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Your Task As a Group View this power point and/or do outside research Decide how you want to tell the story of life in America during WWII. Be sure to cover at least two actions/ responsibilities of the government and US citizens Share your completed product with Mr. K via or Google docs Products must be digital in nature and will be posted on Mr. K’s website Projects can be (but are not limited to) a glogster.com, podcast, song, poem, children’s story, wallwisher.com, mashon.com, superherosquad.marvel.com glogster.comwallwisher.commashon.com, superherosquad.marvel.com

Mobilizing For War US on the Home Front

Men needed to Fight Selective Service Act - First peacetime draft in US history (1940) Men between had to register 15 million Americans served in the military 1 million Blacks 300,000 Mexican-Americans

War is Good for the Economy Depression ends when war industries start up US needs jeeps, tanks, planes, guns, and other supplies Incomes rise, unemployment fell

War Production Board (WPB) Supervised conversion of factories to wartime production No cars were built in the early 40’s

Scrap Drives US needed rubber, metal and other goods Govt. organized nationwide scrap drives

Rationing In order to control amounts of needed goods, the government limited what each family could buy Rationed items included meat, gas, coffee, shoes

Warning of Spies Government warned citizens not to talk about the war in public for fear of spies Possibly done to stop people from protesting war

War Bonds Sold to raise money for the war Supposed to spend 10% of salary on war bonds

Women in the Military Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) - women flew training and supply planes Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) - Worked in communications Nursing Corps served in combat areas

Women and Minorities in the Workforce Jobs are open as the men leave to fight Blacks again move to cities to take factory jobs Women leave the home to go to work Govt. propaganda includes Rosie the Riveter

Click here to link to popular music of the World War II Era