1. The Home Front and Key Turning Points

2. The Federal Government Takes Control
Office of Price Administration: controlled inflation
freezing the prices of goods
Rationing (setting fixed allotments) of goods
War Production Board: ensured military and weapons manufacturers received all the resources they needed
War bonds: purchases made by civilians to loan the federal government money (with the expectation of eventually receiving payment with interest)

3. Women and Minorities Make Gains
A shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workforce

4. The Internment of Japanese Americans
Mot Japanese Americans lived on the west coast
Fears of espionage and sabotage become paranoia
110,000 Japanese Americans sent to “relocation centers” a.k.a. prison camps
Justified on the basis of national security

6. Operation Torch/North African Theatre (1942-43)

8. Battle of Stalingrad (winter 1942-43)

9. Battle of Kursk (summer 1943)

11. Battle of the Bulge