World War l 602-616 Flashcards
Women’s Bureau
-used to be Women in Industry Board
-permanent agency dedicated to protecting the interests of women in the workfoce
How did the war change women in jobs
women that worked in low paying jobs or industrial “men” jobs either quit or got fired
What caused the Great Migration between AAs
push and pull factors
push: poverty, indebtedness, racism, and violence that blk men and women experienced in the south
pull: prospect of factory jobs in the urban North and the opportunity to live in communites where blacks could enjoy more freedom and autonomy
The National War Labor Board
established to resolve lavor disputes, pressured industry to grant important concessions to workers: an eight hr day, the maintenance of minimal living standards, equal pay for women doing equal work, recognition of the right of unions to organize and bargain collectively
Western Federation of Miners
staged a series of strikes to improve the terrible conditions in the underground mines
How did the war help with economic growth in the US
-industrial production soared
-manufacturing activity expanded in regions that had previously had relatively little of it
-ship building industry grew rapidly on the West Coast
-employment increased dramatically, introduced opportunites for femal, AAs, Mexican, and Asian workers
-inflation cut into the wage increases
-agricultural economy profited from the war, farm prices rose and agri production increased dramatically as a result
War Industries Board
agency created to coordinate government purchases of military supplies
- was later passed to the power of Wall Street financier Bernard Baruch
Baruch’s roles in the War Industries Board
-decided which factories would convert to the production of which war materials and set prices for the goods they produced
-when materials were scarce, he decided to whom they should go to
-when corporations were competing for government contracts, he chose among them
How much money did the governemnt spend on the war
$32 billion
How many Americans died in the battle
112,00 dead, half of them from influenza and not battle
What were submarines driven by
diesel engines, which had the advantage of being more compact than a steam engine whose fuel was less explosive than gas engines. diesel also had greater range than other fueles
What new forms of technological warfare took place
-faster machine guns needed more ammunition
-motorized vehicles required fuel and spare parts and mechanics
IQ test
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