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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?

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1 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?

2 Propaganda Activity See Propaganda PPT

3 Home Front World War II

4 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.

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

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8 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

9 Wartime Economy

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

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

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

13 Mobilizing the Armed Forces

14 Selective Service Act (The Draft)

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

16 Selective Service Act (The Draft)

17 Mobilizing the Armed Forces
Sept – 1st peacetime draft Men had to register Serve 1 year in the army Age changed to in 1942

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

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

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

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

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

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