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War Industries Board (WIB)
The WIB, headed by Bernard M, Baruch, encourages companies to use mass-production techniques, asked them to reduce waste, and gave people psycological tests to help them find the right jobs. Production increased by 20%, but the WIB only set price controls at wholesale levels. -
Anti-German
People felt strong anti-German sentiments. They even went so far as to rename foods and dogs so that they would have no assciation with German words. -
Conservation
Fuel Administration monitered use of gas and electricity. They also introduced dayligh-savings time to utilise as much sunlight as possible. -
Espionage and Sedition Acts
A person could be fined up to $10000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfereing with the draft, obstructing the sale of gavernment bonds, or saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusice about the government of war effort. This was clearly a violation of the first amendment. -
National War Labor Board
Tried to improve working conditions. (8 hour day, ban child labor, etc.) -
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover in charge. They organized a publicity campaign that called on people to follow the "gospel of the clean plate." They changed their diets to help conserve and also began organizations to grow food. American food shipments to the Allies trippled. Farmer's income increased by almost 30% -
Committee on Public Information
Headed by George Cree, a former muckracker, this organization generated propaganda and employed people to make motivational/supporting speeches about the war effort. -
the Boston Gaurdian
William Monroe Trotter. editor of the Bostom Gaurdian, believed that victims of racism should not support a racist government. -
African Americans migrate
Between 1910 and 1930, hundreds of thousands of African Americans migrated to such cities as Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia, The migration was heaviest between 1915 and 1925.
