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The Andrew Sisters Singing “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”
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He’s the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B
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Marine Corps Motor Pool
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Servicing U. S. Bombers
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Do Your Bit!
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Fighting the Enemy on the Battlefield & on the Home Front
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Working on the Assembly Line
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The wartime demand for goods ended the Great Depression and unemployment fell.
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The Best Kept Secret of the War….. Factories went from peacetime to wartime factoriesFactories went from peacetime to wartime factories Car Lines turned production of cars into tanks, trucks, and jeepsCar Lines turned production of cars into tanks, trucks, and jeeps Men signed up for duty and women took over their factory jobs.Men signed up for duty and women took over their factory jobs.
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“Rosie, the Riveter”
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· “Rosie the Riveter” symbolized the millions of women that worked in factories producing planes, tanks, ships, and other war goods. · Women enjoyed a newfound confidence in their ability and right to work outside of the home and many began to earn salaries equal to men.
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New Roles for Women · There was an urgent need for women to enter the workforce to help with the war effort and to keep the nation’s economy going. · Over 6 million women entered the workforce, replacing men that joined the military.
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Fix that Engine!
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Join the Women’s Army Corps
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Women’s Army Air Corps Pilots
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Female War Photographer
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We Need Nurses Badly
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War Rations Because resources were needed overseas, Americans were given coupons for things likeBecause resources were needed overseas, Americans were given coupons for things like MeatMeat GasGas CoffeeCoffee SugarSugar ButterButter CheeseCheese ChocolateChocolate Panty Hoes/NylonPanty Hoes/Nylon
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Get Your Ration Cards
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· The government controlled the economy as it did during World War I.
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No New Dresses for a While
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S..t..r..e..t..c..h That Food!
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8 Future American Presidents Views of the World Were Formed by Their Service in World War II
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Hollywood Pitches In
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Bob Hope in the South Pacific
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Thanks, for the Memories!
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War Bonds Loans to the Government that Provided Money to Buy Guns, Tanks, Planes, and ShipsLoans to the Government that Provided Money to Buy Guns, Tanks, Planes, and Ships America was urged to buy these and support AmericaAmerica was urged to buy these and support America They would have War Bond Rallies where stars would urge people to buy bondsThey would have War Bond Rallies where stars would urge people to buy bonds
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Paying for the War
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Buy, Buy, Buy, Buy a Bond: It Will Lead to VICTORY!
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Teach your neighbor about war bonds and war rations.
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Segregated Units
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Japanese Interment Camps After Pearl Harbor, Americans began to fear that Japanese Americans would spy for Japan.After Pearl Harbor, Americans began to fear that Japanese Americans would spy for Japan. FDR ordered that all Japanese Americans leave their homes, jobs, and possessions and go to “prison” camps.FDR ordered that all Japanese Americans leave their homes, jobs, and possessions and go to “prison” camps. After investigation, they found none of these people were spies.After investigation, they found none of these people were spies. Over 110,00 people were put into the camps. Most were women and children. 17,000 Japanese Americans found for the ALLIES.
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The Wartime Relocation Agency (WRA) forced approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans to…
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Relocation of Japanese Americans
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Japanese-American Boy Scout Troop in an Internment Camp
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Navaho “Code Talkers”
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