. How did women's roles change during the war?
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1,000 convictions for antiwar activities.
Newspapers and magazines that opposed
the war or criticized any of the Allies lost
their mailing privileges. People could also
be fired for speaking against the war.
The chief targets of the Espionage
and Sedition Acts were socialists and
union leaders. Labor leader Eugene V.
Debs was jailed for making a speech
about the economic causes of the war.
Anarchist Emma Goldman was
imprisoned, fined, and later deported
for speaking out against the draft. The
Industrial Workers of the World urged
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giving them the right to vote.
Also, during the war a worldwide flu
epidemic, probably spread by American
soldiers, killed 500,000 Americans. The
epidemic also caused major disruptions
in the American economy.
Class
particularly during wartime. Still, they
faced some problems in the North, such
as prejudice and overcrowding.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
American women played new roles
during the war. They did jobs that had
previously been done only by men. They
worked as railroad workers, cooks,
dockworkers, and bricklayers. Women
volunteered in the Red Cross and sold
war bonds.
Women's activities made them more
visible. They were not paid the same as
men. Yet, soon after the war, Congress
passed the Nineteenth Amendment,
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Answer the following questions about how World War I changed.
American society.
What were the functions or results of the following wartime
1. War Industries Board 2. Railroad
Administration
4. National War Labor 5. Food Administration
Board
4. How did women's roles change
during the war?
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gencies and laws?
3. Fuel Administration
What changes did the war bring about for the following groups of Americans?
8. Immigrants
9. African Americans
10. Women
6. Committee on Public
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The first world war was an important event that transformed the world. All most all countries that took part in the war experienced that change in one way or another. The changes were in the form of social, cultural, economic, and political.
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