https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q WWII en-us 2021-02-08 15:42:40 UTC 2025-11-06 10:54:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177610761 Women did all sorts of things to contribute to WWII. On the Home Front, women did things like: work in defense plants, volunteered for war-related organizations, manage their households, became conductorettes, cooked, cleaned, managed finances, and even learned how to fix cars. In total, there were around 350,000 American women that served in uniform, both at home and abroad.]]> 2021-02-08 15:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177610761 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177612388 There were in total 16 million men and women in the military services. There were about 1,056,841 Negro registrants. There were about 33,000 Japanese Americans, along with 20,000+ Chinese Americans, 24,674 American Indians, 1,320 Hawaiians,51,438 Puerto Ricans and around 16,000 Filipino-Americans.  Overall, the most minority groups used in the war included  Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Jewish Americans. As the United States fought against Germany and their prominent race ideas, the U.S had racist views as well. Discrimination was immense during this time especially to African Americans.]]> 2021-02-08 15:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177612388 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177613355 On April 1941, the  Office of Price Administration was established (OPA). This made prices more realistic and rent easier to pay. This prevented things like profiteering and hoarding. This was also beneficial because it limited consumption by rationing. The amount of goods someone purchased had to be limited. ]]> 2021-02-08 15:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177613355 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177614887 Americans attained Ration books during the war. These books contained stamps that you could remove in exchange for certain goods. You couldn't buy a certain item at the grocery store unless you had the right stamp to give to the grocer. At this time, it was important to set limits on high-demand items. Rationing became a very important contributor during WWII. A few problems rationing involve are, fairness, high administrative cost, and diminished/ lower incentives. ]]> 2021-02-08 15:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177614887 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177616926 The purpose of War bonds in WWII was to protect and maintain debt security. War bonds were issued/ sold by the government to fund military operations. War bonds helped reduce inflation. They were also seen as a way to remove money from circulation. ]]> 2021-02-08 15:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177616926 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177617978 During the war the term "Arsenal of Democracy" was commonly used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He commonly used this phrase to describe the United States. It was a cumulative effort of the American industry to support the allies.]]> 2021-02-08 15:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177617978 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177620248 War Production Board (WPB) completed many tasks. They replaced the supply priorities, the office of Production Management, and the allocation Board. It established priorities in the distribution of material. WPB distributed scarce material for the war as well as stopping nonessential production.]]> 2021-02-08 15:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177620248 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177621797 Office of War Information (OWI) was created on On June 13, 1942. It documented America's evolution during the time of war. It showed American life and culture during WWII. It was documented through things like, texts, photographs, radio programs, posters, and films. It was mostly fixated on things like, training for war, the increasing number of women in the workforce, and the civil rights struggle.]]> 2021-02-08 15:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177621797 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177624252 The Japanese American Internment was a forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese decent through internment camps. Franklin D. Roosevelt established this executive order 9066 during WWII. This affected the lives of about 117,000 people. This order helped evacuate all people deemed a threat to national security.

]]> 2021-02-08 15:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177624252 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177701698 This is what a draft registration card looks like. It includes things like: name, residence, age, place of birth, employer, physical characteristics, and other information.]]> 2021-02-08 16:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177701698 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177708083 2021-02-08 16:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177708083 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177821250 Women also did things like: drive trucks, repair airplanes, work as laboratory technicians, rig parachutes, serve as radio operators, analyze photographs, fly military aircrafts across the country, test-fly newly repaired planes, and even trained anti-aircraft artillery gunners by acting as flying targets.]]> 2021-02-08 16:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1177821250 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185359393 While the U.S was putting minority groups out to fight for our country, many people still had racist views towards minorities. They weren't treated equal to white people.]]> 2021-02-10 02:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185359393 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185381926 Americans received their first ration cards in May 1942. Things like gasoline, butter, sugar and canned milk were rationed because they needed for war effort. ]]> 2021-02-10 02:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185381926 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185388616 People tended to pledge to not accept rations and not to pay more than ceiling prices. ]]> 2021-02-10 02:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185388616 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185412085 This is a war bond, first known as a "defense bond". 134 million Americans were asked to purchase war bonds to help fund the war.

]]> 2021-02-10 02:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185412085 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185433375 A phrase President Franklin D. Roosevelt used during one of his Fireside Chat radio broadcasts. Many cities contributed tho the war effort, but Detroit was greatly known as the main arsenal of democracy during the war because of how much the city contributed to the allied powers. ]]> 2021-02-10 02:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185433375 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185446718 President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the War Production Board. This lasted until after the end of World War II in October 1945.]]> 2021-02-10 03:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185446718 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185497657 Office of War Information was used to educate the general public. Citizens often complained about there being too much or too little information. It lasted from June 1942 until September 1945. Information about the war was put out in all sorts of ways.]]> 2021-02-10 03:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185497657 cassidybrowning https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185529176 Lt. General John L. DeWitt thought the population needed to be taken control of to prevent a second round of Pearl Harbor. 1/16th Japanese was evacuated overall. This including 17,000 children under 10, and several thousand elderly and handicapped.]]> 2021-02-10 04:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cassidybrowning/ufrkfq9tl2bncm3q/wish/1185529176