the war at home

the war and laws

Jun 9, 1917

congress passed the Esponage act which stated that a person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 yrs. in jail for interfearing with the draft obstructing the sale of govt. bonds or saying anything profane about the govt.

war industries board

Sep 11, 1917

the war industries board was established in 1918 it was recognized by Bernard M. Baruch

industry sky rockets

Jan 13, 1918

under the WIB industrial production in the us increased by about 20% yet they applied price controll at wholesale level. as a result in 1918 they were almost doubled what they had been before.

day-light savings

Mar 11, 1918

the fuel administration introduced day-light savings time which had first been introduced by Ben Franklin

national war labor union

Apr 30, 1918

president wilson est. the national war labor union to deal with desputes between management and labor

leafelts

Jul 1, 1918

after peresident wilson sent 7,000 troops to russia leaflets condeming the action hit the streets of manhattan

deportation

Aug 9, 1921

abrams,lachowsky,lipman,and steimer were deported to russia