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Daylight saving time was proposed by benjamen franklin to take advantage of long summers.
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there was a growth in the consumer price index between 1914 and 1920.
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35% of their purchasing power was from inflation, due to that more than 6,000 strikes broke out to protect the rising prices.
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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.
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Congress passed the Espionage act.
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the board encouraged companies to use mass production techniques to elimanate waste by standardizing products.
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he created a national war labor board with disputes between management and labor. "work or fight"
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Sedition act was passed under these acts you could be fined up tp $10000 and sentenced 20 years in jail for obstruction.
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H ordered 700 troops to Russia to condemn the streets of Manhattan
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WIB applyed price controls only at the whole sale level. Profits increased in the industries.
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Abrams, Lachowsky, Lipman, and Steimer were deported to Russia.
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Laws violated the 1st ammendment. Their passage led to 6000 arrests for antiwar activities.
