Critical Thinking What was the Selective Service System and how did it help the US meet manpower needs? 1.Set up to expand the draft and brought in 10 million additional soldiers 2.What contributions did women and minorities make to the military effort? 1.Through the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps, women volunteered to serve in noncombat positions. Despite discrimination and racial segregation, minorities enlisted and served in noncombat roles 3.How did American industry contribute to the war effort? 1.Production of consumer products was shifted towards military weapons and supplies 4.How did the war create new job opportunities for women and minorities? 1.As white males were drafted, job oppurtunities opened up for women and minorities 5.How did scientists help the war effort? 1.Office of Scientific Research and Development improved on radar and sonar, pesticides, penicillin, and atomic bomb 6.How did the mass media contribute to the war effort 1.Produced propaganda that supported the Allies and attacked the Axis 7.How did the Federal gov’t act to control the economy? 1.Office of Price Administration froze prices to stop inflation, raised taxes, encouraged ppl to buy bonds. War Production Board oversaw which companies would convert from consumer production to military production 8.How did gov’t actions affect everyday life? 1.Rationing limited the amount of goods that people bought and used.

Mobilizing for Defense 1.Selective Service System Instituted the draft, provided the country w/ 10 million soldiers 2.Women & Minorities Thousands served in WAAC, 6 million worked in war industries; thousands of minorities enlisted in the armed forces 3.Manufacturers Converted factories to production of war goods; built and expanded shipyards and defense plants 4.A. Philip Randolph Organized march on Washington that forced Roosevelt to issue an executive order calling on employers and labor unions in defense industry to stop discrimination 5.Office of Scientific Research and Development Spurred improvements in radar and sonar, encouraged use of pesticides to fight insects, pushed development of “miracle drugs” that saved lives, developed atomic bomb 6.Entertainment industry Produced war-oriented propaganda films & created opportunities to escape from the grim realities of war for a few hours 7.Office of Price Administration & War Production Board Fought inflation by freezing prices & set up system for rationing scarce goods; oversaw conversion from peacetime to wartime production, allocated raw materials to key industries and organized nationwide scrap drives 8.Rationing Reduced consumption of energy, goods, and supplies deemed essential for the military

Mobilizing for Defense In groups of 2 use info from notes/book to answer the following questions about how each of the following contributed to the war effort 1.Selective Service System 2.Women & Minorities 3.Manufacturers 4.A. Philip Randolph 5.Office of Scientific Research and Development 6.Entertainment industry 7.Office of Price Administration & War Production Board 8.Rationing

Propaganda Cartoons While watching these cartoons, look for the following: –Asking for support for the war –Supporting the war effort –Stereotypes –Racism

US Wartime Propaganda Create a propaganda illustration that will encourage Americans to support the war effort based on one of the following: –Enlisting Women or minorities –Rationing Food, consumer products, energy –Converting factories to wartime production –Buying war bonds Make sure to play on peoples fears!