https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os And the Propaganda That Came with It en-us 2021-01-25 20:37:43 UTC 2026-01-27 13:15:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6e9.png emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1155550194 Japan was threatening the U.S. in the pacific so President Franklin Roosevelt put the Selective Service in place in order to help strengthen the U.S. military. 10 million men were drafted into the war and another 5 million volunteered. ]]> 2021-02-02 19:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1155550194 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1165617070 In 1942, the WAAC (Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps) was formed. Roughly 250,000 women served military branches, taking on non-combative roles. They switched from consumer production to war production and by the time the war ended, 1/3 of people workin in U.S. business and industry were women. ]]> 2021-02-04 19:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1165617070 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1165721180 With the need to preserve materials for soldiers, Americans were forced to ration everything from sugar and meat to shoes and gasoline. For instance, men, women and children were only aloud 2 1/2 pounds per week of meat.]]> 2021-02-04 19:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1165721180 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1165730239 While thousands of minorities fought in the war they were not as well respected as the white men that came back. over 1,000,000 African Americans joined the U.S. Military but upon returning, they were still discriminated against. ]]> 2021-02-04 19:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1165730239 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1165847576 There is great prejudice against Japanese Americans and thousands of families were put into Interment camps. Over 110,00 Japanese Americans were born in the U.S. and yet they were given no trials to determine guilt or signs of disloyalty. In these camps families were aloud to work but only on $18 a month and $0.45/day for food rations.]]> 2021-02-04 19:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1165847576 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1166053549 The War Production Board (WPB) consumed the responsibility of controlling inflation and made sure the armed forces and war industries received the resources they needed to win the war. They collected scraps of iron, tin cans, paper, rags, and cooking fat so they could recycle those items to make into raw materials. In Chicago, school children collected 36 million pounds of old paper. 

]]> 2021-02-04 20:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1166053549 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1166067839 The Office of Price Administration (OPA) fought inflation by freezing prices on most goods. Congress also raised income tax rates which reduced consumer demand on scarce goods and encouraged Americans to use their extra cash to buy war bonds. Inflation remained below 30% for the entire period of WW2.]]> 2021-02-04 20:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1166067839 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1170841129 War bonds were used to fun military operations and over 85 million Americans bought these bonds during World War 2. These bonds ere used by the government as a means fo borrowing money to later be given back to the American people. ]]> 2021-02-06 04:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1170841129 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1170844046 President Roosevelt stated that if Britain were to fall, the Axis powers would be able to conquer the rest of the world, leaving all Americans living at gunpoint. He said “the United States had to help defeat the Axis threat by turn- ing itself into the Arsenal of Democracy. Due to the Lend Lease Act that was instated, over %50 Billions dollars worth of supplies was shipped to neighboring countries. ]]> 2021-02-06 04:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1170844046 emmasimpson4 https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1170844515 The Office of War Information  was a propaganda agency that documented Americas mobilization for the war in many different ways. Such as, films, photographs, radio programs, and posters. It was used to control what Americans thought about the war. It boosted patriotism and encouraged people to participate in the war effort (buying war bonds).]]> 2021-02-06 04:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/emmasimpson4/t3eht421i5b1j6os/wish/1170844515