NOTES on WWII Homefront http://www.minibite.com/oldies/boogiewoogie.htm
War Productions Board – tell factories WHAT to produce War Mobilization War Productions Board – tell factories WHAT to produce “the great arsenal of democracy”
War Productions Board – tell factories WHAT to produce War Mobilization War Productions Board – tell factories WHAT to produce “the great arsenal of democracy” Office of Price Administration – control wages, distribution, and prices ration oil, rubber, and tin Plant victory gardens
3. Office of War information - encouraged support of war Sold Bonds = certificate promises to pay the buyer back the purchase amt plus interest later (SUMMARIZE ME)
3. Office of War information: encouraged support of war Bonds… Propaganda: gov advertisement
4. Sunbelt = revived southern region http://thinkorthwim.com/2007/08/19/1034/ 4. Sunbelt = revived southern region Lockheed – defense plant 5. WWII Ends unemployment and Depression
Social Changes Rosie the Riveter: 6 million women (MARRIED) work!
2. “Double V Campaign” – victory against dictators and discrimination A Philip Randolph – threatens march on Washington Demands end to discrimination in gov FDR fears protest will undermine war effort Executive Order 8802: demands fair hiring practices in gov jobs Inc membership in NAACP and CORE (congress of racial equality)