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Japanese Americans were placed in detention camps that were very similar to the concentration camps held in Germany. This was because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. After that attack Americans suspected that Japanese Americans were spies. So then the government rounded up all the Japanese and placed them in these camps.

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The OWI was used to spread propaganda. The propaganda was used in films, photographs, radio programs, and posters. So it was used to show the United States mobilization in any type of entertainment. Focus was on training for war work, increasing the number of women in workforce, and civil right struggles.

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The War production Boards were in charge of what companies would convert to wartime production, and distributed raw materials to key industries. They also organized drives to collect scrap iron, tin cans, paper, rags, and cooking fat that they would then recycle into war goods. They rationed fuel and other materials that were very needed during war time. Rationed items were things like gas, metals, rubber, and plastic. The War Production Board did all of this because they had the responsibility that armed forces and war industries would receive all the resources that they needed.

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"the great arsenal of democracy" all happened because President Roosevelt had a feeling that if Britain had fallen that the Axis powers would take over the world. To prevent that the U.S. powers thought they would need to prevent the axis powers too. This feeling became known as "the great arsenal of democracy". Then by 1940 Britain had no more money to contribute to this democracy. Roosevelt then came up with the lend-lease policy. This policy allowed the president to lend or lease armed supplies to any country that needed defense against the United States.

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To raise money for the war effort the Department of the treasury started issuing war bonds. The government encouraged citizens to buy these bonds with their extra cash and doing this they kept the inflation below %30. This was around half of World War ones inflation.

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The OPA were who set up the system for rationing. Households were given their ration books to buy their scare goods with. These included meat, shoes, sugar, coffee, and gas. Many Americans accepted this as their contribute to the war effort. Families coped with these shortages together. Some people would carpool or even ride bikes to save gas.

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To fight inflation the OPA froze wages, prices, and rents in order to reduce consumer demands. Congress raised income tax rates and extended taxes to million of citizens who weren't paying before. This is what started the rationing of meat, butter, cheese, vegetables, sugar, and coffee.

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Minority groups and their military service 

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Minority groups and their military service 

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Minority groups like African Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans all faced discrimination. They were put in racially segregated neighborhoods and did not have basic citizen rights. 300,000 Mexican Americans joined the arm forces. ! million African Americans joined but were restricted to mostly noncombat roles. 13,000 Asian Americans joined arm forces. 33,000 Japanese Americans joined and were spies. 25,000 Native Americans joined armed services and 800 of those were women.

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There was more than 6 million women that had to enter the work force during war. During this time they had proven they could operate machinery just as well as men could but were still getting payed 60% less then men. Women were then able to enlist as well and they worked as nurses, ambulance drivers, pilots, etc.

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This peacetime military draft required all men between the ages 21 and 35 to register for the draft. This Selective Service provided 10 million soldiers for the war.