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a partial outline of events on the home front during World War I.Complete the he by adding supporting details for each heading. I. Federal Government Takes Greater Control of Economy A. __ __ C. __ II. Washington Attempts to Sell the War A. __ B __ III. Attacks on Civil Liberties Increase A. B. __ IV. The War Encourages Social Change __ B. __ Reading Comprehension Use the following list of words to complete the sentences below. George Creel William Monroe Trotter flu epidemic Bernard M. Baruch W. E. B. Du Bois 1. __ believed that African Americans should support the war effort. 2. The United States and the rest of the world suffered a major __ during the war years. 3 __ was the head of the propaganda agency, the Committee on Public Information.
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I. Federal Government Takes Greater Control of EconomyA. War Industries Board established to oversee production and distribution of goods.B. Food Administration led by Herbert Hoover regulates food production and distribution.C. National War Labor Board mediates labor disputes to maintain wartime production.II. Washington Attempts to Sell the WarA. Committee on Public Information led by George Creel utilizes propaganda to garner support for the war.B. Espionage and Sedition Acts passed to suppress dissent and criticism of the war effort.III. Attacks on Civil Liberties IncreaseA. Espionage and Sedition Acts restrict freedom of speech and press, leading to arrests and censorship.B. Targeting of immigrant communities, especially German-Americans, through surveillance and internment.IV. The War Encourages Social ChangeA. Great Migration sees African Americans moving from South to North for wartime industrial jobs.B. Women enter the workforce in larger numbers, contributing to the war effort and paving the way for suffrage movement gains.Reading Comprehension1. W. E. B. Du Bois believed that African Americans should support the war effort.2. The United States and the rest of the world suffered a major flu epidemic during the war years.3. George Creel was the head of the propaganda agency, the Committee on Public Information.