To fight the war, the federal government created new agencies to mobilize the economy, draft soldiers, and build public support.īUILDING UP THE MILITARY Need for soldiers: conscription selective service ORGANIZING INDUSTRY Cooperation between government & big business efficient use of resources War Industries Board headed by Bernard Baruch Victory gardens & daylight savings time Victory bonds & liberty bonds sold **VIDEO CLIP: WWI SUPPORTING THE WAR (9:35 mins) –last couple minutes covers 17.3 bloody conflict (doughbouys, russia leaving, etc.) so can stop early if low on time or if off focus Selective service was a new system of forced military service. To successfully fight the war, the United States had to mobilize the entire nation.
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