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What was the National War Labor Board and how did it help mobilize the U.S. workforce?

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What was the National War Labor Board and how did it help mobilize the U.S. workforce?

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The National War Labor Board was made in March 1918 for the idea of preventing strikes that would hurt production in war industries. In exchange for not striking, unions were able to add a million workers in two years.
Highways, Online. "National War Labor Board." US-History, 2020, u-s-history.com/pages/h4303.html. Accessed 4 Dec. 2020.

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Give an example of one labor strike that occurred during WWI and how the NWLB solved the dispute?

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Give an example of one labor strike that occurred during WWI and how the NWLB solved the dispute?

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Seattle General Strike of 1919, that morning 315,000 people stopped working, which shut down the nation's steel, coal, and other important industries. The National War Labor Board solved this problem by telling companies to improve working conditions and opening themselves up to negotiations with their former employers.
"Seattle General Strike." Seattle General Strike Project, 3 Feb. 2019,
depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike/. Accessed 4 Dec. 2020.

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What was the Great Migration and how did it help mobilize the U.S. workforce

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What was the Great Migration and how did it help mobilize the U.S. workforce

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The Great Migration was the movement of almost 6 million African Americans moving from the South to the North, this occurred between 1916 and 1970.  They took advantage of the need of industrial workers, so businesses got the workers they needed. The Great Migration also began a new era of increasing political activism among African Americans.
History.com, editor. "The Great Migration." History.com, A&E Television Networks, 6 Jan. 2020, www.history.com/topics/black-history/great-migration. Accessed 4 Dec. 2020.

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During the war, men were having to be a part of it, so “male jobs” were being replaced with women. Women proved that they could do "men's" work, and do it well. Women mobilized the workforce by taking it over during the war. With high demands for war goods, women were the makers of it rather than men.
GBH. "Women and Work After World War I." PBS.org, Tupperware, www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tupperware-work/. Accessed 4 Dec. 2020.

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What type of jobs did women take during WWI?

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What type of jobs did women take during WWI?

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During WW1 women took jobs of doctors, nurses, and ambulance drivers for the wounded of the war. They took factory jobs that had no employment due to the loss of males to the war. Women also worked as ammunition testers, switchboard operators, stock takers.
Women in World War 1. The National World War 1 Museum and Memorial,
www.theworldwar.org/learn/women#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20women%20worked%20as%20ammunition,delicate%20sewing%20in%20aeroplane%20factories.%E2%80%9D. Accessed 4 Dec. 2020.

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How many women remained in the workforce following the end of WWI?

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How many women remained in the workforce following the end of WWI?

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1.4 million women remained in the workforce. After the war, lots of not so important jobs became “womens work” such as assembly work in the engineering, electrical, food and drink industries, clerical work, typing and counter-sales. But the jobs that require more “skill” as they would say, were reserved only for men like manager and supervisor jobs. Some women decided to stay to earn money for their family and some returned home because they had families to take care of.

Zille, Heinrich. "The inter-war years: 1918-1939." Striking Women,
https://www.striking-women.org/module/women-and-work/inter-war-years-1918-1939.
Accessed 4 Dec. 2020.

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The aircraft industry was the biggest one.  As well as the aircraft industry, other forms of transportation started to become more popular as women began to work different jobs than they normally would. Including bus conductresses, ticket collectors, porters, carriage cleaners and bus drivers.

"Industry During WW1." War To End All Wars, https://sites.google.com/site/wartoendallwarscom/home/industry-during-ww1. Accessed 4 Dec. 2020.

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The war improved america's finances because when they won, they became a world power. It helped double the USA’s economic output in 4 years. Before the war we were the country that had to ask for more money, after the war, we were the ones giving money.

"The Economic Impact of World War I." The Balance, https://www.thebalance.com/world-war-i-4173886. Accessed 4 Dec. 2020.

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How many men were left without work once they returned from serving overseas?

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How many men were left without work once they returned from serving overseas?

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Most men couldn't find jobs because they were severely injured and the jobs they had before going to war required them to be healthy. The government addresses this by giving veterans things like better healthcare. They decide to do this because they believe the veterans need more recognition from risking their lives to serve our country. This is why the american legion was formed. The american Legion is an advocacy organization for veterans. It mainly tries to draw attention to their sacrifices, by raising public awareness about the sacrifices they make to be in the military service and the long term effects it has.

Reft, Ryan. "Veterans Day: Struggling to Build a New Life after War." Library of
Congress Blog, 9 Nov. 2017, https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/11/veterans-day-struggling-to-build-a-new-life-after-war/. Accessed 4 Dec.
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WW1 created lots of jobs especially for women. Men started to leave to go off and fight in the war so the jobs they had, mainly factory jobs, were left open so the women started to gradually join the workforce. So women had to work all throughout the war in place of the men. By women doing this and taking over when the men were away, it proved to the government that women could do just as much as men could. This allowed for the rights of women to vote and work.

Baker, Brittney. "Pressure to enter the War Notes." US History, 30  Nov. 2020, GEHS. Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.