https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2 en-us 2021-01-25 20:37:09 UTC 2021-02-09 01:51:49 UTC hello@padlet.com kendalsmith1 https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1124125494 Minority groups like African, Asian, Mexican, and Native Americans all faced discrimination. These groups were restricted to racially segregated neighborhoods and weren't given basic human rights.
African Americans:
- Were restricted to mostly noncombat roles
- 1 million joined
Asian Americans:
- 13,000 joined the armed forces
Mexican Americans:
- 300,000 joined the armed forces
Native Americans: 
- 25,000 joined the armed services
- 800 were women 

]]> 2021-01-25 20:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1124125494 kendalsmith1 https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179844394 The Office of Price Administration fought inflation by freezing the prices and rents, and wages so there was a reduce in consumer demands. This led to congress raising the income tax rates and extended the tax pay to around a million citizens who didn't have to pay them before. This later started the rationing of basic foods. ]]> 2021-02-09 00:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179844394 kendalsmith1 https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179859580 War bonds were created by the Department of the Treasury in order to help raise money for the war effort and keep the inflation law. The government tried encouraging the people to use extra cash they had to buy the bonds which was successful and kept the inflation under 30%. ]]> 2021-02-09 00:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179859580 kendalsmith1 https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179871873 The Office of Price Administration set up a system for rationing. There were books made that had coupons to use for buying scares food. These books were given to families. Majority of people took the rationing books as a way for them to contribute to the war effort. ]]> 2021-02-09 00:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179871873 kendalsmith1 https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179881731 The Japanese American Internment was the forced relocation of Japanese Americans to a detention camp. After the attacks on Pearl Harbor there was a lot of blame put on the Japanese Americans starting with the U.S. War Department believing they were spies for Japan. These Japanese Americans were then put into detention camps where they were put in cruel conditions and given bad treatment just because of their race. ]]> 2021-02-09 00:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179881731 kendalsmith1 https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179900118 The Office of War Information was used to spread a propaganda that stated the U.S. mobilization for the war efforts. This propaganda was used in every way to get around to people. Films, posters, radio stations, photographs, etc. ]]> 2021-02-09 00:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179900118 kendalsmith1 https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179914926 The War Production Board felt they had the responsibility to ensure people that the armed forces and war industries would receive all of the resources they need to win the war. This led to the decisions on which companies would convert to wartime production, produce raw materials to certain industries, and organize drives to collect scrap iron to recycle into war goods. ]]> 2021-02-09 01:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179914926 kendalsmith1 https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179931338 President Roosevelt felt that if Great Britain falls the Axis Powers could conquer the world. The U.S. wanted to prevent this so they felt like they needed to defeat the Axis powers as well. "The Great Arsenal of Democracy" was created from this feeling. ]]> 2021-02-09 01:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kendalsmith1/6eu0v6casin2dhp2/wish/1179931338