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US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Compensation From Before Wwi Through Great Depression [Pdf]
This interesting article from the Bureau of Labor Statistics discusses how working conditions and low pay prior to World War I led to the increase in union membership. Read how the government viewed labor and labor unions during World...
US National Archives
Nara: Guide to Federal Records: War Industries Board
This National Archives and Records Administration site contains various records of the War Industries Board, disclosing the administrative history of the War Industries Board as well as specific events.
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War I
Quiz yourself on the United States involvement in World War I.
Other
Wwi Resource Centre:the Politics of Pecuniary Aggrandizement: 1912 1920
A chapter from a 1937 book by Ferdinand Ludnberg, America's 60 Families, discusses how World War I was financed and who profited from the war. About halfway through the page is mention of the War Industries Board and the heads of...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Over Here
World War I was not fought by Americans just in Europe. Read about the many ways people at home helped the war effort. See how badly German-Americans were treated as anti-German passions were fueled.
Wisconsin Historical Society
World War I Lesson Plans: Letter to War Industries Board [Pdf]
Read this letter from the Wisconsin state council of defense to the War Industries Board requesting that a small manufacturer of farm machinery receive a special rating in order to use iron in its company.[pdf]
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Conflict on the Homefront: Wartime Economy [Pdf]
Find out how the people of the United States, and Wisconsin in particular, stepped up to help the war effort in World War I. Read about the way industries retooled to produce wartime goods and see brochures that advertised Liberty Bonds.
Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon & World War One: Mobilizing for Total War
An interesting look at the mobilization of the military and civilian industry on a national level and state level for the entrance into World War I. Read about how state councils of defense were formed to respond to the national needs...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: America in Ww1
Provides detailed facts and a summary about the events at home during World War I.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: War Industries Board
A comprehensive overview and detailed facts about the War Industries Board, a government agency established to regulate the economy and industries in WW1.