https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m The American Homefront en-us 2019-01-09 15:56:16 UTC 2026-02-22 18:15:38 UTC hello@padlet.com austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318845197 5 million American men volunteered to join the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Once they joined they were sent across the country to military bases for 8 weeks to become prepared for battle.]]> 2019-01-09 15:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318845197 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318849868 Although there were 5 million American men who volunteered to fight in WWII, it was not enough. The Selective Service System started a draft to get 10 million more men for the armed forces. Once they were drafted they were like the volunteers, sent to military bases to become prepared for battle.]]> 2019-01-09 16:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318849868 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318854707 This was pushed by the Army Chief of Staff, George Marshal, saying that men are doing jobs that women can do better. Once this passed thousands of women joined.]]> 2019-01-09 16:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318854707 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318866468 Even though the country was still segregated during this, many minority groups such as African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans joined to fight the war. 
Numbers for each Minority Group-
-African Americans- 1,000,000
-Mexican Americans- 300,000
-Chinese Americans- 13,000
-Japanese Americans- 33,000
-Native Americans- 25,000]]> 2019-01-09 16:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318866468 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318875322 At first, companies did not want to hire women but when shown that women could use a welding torch or riveting guns just as well as a man could, companies were fine with women being in the workforce. The companies also liked they only had to pay the women 60% of what they would have to men which meant more money in the companies pocket.]]> 2019-01-09 16:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/318875322 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319341832 Also known as the OPA this administration did their best to keep prices of common goods for the people the relative same price as they were trying to keep from inflation. Objects that they kept prices on were: foods such as meat, rent, and wages.]]> 2019-01-10 16:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319341832 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319345763 Rationing was to limit the amount of goods that people would receive every week to save it for the military. Some things rationed were food and cooking supplies as well as shoes, rubber, and gas.]]> 2019-01-10 16:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319345763 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319349099 War bonds were sold to help support the war. The bonds also helped keep from inflation. People were encouraged to purchase the bonds and even children were encouraged to purchase bonds.]]> 2019-01-10 17:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319349099 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319730168 These were the words said by President Roosevelt during the war. Since he said that he was going to keep us out of the war, he needed some way to convince the public opinion to send military aid into the war to protect democracy and to fight the Axis Powers.]]> 2019-01-11 16:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319730168 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319733595 To make sure that supplies that the military needed to win the war, the War Production Board made it so scraps such as iron, cans, paper, rags, and cooked fat to be sent to the war for use.]]> 2019-01-11 16:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/319733595 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/320816559 The agency that was in charge of spreading all of the news and propaganda across the United States.]]> 2019-01-15 15:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/320816559 austinfeldkamp https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/320816750 This was a result of fear of Japanese sabotage. They were forced to go into internment camps if they lived in certain areas along the west coast. This was unfair to the Japanese because there were no charges filed against them, no trials to determine guilt, and no sings of disloyalty.]]> 2019-01-15 15:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/austinfeldkamp/i6jy4av8za7m/wish/320816750