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-Women
-- In WWI women would work in factories to provide for the soldiers and fill jobs that men vacated to fight.

-African Americans
-- During the War, African Americans fought however in their own Units completely separate from white's units

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Soldiers, Sailors, and Pilots... US Homefront and Rosies of Color... US, UK, and Colonial troops... Jim Crow in the Military, Heroes & amazing stories

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A short history of the advertising and poster campaign that convinced Americans to grow Victory Gardens during World War I and World War II.

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WW1 encouraging limits of speech. The Sedition Act of 1918 made it illegal for American's to utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal or abusive language criticizing the government. Thousands of citizens who opposed war were jailed against this act.

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Ever since the Colonial Era, America had welcomed German immigrants and regarded them highly.

Yet when war broke out with Germany in 1917, a wave of anti-German hysteria, followed by propaganda-infused super patriotism, resulted in open hostility toward all things German and the persecution of German-Americans.

This is how some of the posters of the propaganda looked like.

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Ever since the Colonial Era, America had welcomed German immigrants and regarded them highly. Yet when war broke out with Germany in 1917, a wave of anti-German hysteria, followed by propaganda-infused super patriotism, resulted in open hostility toward all things German and the persecution of German-Americans.

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-        Also called War Gardens
- Government asked citizens to plant gardens to help the US military by providing themselves with their own food for the citizens
-  This resulted in Farmers being able to provide more food for the U.S. Military

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Here at Moana Nursery, we love the spirit of vintage wartime Victory Garden imagery, advertisments and posters!

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- The congress passed the Food and Fuel Act
- This told Americans to use food resources efficiently with little waste.
- Changed the way food was imported and exported

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World War I-era poster shows a waiter looking askance at a glutenous gentlemen, who has ordered five plates of food, none of which he finished. Under the direction of Herbert Hoover, the United States Food Administration urged Americans to conserve and voluntarily ration their food consumption. Published by the W.F. Powers, Co. Litho, NY; artist: Crawford Young.

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-Seduction Act
- Made harsh penalties for anyone found out to be saying false information about the war, or insulting the government

-Selective Service Training Act
- Required all men between 21 and 30 to register for the Draft to go fight in the War

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- During WWI the U.S. government was in need of money so they started selling War Bonds

- This was a loanby the citizens to the U.S. government

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- Propaganda was used at this time to encourage Americans that this war was necessary and they could help the U.S. win

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The American propaganda efforts need far less explanation than those of other countries. The images and language are all fairly clear, so I have not bothered with any accompanying text or captions. No larger versions available.

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A government agency that coordinated the purchase and creation of war supplies
- Told companies better techniques for more efficient mass production with minimum waste