AMERICA DURING THE WAR

I. At Home A. The office of War Mobilization B. Financing the War Dealt with war production Handled labor questions Decided on resource issues B. Financing the War Americans bought War Bonds to raise money Additional money came from Deficit Spending… the govt. spending borrowed money

C. Daily life People read books to pass the time 60% of people attended movies, especially for news updates Baseball was still favorite pastime. Woman’s teams developed to help cover the loss of players due to the war

D. Shortages E. Japanese Americans Americans recycled and conserved as much as possible FDR asked people to drive less to save fuel People used ration stamps to buy food in order to maintain supplies for soldiers E. Japanese Americans Distrusted for their nationality Placed in Internment Camps to prevent from aiding a Japanese invasion

II. Women in WWII A. 275,000 volunteered for military service B. 13,000 worked as clerks, typists, air control operators, mechanics, photographers and drivers C. 1,200 were Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP’s) who ferried planes around the country D. The Navy had Women Accepted Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES), 25% were naval aviation E. The Woman’s Army Corp (WAC) was the largest group at 100,000 members F. “Rosie the Riveter” – National Icon of Women in the work force G. After the war, most women returned to domestic life.