What were some of the drastic actions taken by the Woodrow Wilson administration regarding the World War I home front?

Ronald Schaffer , The Home Front, OAH Magazine of History, Vol. 17, No. 1 World War I (Oct., 2002), pp. 20-24: Ronald Schaffer.pdf Ronald Schaffer.pdf – Alternative Formats
AND ALSO READ:

Carol L. Byerly, Introduction, Fever of War: The Influenza Epidemic in the U.S. Army during World War I (New York: NYU Press, 2005) pp. 4-13 : Carol L. Byerly.pdf Carol L. Byerly.pdf – Alternative Formats

AND ALSO BROWSE:
The Influenza Archive
https://www.influenzaarchive.org/

Using the sources above as well as readings from your textbook, compose an essay in which you consider the following questions:
What were some of the drastic actions taken by the Woodrow Wilson administration regarding the World War I home front? Why did Wilson take these extreme measures?
How did influenza affect the U.S. war effort? How did the pandemic impact cultural aspects of the United States?
Review some of the personal stories within the Influenza Archive. How do these stories support (or not) the two secondary readings?
What political and social issues in the United States resulted due to U.S. actions taken on the home front, participation in World War I, as well as from the influenza epidemic?
How did the U.S. response to the Influenza Epidemic compare to recent events surrounding COVID-19?

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