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WW1 -
Continued causes why america was in the war.
- British and American Propagana.
- Preparedness Progam (1915) - US started arming and preparing for war.
- American Businesses - munitions business pushed US into war to make money
- German declaration of "unlimited submarine warfare" -Last straw.
Lusitania sunk in 1915. The Lusitania did not get us into war.
Sussex Pledge - Presiden Wilson asked Congress to address and issue an ultimatum to the Germans, to end the attacks of unarmed ships or risk the severing of diplomatic relations.
Germany responded to Wilson's demands with what is called the Sussex Pledge consisting of ending of sinking unarmed ships and ships with merchants on them.
Homefront - Western front was France. Homefront refers to what people did back in the US to help win war. Every country has their own Homefront.
War Industry Board - wanted the US to faster the industry.
- Headed by Bernard Baruch.
- Encourages mass production
- Under the War Industries Board, industrial production in the US increased 20 %.
- Regulated industry in US.
Food Administration. One of the reasons why we won the war was because our troops were well fed. Germans starved.
- Headed by Herbert Hooover.
- Urged people to conserve food.
- Set up days of the week with meatless days and wheatless day.
- Prevented hoarding of food by people.
- "victory gardens" were planted by schools homes.
- "Food Administration - Don't wast it"
Committee on Public Information
-Goal was to influence US public opinion to support WW1 in their own way.
-Huge propaganda campaign to do so.
- Committee used newsprint, posters, radio, telegraph, and movies to broadcast it message.
Americanized German Words :
-German Measles - liberty measles.
-hamburger - liberty steak.
-saurecrout - liberty cabbage
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National War Labor Board
- Settled disputes between workers and employees.
- discourage fights.
- ''work of fight''
- Headed by William H. Taft.
WW1 Part 3 The Peace Process
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