WWI- The War at Home

What were some things accomplished by the following wartime agencies and laws?

1. War Industries Board
Set production quotas and allocated raw materials. Regulated economy.
2. Railroad Administration
controlled railroad
3. Fuel Administration
monitored coal supplies and rationed gasoline and heating oil. In March 1918 introduced day-light savings time.
4. National War Labor Board
established in 1918 to deal with disputes between management and labor. Workers who refused to obey board orders could lose draft exemptions. Pushed for 8 hour workday, enforced child labor ban, and prompted safety inspections.
5. Food Administration
Under Herbert Hoover, one day a week was "meatless," another "wheatless," another, "sweetless" and two others, "porkless."
6. Committee on Public Information
Propaganda agency, made to "sell" the war to the public. Headed by George Creel, a former muck-raker.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
Under these acts a person could be fined up to $10,000 or sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war-effort or saying anything disloyal. Violated the first ammendment.

Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.

Baruch was a prosperous business man who was the leader of the War industries board.

George Creel was a former muck-raker and leader of CPI.