https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6 Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2018-01-12 20:42:15 UTC 2023-04-21 21:08:44 UTC hello@padlet.com jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221157662 People that volunteered to be in WWII and were not drafted. 38.8% (6,332,000) of U.S. servicemen and all servicewomen were volunteers.

]]> 2018-01-13 02:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221157662 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221157938 On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft- first draft in United States' history.
61.2% (11,535,000) were draftees in WWII.]]> 2018-01-13 02:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221157938 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221158192 The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) worked with the Army utilizing the talent and knowledge of women. Over 150,000 American women served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II and they were the first women other than nurses to serve within the Army-they were non-combat. ]]> 2018-01-13 02:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221158192 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221159647 Although discrimination and segregation continued, minorities were able to serve in the armed services during WWII and all were subjected to the draft and given the same amount of pay. Approximately 1 million blacks, 33,000 Japanese-Americans, 20,000 Chinese Americans, 25,000 American Indians, 25,000 American Indians and 16,000 Filipino-Americans served in WWII.]]> 2018-01-13 03:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221159647 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221160083 During the war, women held many jobs previously held by men and labored in war industries and more than 6 million of the new workers were women.  ]]> 2018-01-13 03:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221160083 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221161845 The OPA froze prices on goods to fight inflation-President Roosevelt's response to fewer consumer products. ]]> 2018-01-13 04:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221161845 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221339449 A system set up that established fixed allotment of goods. Households received ration books with coupons that were used for buying goods such as meats, shoes, sugar, coffee, and gasoline.  Americans considered this their contribution to the war. 

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War Bonds were issued by the US Government as a way to remove money from circulation to reduce inflation. They were first called Defense Bonds until the Japenese bombed Pearl Harbor and then they were called War Bonds.  These bonds financed military operations during the war-about 186 billion worth of war bonds were purchased by Americans.

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This was a slogan used in a radio broadcast by President Franklin Roosevelt, on December 29, 1940, which he promised to help the United Kindom fight the Germans-slogan which shows efforts of Americas for the Allies. 

]]> 2018-01-15 05:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221340544 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221341093 President Roosevelt established this board to regulate the production and allocation of materials and fuel during World War II; it rationed gasoline, heating oil, metals, rubber, and plastics-prohibited nonessential production. Drives were held to recycle and Chicago schoolchildren collected 36 million pounds of old paper in a 5-month time frame. 


]]> 2018-01-15 05:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221341093 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221962934 This was created to attract U.S. citizens to jobs in support of the war effort after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Using propaganda such as photos with captions that appealed to emotions, the aim was to inspire patriotic feelings among Americans. ]]> 2018-01-17 07:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221962934 jshawngill https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221966064 The interments happened because the U.S government was scared that the Japanese Americans were spies after the attack on Pearl Harbor so hundreds of thousands of Japanese American citizens were placed in concentration camps mainly on the West Coast. ]]> 2018-01-17 07:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jshawngill/jom6fdclevv6/wish/221966064