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Over Here. Objectives… Summarize the effect of World War I on the American home front. “unprecedented control of civilian life and the economy”. Over Here. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Over HereObjectives… Summarize the effect of World War I
on the American home front.
“unprecedented control of civilian life and the economy”
Objectives…Describe the effects of World War I on the American…
-economy, -society, -government, -business -and the labor force.
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The Economy
• Production up 33%• No unemployment• Inflation, but wages up • No strikes
Organizing the Economy
21) The War Industries Board…
Bernard Baruch
• Coordinated the purchase of war supplies.•Encouraged companies to eliminate waste & increase efficiency•Set production quotas
22) The Food Administration…
Herbert Hoover “Go back to simple food, simple
clothes, simple pleasure”
.. .
Changes in social behaviors…
• Cigarette consumption up 600%
Moral Reforms…• The Prohibition Movement… • The 18th Amendment gains
momentum – Why?• Anti-Prostitution Laws
23) Raising the Money • WW I costs $33 billion• Money was raised two ways…
The Business of War
24) What was the war time trend towards a bureaucratic state and greater federal presence?
Labor & the War25) Organized labors response to
the war…
26) Governments response to labor…
The National War Labor Board
26) What did S. Gompers & the NWLB accomplish?
- Headed by Samuel Gompers- Arbitrated disputes between labor
& management to ensure productivity for war production.
- Disbanded in 1919.
Graphic Organizer review….
Objective…Describe how WW I reshaped the role of women in American society.
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The U.S. Department of LaborWomen In Industry Service (WIS)
• The WIS… - Encourages businesses to
us female labor.- Advises companies on
how to use female labor.• Attempts to improve
working conditions for women… 8hr day, equal pay, rest periods, lunch breaks, providing restrooms.
Women at Work• The “women’s sphere” in society…
29)What effect did the war production have on women workers…
Women’s Suffrage
31) What happened to jobs for women at the war’s end?
32) How did World War I advance the cause of women’s suffrage & the status of women?…
• 19th Amendment (1920)…
Prohibition 34) Describe how the war helped
the passage of the 18th Amendment?
Public Health35) How did wartime mobilization bring greater
government involvement with public health issues? What was the government response to
the influenza epidemic?