Foreign Developments: America's Efforts in WWI Flashcards
How can America’s ship building efforts in WWI be seen to be ineffective? How many workers did this specific business employ?
A ship-building factory in Philadelphia employed 3400 workers but did not complete their first warship until the end of the war
What was the state with America’s war efforts for the majority of 1917?
They did not send much help to the allies
Why did not much effort in fighting the war come from the USA for the first year they were in WWI?
They had to train their troops
What did Wilson say he would do with the navy in 1917?
He would double its size
How many troops were sent every month on average from January 1918?
250,000 troops
What did the Federal Government create to raise funds for the war?
War bonds
How many different types of war bonds were created?
6
Name an individual who persuaded the public to buy war bonds
Charlie Chaplin
Name a Board Wilson created to help war efforts and what year he did this
War Industries Board, 1917
Name one of the things which the War Industries Board did
Fixed prices in the economy
Who did Wilson appoint to control the Agriculture section of the War Industries Board? (Future President)
Herbert Hoover
Name one action Hoover did in the Agriculture section of the War Industries Board in terms of prices
Fixed wheat bushel prices to $2.20
What was the impact of Hoover fixing the prices of Wheat bushels?
Farmers were able to maintain a consistent profit
What did Hoover tell the public to do with their leftover food?
Eat their leftovers
Name a positive impact of Hoover’s request for the public to eat leftover food?
In Chicago, food waste went down from 12,000 tons a month to 8000 tons a month.
