Life in WWII by Shayla Hughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72 en-us 2020-01-15 15:34:33 UTC 2025-01-24 21:43:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Japanese American Internment shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431933756 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.]]> 2020-01-15 16:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431933756 Office of War Information shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431933933 The Office of War Information was formed as a way to communicate details about the war to American citizens.]]> 2020-01-15 16:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431933933 War Production Board shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934170 President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the War Production Board in support of supervised war production.]]> 2020-01-15 16:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934170 War Bonds shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934267 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. ]]> 2020-01-15 16:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934267 Rationing shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934331 There was a huge shortage, of, well, everything during this time. Americans learned to ration.]]> 2020-01-15 16:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934331 Office of Price Administration shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934422 In attempt to prevent wartime inflation, the government organized the Office of Price Administration to control money and rents.]]> 2020-01-15 16:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934422 Women Industrial Workers shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934519 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.]]> 2020-01-15 16:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431934519 Minority Groups and Their Military Service shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431935535 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.]]> 2020-01-15 16:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431935535 Women's Military Auxiliary Services shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431935727 During WWII, women served in the U.S. army. 
About 350,000 women served.]]> 2020-01-15 16:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431935727 Selective Service shaylahughes https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431935956 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.]]> 2020-01-15 16:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shaylahughes/apnpkydn1y72/wish/431935956