WWI - The War at Home

Please read Chapter 19-3 - The War at Home and post your answer to the following questions. Your answers are due by the end of the day Friday, Dec. 11.
Title: WWI - The War at Home Labels: Propaganda, WWI, domestic, Wilson

1. War Industries Board
The War Industries Board encouraged companies to use mass production techniques to increase efficiency and to eliminate waste by standardizing products. They set production quotas and and allocated raw materials. They also applied price control only at the wholesale level.
2. Railroad Administration
They were in charge of controlling the railroads and making them run.
3. Fuel Administration
They kept track of coal and rationed gas and oil. It resulted with less gas on Sundays and a lot less light at night.
4. National War Labor Board
They worked on improving factory conditions, tried to make an eight hour day, eliminate child labor, and make conditions more safe.
5. Food Administration
This was made to help make food and then conserve it and this made it so some days of the week certain food was rationed.
6. Committee on Public Information
Influenced peoples thoughts and actions. It was shown by things like pictures.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
People could be fined and or thrown in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal or profane about the gov.

Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch- Businessman, created MIB.


and George Creel- Promoted war by propaganda.