Chris Matthew Scobarra Wartime Collectivism Summary

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2) Making War Locomotives by Joseph Pennell demonstrates how industrialization and the American war culture influenced the role and success of America in World War I.

3) Annotated bibliography in the separate page below.

4) It was difficult to come up with a connection of each individual source to the thesis because while each source did talk about the American war culture and industrialization, it mainly talked about how the American war culture came to be or how industrialization came to intensify the war. Though it was a bit easier to find the connections between how American war culture and industrialization influenced the success of American troops in World War I, the sources did not have an obvious connection as to how it shaped

He describes how the railroads were used for war, as there was a war transportation crisis, and how the industry was attempting to offset its shortcomings by strategic mobilization. Furthermore, he goes into detail as to how the government took measures to assume control of transportation systems for the war effort. This essay will be used to describe the responsibility of railroads and locomotives during World War I and give insight to the American war culture, as the government passed legislation to ensure that the railroads will put themselves at service of the nation for war. This will then lead into how locomotives and the American war culture shaped America’s role at the war

He goes into detail about how the government began to increase its control on nation’s economy for war, as well as shape the public’s opinions through the use propaganda and the establishment of new committees. He defines what it meant to be an American during World War I and briefly goes over the opportunities that the war introduced to women and African Americans. This video is useful in providing insight as to how glorifying war became integrated into the American character through government actions. Furthermore, it demonstrates how the American war culture led to nationwide cooperation towards a changed economy that was primarily focused on supporting those at the front, resulting in America’s success in World War