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Advantages
Daylight saving time was proposed by benjamen franklin to take advantage of long summers. -
Price
there was a growth in the consumer price index between 1914 and 1920. -
war economy
35% of their purchasing power was from inflation, due to that more than 6,000 strikes broke out to protect the rising prices. -
Attacks
President Wilson expressed apprehension about US attitudes toward the war. His prediction was correct; There was attacks on civil liberties, both offical and unoffical erupted. -
Acts
Congress passed the Espionage act. -
War industries board
the board encouraged companies to use mass production techniques to elimanate waste by standardizing products. -
President Wilson
he created a national war labor board with disputes between management and labor. "work or fight" -
The "sequel" act
Sedition act was passed under these acts you could be fined up tp $10000 and sentenced 20 years in jail for obstruction. -
President Wilson's troops
H ordered 700 troops to Russia to condemn the streets of Manhattan -
WIB
WIB applyed price controls only at the whole sale level. Profits increased in the industries. -
Deportation
Abrams, Lachowsky, Lipman, and Steimer were deported to Russia. -
ammendment
Laws violated the 1st ammendment. Their passage led to 6000 arrests for antiwar activities.