Vocab
an agency established during WWI to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries
War Industries Board
Who was the president at the time?
Woodrow Wilson
Watched over the use of coal, gasoline, and heating oil.
Fuel Administration.
What changed for women.
Could now work in jobs that were typically for men.
a kind of biased designed to influence people's thoughts and actions
propaganda
Head of CPI?
George Creel
Controlled Railroads.
Railroad Admin.
US economy went from making consumer goods to making _____ and war _____.
Weapons, Supplies.
two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation to WWI
Espionage & Sedition Act
Leader of WIB?
Bernard M. Baruch
Established to help produce and conserve food supplies.
Food Admin.
What did Wilson get direct control over?
The economy
the large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities in the early 20th century
Great Migration
German Philosopher who co-wrote The Communist Manifesto.
Friedrich Engles
this agency worked to settle disputes between management and labor.
National war labor board.
What did southern blacks do, and why. (Vague)
Went north for job opportunity. And/Or to escape discrimination/racism.
What effected a quarter of US population.
Flu epidemic
German Philosopher who wrote The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx
To popularize the war, the government created this agency.
Committee on Public Information
Taxes Increased. True or False.
True