APUSH 7.6 World War 1 Home Front

Food Administration (Herbert Hoover)

encouraged Americans to eat less meat and bread so more could be shipped overseas

Railroad Administration

took public control of railroads to coordinate traffic and promote standardized railroad equipment

National War Labor Board

arbitrated disputes between workers and employers (William Taft)

Liberty Bonds

War bonds sold by government to help finance the war

Commitee on Public Information

utilized artists, writers and performers to depict heroism of “the boys” and the villainy of Kaiser

Barred Zone Act

prohibited anyone from the Middle East and Suth Asia from entering the united States

Espionage Act

imprisonment for up to 20 years for persons whom tried to incite rebellion in armed forces or tired to obstruct draft

Sedition Act

prohibited anyone from making abusive remarks about the US government

Selective Service Act

system to draft men into military