https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2018-01-08 15:29:14 UTC 2018-01-17 14:02:40 UTC hello@padlet.com tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/219761880 The percent of soldiers that volunteered in WWII was 38.8%. The actual amount that was is 6,332,000. The other percent for draftees was 61.2% and the amount of people drafted was 11,535,000. The amount of time the average soldier spent overseas was 73% of the time they were serving. The average soldiers time serving was 33 months.]]> 2018-01-09 14:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/219761880 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/219771435 After December 20, 1941 the Selective Service and training act made all men between 20 and 44 liable. However all men between 18 and 64 were required to register. The men from the US were required to register. The men who were from different countries had to register as well.]]> 2018-01-09 15:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/219771435 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220212543 400,000 women served in non combat positions. 160,000 died to enemy fire. Many of the women served in France, Britain, Poland, Italy, and the U.S. ]]> 2018-01-10 15:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220212543 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220219234 The military included over 1 million African Americans into the military. The smaller groups consisted of Japanese and Chinese Americans and American Indians. As many Mexican Americans as 500,000 served as well and they contributed a small percent of soldiers as well as African Americans. Hispanic Americans also served and there were between 250,000- 500,000 soldiers.]]> 2018-01-10 15:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220219234 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220224249 The women's labor force increased by 6.5 million. In 1944, 37% of all adult women were employed. The percentage of women working outside of their homes went from 13.9% to 22.5%. On average women worked for $31.21 while men worked for $54.65 on average.

]]> 2018-01-10 15:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220224249 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220234740 This was the federal agency tasked with establishing price controls on nonagricultural commodities and rationing essential consumer goods during World War II. On 11 May 1941, by Executive Order 8734, the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply was created from the two NDAC divisions. ]]> 2018-01-10 16:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220234740 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220240111 Less than a third of the food available in Britain at the start of the war was produced at home. Official rationing began on 8 January 1940 with bacon, butter and sugar. Rations were distributed by weight, monetary value or points.]]> 2018-01-10 16:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220240111 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220243295 More than $180 billion worth of war bonds were purchased in America. 85 million Americans helped purchase those bonds. War bonds helped reduce inflation and remove money from circulation. The whole war cost the U.S. over $300 billion.]]> 2018-01-10 16:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220243295 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220246061 This was a quote by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a radio broadcast delivered on 29 December 1940. This was when the U.S. promised to help Britain fight Germany by giving them supplies. This broadcast was a call for others to help Britain to fight the Germans.]]> 2018-01-10 16:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220246061 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220249528 This program was started in January, 1942 to have companies work on the needs for war. WPB supervised the production of $183 billion worth of weapons and supplies, they produced about 40% of supplies to fight the Germans. Britain and the USSR produced another 30%. The Axis produced the last 30% of supplies]]> 2018-01-10 16:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220249528 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220333308 This program operated from June 1942 until September 1945. This was the connection from the battlefront and the citizens. This was a program that dealt with it being called propaganda from citizens in the U.S.]]> 2018-01-10 18:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220333308 tobingearhart https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220336567 This was the forced internment of Japanese Americans since America was fighting Japan, they were imprisoned. 110,000-120,000 of them were imprisoned during WWII. 62% of them were living in America at the time.]]> 2018-01-10 18:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tobingearhart/23zitnz1bswo/wish/220336567