- Mobilization of economy - conversion to war production, e.g. factories now started making weapons
- Growth in economy, increase in employment, decline in unemployment
- Higher wages for workers
- Expansion of women's employment in factories & wartime jobs
- High profits for businesses in wartime industries
Cultural influences:
- Growth of patriotism
- Propaganda efforts to build support for the war
- Negative image of Germany
Political impacts:
- Expansion of federal power
- Censorship
- Anti-German sentiment
Social changes:
- Increased migration of African Americans to the Northern and Western cities for work
- Tensions between pro-war and anti-war groups