Public Opinion and Media
This committee, led by George Creel, was responsible for using propaganda to support the war.
What is the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
This bond program raised money for the war and included slogans like "A bond slacker is a Kaiser backer."
What are Liberty Bonds?
This African American leader urged African Americans to support the war, believing it would help gain equality.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This 1917 Act criminalized interference with the draft and obstructing the war effort.
What is the Espionage Act?
This type of bond allowed the government to borrow money from citizens to fund the war effort.
What are Liberty Bonds?
The Four-Minute Men delivered these to stir support for the war.
What are patriotic speeches?
This U.S. government board directed industrial production for war materials.
This major migration saw African Americans moving North for better jobs and opportunities during the war.
What is the Great Migration?
This 1918 Act made it illegal to criticize the government or the war effort.
What is the Sedition Act?
What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
This was renamed "liberty cabbage" to stir patriotic support for the war.
What is sauerkraut?
The U.S. used these days to conserve food by encouraging citizens to avoid eating specific foods.
What are Meatless Mondays and Wheatless Wednesdays?
This African American leader opposed military service, arguing the U.S. needed to fix racial discrimination first.
Who is William Monroe Trotter?
Eugene V. Debs was sentenced to 10 years in prison for speaking against the war. He was a leader of this political party.
What is the Socialist party?
This term describes the discrimination against and suspicion of German Americans during the war.
What is anti-German sentiment?
This film portrayed Germany as the villain during the war, encouraging public support for the conflict.
What is The Kaiser, Beast of Berlin?
This program, led by Herbert Hoover, encouraged Americans to conserve food during the war.
What is the Food Administration?
The East St. Louis riot began due to these reasons.
What are competition for jobs and housing?
This court case upheld limits on free speech, establishing the "clear and present danger" standard.
What is Schenck v. United States?
This movement referred to the mass migration of African Americans from the South to the North during World War I.
What is the Great Migration?
This American tradition was used to support the war by encouraging recycling and donations.
What are loyalty parades?
This new system was introduced during the war to save energy by providing an extra hour of sunlight.
What is Daylight Savings Time?
Many African Americans wondered how this founding ideal fit in their involvement in World War I.
What is democracy, specifically at home?
This group targeted immigrants and dissenters to enforce 100% Americanization during the war.
What is the American Protective League?
This term refers to the act of forcing individuals into military service during the war.
What is the draft?