 In a short response of one to three sentences, identify at least three things this cartoon says about life in the U.S. when published in 1943.

 World War II was a Total War  Entire American society was directed toward the war effort  No one did not take part in the war effort

 Economic activity took on a wartime footing  Massive military contracts sent production soaring  Lifted U.S. from the Depression

 Directed by the War Production Board  Production of nonessential items were halted  Large-scale rationing of commodities  Some companies fought to have their products listed as ’essential’

 Office of Price Administration created to prevent runaway inflation  Less consumer goods could equal higher prices  To keep morale up, prices capped

 With full employment concern rose over higher wages  War Labor Board set caps on wages  Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act limited ability of workers to strike

 World War II cost the U.S. an estimate $341 billion  ($4.137 trillion in today’s figures)  How do you finance this?  Taxation  War Bonds ($135 billion sold in total)

 Need to keep up morale at home  Sponsored numerous activities  Victory Gardens  Meatless and Wheat-less days  Scrap Drives  Civil Defense Drills

Full Employment and Military Demands opened new opportunities  African-Americans brought into numerous industrial jobs  Bracero program opened opportunities for Mexican-Americans  Five million women entered the industrial workplace

In a short reply of one to two sentences, respond to the following prompt:  Summarize the main points of today’s lesson