Ms. Susan PojerMs. Susan PojerHorace Greeley HS Horace Greeley HS

Chappaqua, NYChappaqua, NY

The Most Famous The Most Famous Recruitment PosterRecruitment Poster

1917 – Selective 1917 – Selective Service ActService Act

24,000,000 men registered for the draft by the end of 1918.

4,800,000 men served in WW1 (2,000,000 saw active combat).

400,000 African-Americansserved in segregated units.

15,000 Native-Americans served as scouts, messengers, and snipers in non-segregated units.

U. S. Food U. S. Food AdministrationAdministration

U. S. Food U. S. Food AdministrationAdministration

U. S. Food U. S. Food AdministrationAdministration

National War Garden National War Garden CommissionCommission

U. S. School Garden U. S. School Garden ArmyArmy

U. S. Shipping BoardU. S. Shipping Board

U. S. Fuel U. S. Fuel AdministrationAdministration

U. S. Fuel U. S. Fuel AdministrationAdministration

Munitions WorkMunitions Work

Women Used In Women Used In RecruitmentRecruitment

Hello, Big Boy!Hello, Big Boy!

Even Grandma Buys Even Grandma Buys Liberty Liberty BondsBonds

The Red Cross - The Red Cross - Greatest Greatest

Mother in the WorldMother in the World (a la Mary of (a la Mary of Christianity)Christianity)

For Immigrants: The “Flag For Immigrants: The “Flag of Liberty” of Liberty”

Represents All of Us!Represents All of Us!

We are ALL We are ALL Americans!Americans!

(Look on rt side (Look on rt side for immigrants for immigrants

names from names from multiple multiple

countries)countries)

““Remember Remember Belgium”Belgium”

What is the evil Hun What is the evil Hun doing? doing?

The “Mad Brute”The “Mad Brute”

Beat Back the “Hun”Beat Back the “Hun”How “human-like” have the How “human-like” have the

Germans been portrayed in the Germans been portrayed in the last 3 slides?last 3 slides?

The “Menace of the The “Menace of the Seas”Seas”

Germany was famous Germany was famous for their submarine for their submarine

warfarewarfare