HIST 2057 Chapter : WWI Over Here
Document Summary
World war i: over here: managing the war: United states shifts from being a debtor nation(more money borrowing than lending out) to a creditor nation(more money lending out than it borrows) During the course of the war businesses find that working with the government is very profitable: council of national defense, is a group of advisors, some come from government and some are corporate leaders. 42,000 new millionaires came about during the war time economy. Corporate leaders were better off after war, but workers went back to not making much money: increased the gap of wealth. Hyper patriotism, american identity as this unique thing. In order to get people passionate about the war, they tended to demonize the germans. German people living in the united states were in danger of getting attacked. Espionage act (1917: gave to the postmaster general the authority to not mail anything diversive through the mail. Detrimental to the war effort: doesn"t go away after war.
