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WW1 Mobilization Facts for kids: Fast Fact Sheet
The following measures were taken by the Federal
Government 1917 - 1918 to further WW1 Mobilization
program.
Fast, fun, interesting facts about
the Federal Agencies and
Laws that helped to achieve WW1 Mobilization.
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The 1917 Selective
Draft Act was passed to increase the US Army
● The
Lever Food and Fuel Act was passed by
Congress
● The
War Industries Board
- WIB was
created
● The Federal Fuel Administration
agency was created
● Federal Possession and Control Act -
Railroad Administration established
● Food Administration agency to
conserve food by rationing
● The Federal Fuel Administration
created to manage oil and coal.
● The
Committee on Public Information to provide
government propaganda
● The National War Labor Board
was established
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The
Espionage and
Sedition Acts were passed
● The National War Labor Board (NWLB)
was created
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WW1 Mobilization Fact 1:
WW1 began in Europe on July
28, 1914. The United States had adopted a policy of
neutrality at the start of the Great War and did not enter
conflict until April 6, 1917.
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2:
The Federal Government was not prepared for war and
rapid steps were required to ready the nation for the
conflict.
WW1 Mobilization Fact 3:
When the United States entered the war in 1917,
the army and National Guard together only had just over 300,000
troops.
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4: The Agencies established by the
federal government were given powers to regulate the
nation’s economy and industrial production.
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5: Congress passed a series of laws designed to
support the federal agencies and to stifle what it deemed subversive
anti-war opinion and activity.
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6: President Wilson needed to mobilize the country
for war by both the mobilization of industry and of manpower.
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7: The Selective Service Act was passed on May 18,
1917 that required all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register
with locally administered draft boards for military conscription by
national lottery.
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8: The national lottery randomly determined the
order men were called before a local draft board. The local draft
boards were in charge of selecting, or exempting, people from
military service. 2.8 million men were inducted into the armed
forces between 1917-1918
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9:
The War Industries Board (WIB) was created on July 28,
1917 coordinating the production of war materials and
the purchase of war supplies.
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10: The Food Administration agency,
headed by Herbert Hoover, was created to conserve food
by rationing and boost agricultural output in the US.
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11: The Railroad Administration
controlled the railroads and established ways to
increase operating efficiency and modernize equipment
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12: The Federal Fuel Administration,
headed by Harry Garfield, was created to manage and
ration the nation’s use of oil and coal. To conserve
energy daylight-saving time was introduced and shorter
workweeks for factories that did not manufacture war
materials
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13: The Committee on Public Information
(CPI), headed by George Creel, provided propaganda to
rally the support of American citizens for all aspects
of the war effort
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14: Congress created the
National War Labor Board in March 1918 to prevent strikes that
would disrupt production in war industries.
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about the WW1 Mobilization for kids: American entry
and US role World War I
On April 6, 1917 the United States
Senate declared war on Germany
and fought with the allies in WW1. For additional
facts and information refer to the following links: .
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