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The Selective Service is used by the United States to draft younger individuals into armed service.
More than half of the Americans who served in armed forces were drafted.

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During WWII, women served in the U.S. army.
About 350,000 women served.

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Minority Groups and Their Military Service

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Minority Groups and Their Military Service

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Ethnic minorities took part in serving the U.S. army during WWII. It was often seen as a way for different ethnic groups to prove their worth in society.

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Minority Groups and Their Military Service

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During WWII, women workers were a very significant part of the industry. Men were being drafted for the war and women were expected to keep things moving back at home.

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In attempt to prevent wartime inflation, the government organized the Office of Price Administration to control money and rents.

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There was a huge shortage, of, well, everything during this time. Americans learned to ration.

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War bonds were often advertised in attempt to receive support in financing the war.
The U.S. government spent an estimated more than $323 billion fighting the war.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the War Production Board in support of supervised war production.

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The Office of War Information was formed as a way to communicate details about the war to American citizens.

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Roosevelt signed an executive order agreeing to hold all Americans of Japanese ancestry in concentration camps. Chances are, this was simply an act of paranoia on the part of American citizens because of Pearl Harbor. Japanese Americans were most likely seen as a threat to American security.