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14 Points- Possible peace settlement proposed by Wilson. Outlined general plan to please as many people as possible with territory, diplomacy policies, and a possible association of nations. http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/wilson-points.htm the fourteen points showed how america still wanted to remain somewhat neutral and find a peaceful solution to avoid the same kind thing from happening again. we see how effective that was....
Riots- Riots are a form of civil disorder in which disorganized groups rebel and may cause violence against people/property. The East st. Louis riot involved an outbreak of labor and racially motivated violence against blacks. The riots in America during ww1 showed that along with a war overseas, they were battling trouble at home. It shows the social and economic problems within the country at the time.
National War Labor Board: Established in 1918 by the Secretary of Labor but aboulished in 1919. It was composed of representatives from businesses and Workers. Its goal was to settle disputes and problems within business' so not to interfer with war production.
Food administrations - A group lead by Herbert C.Hoover who's goal was to collect food stores for the U.S. troupes and their allies. the Food administrations inspired Americans to help as an act of patriotism,as a result of new sprites prohibition passed in congress and the country became more unified behind the war.
Espionage Act of 1917- A federal law preventing citizens from interfering with the military actions of WW1. It was ruled unconstitutional in 1919. It was added on to by the Sedition Act making it illegal to speak out against the government. It violated the 1st. Amendment.
Sedition Act of 1918-An added act to the Espionage Act, it had set forth more laws against the 1st. Amendment
Draft- The draft was Put to put unemployed people into the military. Under the Selective Service Act of 1917 the president had the power to increase the military temporarily http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/ww1/draft-registration/
The draft showed that the United states needed to go into war and They were willing to send inexpirianced people into the war. This was a major social event.
Victory bonds- or liberty bonds- a bond issued by the government to fund the war.The bonds raised an estimates 21.5 billion dollars .... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_bond) .. More than half of the total cost of the war (30 billion dollars) Those who bought a bond were given a better sens of patriotism, the bonds also made paying for the war feasible for our government that on average spent under a billion a year.
Committe of Public Information- This was an entity of the ferderal government established in 1917, one week after the declaration of war was passed. The committe was spearheaded by George Creed whose primary purpose was to convince the American people the United States needed to enter World War I. The government organiation achieved their purpose by creating music and literature promoting anti-german sentiment, and a pro-war outlook. Another effective way was to send out the "4 minute men", men who would deliver brief speeches across the country that held a pro-war message. This goes to show how large of a goal it was for the government to garner the support of the people for entering and staying in the war. In a time when resources are being poured into fighting the war, the government is still willing to set aside funds to create a campaign to change common public opinion in the United States.
the 14 points was aimed to please Americans. Progressives, imperialists, and many other groups would benefit from the 14 points. this demonstrated how Wilson wanted to gain support by putting an idealistic spin on the war. if they were fighting for democracy the american people would be more willing to abandon isolationism, at least for a little while, to help 'fix' European problems. the 14 points would also allow for a return to isolationism after the war. they would essentially leave to fight for what they perceived as right then return back to their previous state. we saw this happen with the League of Nations and WWII.
The draft was ment to get the people of America working or into the army where they could do some good. This was under the Work or Fight act. This showed that the Military and the Economy were in bad shape. We also needed more Men for war incase we ever needed to go into war, in which we did. So the draft was very useful for the time period.
The creation of the Committee of Public Information by the Wilson administration is a clear sign of how important having the American public's support was. Having the support of the masses was an important thing to achieve as it would make the war effort as a whole easier. Just as a large of an effort had to be made back home to gain support for the war as on the warfront in the trenches, because it is hard to win a war without the support of your constituents and the brave men fighting on the frontlines.
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14 Points- Possible peace settlement proposed by Wilson. Outlined general plan to please as many people as possible with territory, diplomacy policies, and a possible association of nations. http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/wilson-points.htm
the fourteen points showed how america still wanted to remain somewhat neutral and find a peaceful solution to avoid the same kind thing from happening again. we see how effective that was....
Riots- Riots are a form of civil disorder in which disorganized groups rebel and may cause violence against people/property.
The East st. Louis riot involved an outbreak of labor and racially motivated violence against blacks.
The riots in America during ww1 showed that along with a war overseas, they were battling trouble at home. It shows the social and economic problems within the country at the time.
National War Labor Board: Established in 1918 by the Secretary of Labor but aboulished in 1919. It was composed of representatives from businesses and Workers. Its goal was to settle disputes and problems within business' so not to interfer with war production.
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/002.html
This shows how important winning the war was to the U.S. and the importance of business and manufacturing to the war effort.
Food administrations - A group lead by Herbert C.Hoover who's goal was to collect food stores for the U.S. troupes and their allies.
the Food administrations inspired Americans to help as an act of patriotism,as a result of new sprites prohibition passed in congress and the country became more unified behind the war.
Espionage Act of 1917- A federal law preventing citizens from interfering with the military actions of WW1. It was ruled unconstitutional in 1919. It was added on to by the Sedition Act making it illegal to speak out against the government. It violated the 1st. Amendment.
Sedition Act of 1918-An added act to the Espionage Act, it had set forth more laws against the 1st. Amendment
Draft- The draft was Put to put unemployed people into the military. Under the Selective Service Act of 1917 the president had the power to increase the military temporarily
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/ww1/draft-registration/
The draft showed that the United states needed to go into war and They were willing to send inexpirianced people into the war. This was a major social event.
Victory bonds- or liberty bonds- a bond issued by the government to fund the war.The bonds raised an estimates 21.5 billion dollars .... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_bond)
.. More than half of the total cost of the war (30 billion dollars)
Those who bought a bond were given a better sens of patriotism, the bonds also made paying for the war feasible for our government that on average spent under a billion a year.
Committe of Public Information- This was an entity of the ferderal government established in 1917, one week after the declaration of war was passed. The committe was spearheaded by George Creed whose primary purpose was to convince the American people the United States needed to enter World War I. The government organiation achieved their purpose by creating music and literature promoting anti-german sentiment, and a pro-war outlook. Another effective way was to send out the "4 minute men", men who would deliver brief speeches across the country that held a pro-war message. This goes to show how large of a goal it was for the government to garner the support of the people for entering and staying in the war. In a time when resources are being poured into fighting the war, the government is still willing to set aside funds to create a campaign to change common public opinion in the United States.
http://www.sos.state.or.us/archives/exhibits/war/ww1/american.html
http://modern-us-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/world_war_one_and_propaganda
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the 14 points was aimed to please Americans. Progressives, imperialists, and many other groups would benefit from the 14 points. this demonstrated how Wilson wanted to gain support by putting an idealistic spin on the war. if they were fighting for democracy the american people would be more willing to abandon isolationism, at least for a little while, to help 'fix' European problems. the 14 points would also allow for a return to isolationism after the war. they would essentially leave to fight for what they perceived as right then return back to their previous state. we saw this happen with the League of Nations and WWII.
The NWLB gave the workers a stronger force in industry when settling disputes and also helped strengthen the growth of unions.
The draft was ment to get the people of America working or into the army where they could do some good. This was under the Work or Fight act. This showed that the Military and the Economy were in bad shape. We also needed more Men for war incase we ever needed to go into war, in which we did. So the draft was very useful for the time period.
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The creation of the Committee of Public Information by the Wilson administration is a clear sign of how important having the American public's support was. Having the support of the masses was an important thing to achieve as it would make the war effort as a whole easier. Just as a large of an effort had to be made back home to gain support for the war as on the warfront in the trenches, because it is hard to win a war without the support of your constituents and the brave men fighting on the frontlines.
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