Prompt #6 In your lifetime, you have lived through two wars. What kinds of things have you/anyone you know had to change or consider?

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Prompt #6 In your lifetime, you have lived through two wars. What kinds of things have you/anyone you know had to change or consider?

Propaganda Activity See Propaganda PPT

Home Front World War II

War Productions Board (1942) War + Depression  slowed production in Allied countries War Productions Board Converted peacetime industries to wartime Ex: cars, lawn mowers, bird cages, etc.  weapons, bombers, etc.

Office of War Mobilization (1943) Supervised the use of resources for war production Ex: Ford built a new factory to make bombers; Liberty ships

Wartime Work Force 1944—produced 2X what all Axis countries did Unemployment almost vanished Wages rose 50% Financing the War Higher taxes Bank loans, private investors, war bonds

Wartime Economy

Home Front Shortages & Controls More jobs, but couldn’t buy certain things Ex: metal for zippers used for weapons; nylons used for parachutes

Rationing Ration books  certain points for certain goods (sugar, butter, coffee) Points AND cash

Public Support Office of War Information (1942) Victory gardens Blackouts (bombing raid drills) Collections for recyclable material

Mobilizing the Armed Forces

Selective Service Act (The Draft)

What were things you considered as you made decisions? Draft Activity What were things you considered as you made decisions?

Selective Service Act (The Draft)

Mobilizing the Armed Forces Sept. 1940 – 1st peacetime draft Men 21-36 had to register Serve 1 year in the army Age changed to 18-37 in 1942

GI’s = “Government Issue” The GI War GI’s = “Government Issue” Soldiers, sailors, aviators (over 16 million)

Native Americans “Code Talkers” radio operators Used their own language for a secret code

African Americans First just supportive roles Separate units as casualties grew Tuskegee Airmen Double V campaign (1942-1943) Eventually fought in same units

Women Women worked in all aspects except combat Industrial jobs, manufacturing weapons, nursing, and intelligence

Prompt #7 What changes did entering WWII result in for the United States? Need at least 3.

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