https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r Assignment en-us 2018-01-08 14:27:32 UTC 2025-09-27 09:55:30 UTC hello@padlet.com coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220192776 In World War 2, not all participants in the war were from the Selective Service Draft. Around 38% (3,300,000_ of people that battled in the war were volunteers that had no relation to being drafted. They walked into the war and decided to join without being drafted]]> 2018-01-10 15:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220192776 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220201475 The largest contribution to the war efforts of society participation was the Selective Service Draft. The majority of war participants were brought from the Draft. About 62% (11,500,000) of the war participants were from the Draft. From ages 18 or older had to enroll into the draft, and could possibly be drafted or not drafted depending on their physical health.]]> 2018-01-10 15:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220201475 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220204343 Many branches of the war included women among them. Around 350,000 women were participating in the war efforts. Some of the branches women were a part of were Womens Army Corps, WAVES, Army Nurse Corps, Navy Nurse Corps, and more. ]]> 2018-01-10 15:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220204343 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220205514 Not all war participants were white Americans. In World War 2, thousands of participants on our side of the war were African American, Puerto Rican, Indian, Chinese, Filipino and more. The largest of the participants was the African Americans with around 900,000 of them participating in the war.]]> 2018-01-10 15:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220205514 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839072 In order for the war to be successful, the women took over the work at home and in factories. Women worked in factories building the materials and supplies that would be used in the war. Also at home the women tended to the farms and crops in the fields. For the war, the women made guns, bullets and other war supplies. Plus crops and factory materials that were not all for the war.]]> 2018-01-12 02:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839072 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839386 The US government had concern on the inflation of the country because of the war. The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was created to control the inflation by setting prices and wages in the country. A huge part of this war in connection to the rationing the ration books. The OPA handed these to help the control of inflation and set prices for the country. ]]> 2018-01-12 02:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839386 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839611 In order to control Supply and Demand, the Government introduced rationing to the country.  This would avoid shortages for the public in supplies and resources and prevent the wealthy from only purchasing everything available. Some of the items rationed were flour, sugar, and coffee that were large necessities to those in society at home. ]]> 2018-01-12 02:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839611 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839742 In order to support the funds of the war, the United States Government started to encourage contributing your money to the war. In order to get civilians to help, the US promoted War Bonds. During World War 2, the United States had around 300 Billion dollars of war bonds donated to them from society. They US promoted selling war bonds in very many way including baseball games and Hollywood movies. ]]> 2018-01-12 02:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839742 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839887 On December 29th, 1941, our president Franklin D. Roosevelt used the slogan to promote the war on the radio. The slogan was to persuade the countries war efforts larger than before and help get more participants and supporters of the war. ]]> 2018-01-12 02:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220839887 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220842796 The War Production Board was an agency created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to supervise war production. The war production bard supervised the production of 183 billion dollars in military products that were used in World War 2]]> 2018-01-12 02:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220842796 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220842835 The Office of War Administration (Propaganda) was an art form that used posters and pictures to persuade people to help or participate in the war. One of the most famous posters for the war is the poster of Uncle Sam asking for you to participate in the war. ]]> 2018-01-12 02:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220842835 coopersmith https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220843299 The Japanese Interment camps were built to relocate Japanese Decent. There were 10 internment camps in the United States that relocated around 110,000 people to hold during the war. ]]> 2018-01-12 02:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/coopersmith/e7x9evcvf89r/wish/220843299