HIST 1312 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture I. America and the Great Wara. Neutrality and Preparednessb. The Road to Warc. The Fourteen PointsOutline of Current Lecture II. The War at Homea. The Progressives’ Warb. The Wartime Statec. The Propaganda Ward. The Coming of Women Suffragee. Prohibitionf. Liberty in Wartimeg. Espionage Acth. Coercive PatriotismCurrent LectureThe War at Home- The Progressives’ Waro The war offered the possibility of reforming American society o That American power could now disseminate Progressive values around the globe heightened the war’s appeal- The Wartime Stateo WWI created a national state with unprecedented powers and a sharply increased presence in Americans’ everyday liveso Selective Services Act (May 1917) – 24 million men were required to register with the draf Men between the ages of 21-30 4 million men actually served 12% of men drafed did not show upThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. 2,000 were imprisoned for not fightingo War Industries Board – presided over all elements of the war production from the distribution of raw materials to the prices of manufactured goodso New federal agencies moved to regulate industry, transportation, labor relations, and agriculture- The Propaganda Waro Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the bulk of the Socialist Party did not supportAmericans fighting in the war o April 1917 – Committee on Public Information (CPI) is created by Wilson to explain to Americans and the world “the cause that compelled America to take arms in defense of its liberties and free institutions.” CPI flooded America with prowar propaganda  Propaganda was used to shake feelings of the war This created a positive image for the waro Liberty bonds became a demonstration of patriotismo Propaganda whipped up hatred of the wartime foe by portraying Germany as a nation ofbarbaric Huns All things German became taboo German descendants wanted to shed their heritage German-Americans wanted to show their loyalty be enlisting- The Coming of Women Suffrageo 1916 – Wilson supported votes from womeno During the war, women sold war bonds, organized patriotic rallies, and went to work in war production facilitieso Women were not allowed to fight in the war but their help on the home front helped to elevate their statuso 1920 – ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment- Prohibitiono Factories thought it would create better workerso Women were afraid of domestic violenceo Many prominent breweries were owned by German-Americans, making beer seem unpatriotico FDA insisted grain be made into food not beero December 1917 – ratification of Eighteenth Amendment- Liberty in Wartimeo WWI inaugurated the most intense repression of civil liberties the nation has ever known- Espionage Acto Espionage Act of 1917 – prohibited not only spying and interfering with the draf but also “false statements” that might impede military successo Sedition Act of 1918 – made it a crime to make spoken or printed statements that intended to cast “contempt, scorn, or disrepute” on the “form of government,” or that advocated interference with the war effort. Used to target radical parties: socialist partyo 2,000+ people were charged with violating these laws and over ½ were convictedo Eugene V. Debs – convicted in 1918 for delivering antiwar speech- Coercive Patriotism o During war, 33 states outlawed the possession and display of red or black flags (symbols of communism and anarchism)o Patriotism came to be equaled with support for the government, the war, and the American economic