPolitical Radicals
• Eugene DebsEugene Debs– 10-year jail 10-year jail
sentence for sentence for criticizing the criticizing the governmentgovernment
• NewspapersNewspapers– Mailing rights of Mailing rights of
45 were revoked 45 were revoked within 1 yearwithin 1 year
Affects of the war…
• Women– Women find work on farms, factories and offices– The war seemed to bring about major social change
African and Mexican Americans
• Companies that had once refused to hire minorities now actively recruited them for work
14 Points14 Points• This was This was
Wilson’s plan.Wilson’s plan.
• Contains plan Contains plan for thefor theLeague of League of NationsNations
ReparationsReparations• Other Allies demanded Other Allies demanded
reparations from Germany.reparations from Germany.–““War guilt” left many bitterWar guilt” left many bitter
• Germans initially refuse to Germans initially refuse to sign the treatysign the treaty–France threatens themFrance threatens them
Wilson’s CrusadeWilson’s Crusade• Wilson needs approval of Wilson needs approval of
Congress Congress DIFFICULTDIFFICULT
• US tourUS tour–36 speeches in 3 weeks36 speeches in 3 weeks
–Stroke & paralysisStroke & paralysis