WWI at Home

Question 1

committee on public information

Answer 1

• propaganda
• posters/advertisements
• get americans involved in the war
• distributed information to the public about the war

Question 2

espionage act

Answer 2

• against anyone who is hurting the war effort
• people cannot speak negatively about the war or government
• Eugene Debs - union leader - jailed for speaking negative about the war

Question 3

war industries board

Answer 3

• factories shift to making war materials
• government would ask factory to shift product
• factories would get paid by the government
• “teamwork wins”

Question 4

national war labor board

Answer 4

• “work or fight” slogan
• help out in the factories if you don’t enlist
• 8-hour day is established as a “carrot” for the workers

Question 5

remember this…

Answer 5

americans in wwi could get involved in so many ways. from enlisting to working in the factories with war materials. in today’s world, we don’t see such involvement in war efforts at home

Question 6

________ granted workers an 8-hour day during wwi, and afterward, as well

Answer 6

national war labor board

Question 7

______ played a key role in stabilizing the US economy during the war

Answer 7

war industries board