Today we took more notes and we're STILL not quite caught up yet.
War Industries Board
- Headed by Bernard Baruch
- Regulated industry in the U.S.
- Encourages mass production
- Under the War Industries Board, industrial production in the U.S. increased by 20%
Food Administration
- Headed by Herbert Hoover
- Urged people to conserve food
- Had "meatless days" and "wheatless days"
- "Victory gardens" were planted by schools and homes
- Prevented hoarding of food by people
- "Food is Ammunition-Don't waste it."
Committee on Public Information
- Goal was to influence the U.S. public opinion to support World War 1 in their own way
- Had a huge propaganda campaign to do so
- The committee used newsprint, posters, radio, telegraph and movies to broadcast its message
- Americanized German words:
- --German Measles became Liberty Measles
- --Hamburger became Liberty Steak
- --Sauerkraut became Liberty Cabbage
- Headed by George Creel
The United States paid for the war using income taxes and liberty loans. Liberty loans, also known as war bonds, was when people loaned money to the government. To figure out how much you would have to buy, you would add up everything that you own, subtract any debt that you owe, and figure out the total. Whatever you were "worth" you have to buy 2% worth of loans. You would get interest so you would get a little bit of an investment on it. This was required by everyone and was a great way for the government to earn a lot of money. Propaganda encouraged people to enlist or buy liberty bonds by saying that the Germans were going to rape and molest America's women and children if they did not join the war effort in some way.
National War Labor Board
- Headed by William Howard Taft
- Settled disputes between workers and employers
- Discouraged strikes
- ''Work or fight''
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