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**Theme:** World Wars **Topic:** World War I **Free Response Question**: Analyze the ways in which the federal government sought support on the home front for the war effort during the First World War. Introductory Paragraph **Setting:** The Great War was one of the World’s first major conflicts. It was between two alliances; the Triple Entente (Great Britain, Russia, and France) and the Central Allies (Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire). **Basis for Analysis**: A major conflic such as World War I cannot be won without massive support from home, for mass production of war materials. **Partitions**: Many laws and acts were passed as well as the creation of many administrations such as the War Industries Board. The Government used the Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of many "civilian" ships by the Germans to persuade the public to support the war. **Thesis:** Although the United States had tried to avoid joining World War I, the US Government created many administrations such as the War Industries Board, Congress passed the Espionage and Sedition Acts, and the Government created propaganda demonizing the Germans and encouraging patriotism. Outside Knowledge (OK) for each partition - delete these instructions after you have read them. 
 * 3-4 pieces of evidence
 * Define the most significant events, controversies, agreements
 * Specific details, concisely stated

<span style="background-color: #e1ff00; color: #ff4700; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">**Partition 1:** Congressional Acts Espionage Act and Sedition Acts - banned written and verbal organizing against the war. (Imprisoned people opposing draft, Eugene Debsand Victor Berger) //Shenck v. United States -// Restricted Free speech in the case of a "clear and present danger" to the Nations security. Sabotage Act - Forbade obstruction of war effort by destruction of property or interfering with production or shipment of Miliray supplies. Targeted radical labour unions such as the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World).

<span style="background-color: #808000; color: #e1ff00; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">**Partition 2:** Government Administrations Us Railroad administration - Took control of the Primary Railroads to solve problems caused by heavy demand for war materials. War Industries Board - Managed war materials, set production priorities for industries, also solved wage problems. Committee on Public Information - released information on the war to the public, also created Propaganda

<span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">** Partition 3: ** Propaganda Zimmerman Telegram - Used to bring public to want to go to war //Luisitania -// This incident and many others like it were used to portray the germans as cold-blooded killers 18th Amendment (Prohibition) "De-Kaisering" - Anti-German Attitude

<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 23px; text-align: left;">General Information: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">CPI, Comimittee on Public Information, was responsible for most of the propaganda. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">War Industries Board was created so no problems would occur with the creation of war materials. Ensured no strikes. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">War was declared on Germany about 3 months after the Zimmerman telegram incident