the american expeditionary force (aef) 21-30 years old. 24 m total only 2 million reached europe 2.8...
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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
Mobilizing for the War
Doughboys
Black Servicemen in Paris WWI – Once again blacks enlist to help their country - NO Black Officers – 400,000 total –”Making America Safe For Democracy”
War Industries Board – Director,Bernard Baruch is middle right seated –Set prices, reduced consumer goods,
regulated and even controlled industries – near Total War
Railway & Fuel Administration
• Government seized RR’s and organized into One system – control over coal, gas, and coal – “gasless Sundays
National War Labor Board
• Eight hour day, wages set by the government, - 70% of workers unionized – but – “Work, or Fight”
Food Administration Board
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”