https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh en-us 2021-01-25 14:51:07 UTC 2025-05-14 17:41:03 UTC hello@padlet.com nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1142179399 Selective Service is a requirement for all 18 year or older males in the US and has been used several times throughout history. The most recent use was in the Vietnam War where the draft provided about 20% of the troops in the war. In WWII the draft inducted about 66% of the armed forces serving in WWII. ]]> 2021-01-29 19:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1142179399 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163766308 Women during the war played a large role as most men had been sent off to fight on the frontlines the women had to take up the factory jobs and other duties that had previously been done by men, this allowed the US to keep the factories filled with workers while not having to cut their troops short. The women also worked as nurses and other non combat roles. ]]> 2021-02-04 14:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163766308 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163791647 There were many minorities in WWII that served valuable roles. For example Navajo citizens served as radio operators and spoke in their native language which the Japanese could not decipher. Also there were lots of African Americans in the military such as the 99th Fighter Squadron or the Red Tails. In total African Americans made up 6.25% of all troops abroad in WWII.]]> 2021-02-04 14:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163791647 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163836643 The Office of Price Administration was created to manage a ration on the home-front to allow more food produced to be sent to the troops on the front line. ]]> 2021-02-04 14:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163836643 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163877163 Rationing was used by the US in WWII to prevent food shortages on the front lines. This was done by limiting what could be bought on certain days also there were cook books and other things created to help people deal with the rations.]]> 2021-02-04 14:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163877163 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163910984 War Bonds were created to help fund the war effort. These bonds could be redeemed later for more money than they were purchased for. By the end of the war around $185.7 million for the war effort.]]> 2021-02-04 14:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163910984 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163960061 The idea of the arsenal of democracy was the idea that the US could supply every other allied nation with equipment and supplies without even fighting. By the time the war was over the US had managed to supply the USSR alone with 94% of the Lend Lease equipment which totaled out at 17.5 million tons of equipment, raw materials, and other supplies. The US also managed to produce nearly 6,000 cargo ships to transport these supplies with. ]]> 2021-02-04 14:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1163960061 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1164029407 The War Production Board was created to supervise war production during the war. The board helped boost war production tremendously and helped to organize the industries.

]]> 2021-02-04 14:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1164029407 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1164130405 The Office of War Information was created for propaganda uses and to help control potentially sensitive information about the US war effort. ]]> 2021-02-04 15:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1164130405 nicholasharwood https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1164144208 At the outset of the war US leaders were worried about potential Japanese spies so they decided to create special internment camps to house former Japanese citizens in. The camps were often uncomfortable and did not have nearly the accommodations that the citizens were used to.]]> 2021-02-04 15:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasharwood/9an2wppvygrhh8vh/wish/1164144208