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The Great Migration
Good summary. I plan on showing the 1st minute and 15 seconds in class to describe the Great Migration
How was World War I paid for?
BONDS
This is an example of a poster designed by the Committee on Public Information (headed by George Creel) to encourage the public to loan the U.S. Government $$$ to fight the war. Liberty bonds could be redeemed for the original value of the bond plus interest at a later date (the exact amount of time and interest depended on the type of bond you bought). In all, the sale of these bonds raised over $20 billion dollars for the war effort, which covered nearly two thirds of the cost of the war.
TAXES
Income tax rates increased... especially for the wealthy.
Corporations had to pay increased taxes on profits... the more successful you were, the more your tax rate increased.
Excise taxes (taxes on specific products including luxury items, alcohol, cigarettes) were also increased.
Corporations had to pay increased taxes on profits... the more successful you were, the more your tax rate increased.
Excise taxes (taxes on specific products including luxury items, alcohol, cigarettes) were also increased.
For a detailed account of how taxes were raised during the war, click here
Propaganda Importance
From History Channel. 1 min 40 seconds. U.S. military propaganda posters illustrate the country's entrance into World War I on April 6, 1917, and its need for citizens to rally behind the war effort
George Creel
From American Experience. 1 min 40 seconds long. When Woodrow Wilson ran for reelection in 1916, he did so with the slogan “He Kept Us Out of War.” In 1917, when U.S. entry into the First World War seemed an inevitability, Wilson faced the enormous task of convincing the American people to line up in support of the war efforts. To do that, he turned to George Creel, who headed up the Committee on Public Information, and launched a massive propaganda campaign to sell the war.
SCHECK VS. U.S.
The 1st 2 and a half minutes explains the court case well.
Anti German Feelings in the U.S. during WWI
well done. Less than 3 minutes
Video describing pretty much everything in Section 3
The first 6 minutes of this video is content from Section 3. The remaining 3 and a half minutes describes U.S. involvement in the war (convoy system, Pershing leading the doughboys, Russia withdrawing from the war, the U.S. helping turn the tide in favor of the Allies, and U.S. casualty totals. It is the 4th segment for the video I will show in class that has questions to go with it.
Discrimination towards German - Americans during WWI and limiting Free Speech
This 5 minute clip describes discrimination faced by German-Americans, the Espionage and Sedition Acts, and the jailing of people who spoke out against the war. It is the 5th segment for the video I will show in class that has questions to go with it.