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Around 10 million men had been drafted into the military, and about 5 million had volunteered. There was a lot of men eager to join the fight after getting stirred up by the Pearl Harbor attack. Every man, boy, and his grandpa were all getting up to volunteer.

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The selective service was a way for the government to raise the strength/numbers of our military. By drafting the people into the military based on age, weight, flat or arched feet, and gender.

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These were brand new branches of the military that were established for the women to help in war efforts. Even though they were not allowed to fight in the war, they were still contributing. They would either help build vehicles, aircrafts, or be nurses.

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Minority Groups and Their Military Service

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Minority Groups and Their Military Service

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Many minorities had joined the war efforts by fighting in the war, yet they were still separated from the other men. A lot of the minorities were having trouble seeing the point in protecting a land that doesn't even protect your rights. These minorities even played a big role in the progression of our push. Racism was so strong still, that the military hadn't even allowed black people or any other non white man to reach the rank of officer.

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With a lot of the men gone, there were plenty of jobs open that needed to be filled. Plus, more jobs were being made that were also open due to the war needing industrial workers. So, it was left to the only capable people left, the women. The government encouraged women to get jobs and take the mans place while he's away. This also, meant less people were unemployed, and people all across the board had more money. On top of all that, a lot of the women were doing their jobs more efficiently than the men. Yes, it was slower work than the men, but it was more efficient with less mistakes.

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Something we had never done before, but wasn't that bad of an idea. It was a unique way of keeping inflation from happening anymore than it had already gone. The people didn't want inflation and neither did the government since we were a little short on money as it is.

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Each family had received a booklet of coupon type slips. These slips would allow the families limited amounts of certain foods, clothes, gas, and other resources that may have been needed in the war.

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A way of getting funds for the war through the people. Instead of driving us deeper into deficit, the people were encouraged to help pay for the war through bonds.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt had described the U.S. as an "Arsenal of Democracy" to the people over his broadcasts. He did this when trying to get the people to support the idea of lending our military strength to the lesser evil to fight the greater evil.

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It was established by the government to watch over the progress of war production and how smooth it was going with the employees. If anyone had gone on strike towards a job that helped the military, they would be fined, or put in prison, or both. Strike on war production was illegal at the time.

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The big ideas that the government was spreading in to the people is that the German civilians were being forced to cooperate. While the Japanese were ALL evil, disgusting, and ruthless, monsters. The government was spreading the idea that the Japanese had to be destroyed.

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They were like concentration camps in Germany, except without the starvation and slave work. Their kids were allowed to go to schools and the families could have "normal" lives besides the fact they were held behind a barbed fence. They were never allowed to leave until they were released at the end of the war.