https://padlet.com/20dygena/jo83plfcftb7 1.3 Portfolio en-us 2018-03-16 02:57:28 UTC 2018-03-16 03:15:21 UTC hello@padlet.com 20dygena https://padlet.com/20dygena/jo83plfcftb7/wish/242658163 When the US entered the war, the unemployment rate was 9.9%. By 1944, that number dropped to 1.2% (https://www.thebalance.com/unemployment-rate-by-year-3305506). Between 1940-1945, unemployment rates among women decreased 50% due in large part to factory jobs after men went to war (http://www.historylink.org/Content/education/downloads/C21curriculum_Unit5/C21curriculum_Unit5%20resources/Unit5_READINGS_WomenWorkersinWorldWarII.pdf).]]> 2018-03-16 02:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20dygena/jo83plfcftb7/wish/242658163 20dygena https://padlet.com/20dygena/jo83plfcftb7/wish/242658978 Of the minorities that joined the United States Army during this time, 500,000 of them were Mexican-Americans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_minorities_in_the_US_armed_forces_during_World_War_II). 11.3 of all army inductions between 1940-1944 were African Americans equating to 797,444 people. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_minorities_in_the_US_armed_forces_during_World_War_II).]]> 2018-03-16 03:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/20dygena/jo83plfcftb7/wish/242658978 20dygena https://padlet.com/20dygena/jo83plfcftb7/wish/242659904 WPB-established by FDR to allocate scarce materials and to limit the production of civilian goods as well as distribute contracts among competing manufacturers OPA-Office of price administration that froze prices during the great depression to get money to circulate in the economy. It set standard prices on certain goods saying that they could not go above a specific dollar amount]]> 2018-03-16 03:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/20dygena/jo83plfcftb7/wish/242659904