The WIB told manufacturers what they could and could not make. A lottery randomly decided the order in which they were called to service. It required all men ages to register to be drafted for war. 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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