https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn en-us 2019-01-09 15:08:19 UTC 2026-03-17 08:31:54 UTC hello@padlet.com emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321981907 A military volunteer is someone who enters the military by free will. 38.8% (6,332,000) of U.S. servicemen were volunteers during WWII.]]> 2019-01-18 02:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321981907 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983105 On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. By the end of the war in 1945, 50 million men between eighteen and forty-five had registered for the draft. 61.2% (11,535,000) of U.S. servicemen were draftees. This was the first peacetime draft in US history.]]> 2019-01-18 02:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983105 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983161 World War II was the first time that women served in the United States military in large numbers. Although women traditionally were excluded from military service and their participation in the Armed Forces was not promoted at the beginning of World War II, it soon became apparent that their participation was necessary to win the war. They had their own branches of services, including: Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAC), the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), and the Women Accepted for Volunteer Military Services (WAVES). It is estimated that 350,000 women served in WWII.]]> 2019-01-18 02:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983161 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983265 Author W.E.B Du Bois declared that in order to win World War II, we must also win the “War for Racial Equality” at home. Many ethnicities participated in WWII in order to prove their patriotism and show their love for our country. It is also worth mentioning that all minorities were payed the same rate but served in segregated units. Below are the numbers of each minority group that served.
African American: 901,896
Puerto Rican: 51,438
Japanese American: 33,000
American Indian: 20,000
Chinese American: 13,311
Filipino American: 11,506
Hawaiian: 1,320]]> 2019-01-18 02:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983265 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983318 During WWII, widespread male enlistment left large gaps in the industrial labor force. They were expected to produce at the same rate as the men, yet often times they were paid less for the same work. In 1944, women made up 35.4 percent of the civilian labor force. In 1945, women comprised 36.1 percent of the civilian labor force. At the height of the war, there were 19,170,000 women in the labor force. Between 1940 and 1945, the female labor force grew by 50 percent.]]> 2019-01-18 02:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983318 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983389 The Office of Price Administration was tasked with establishing price controls on nonagricultural commodities and rationing essential consumer goods during WWII The OPA was established in 1941.]]> 2019-01-18 02:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983389 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983465 During World War II the government found it necessary to ration food, gas, and even clothing. Americans were asked to conserve everything. In early 1942, the Food Rationing Program was created. Rationing deeply affected the American way of life. The federal government needed to control supply and demand. Rationing was introduced to avoid public upset with shortages and not to allow only the wealthy to purchase commodities.]]> 2019-01-18 02:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983465 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983492 A war bond is a debt security issued by the government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war. It is an emotional appeal to citizens in order to lend the government their money as these bonds offer a rate of return below the market rate. Over the course of the war, 85 million Americans purchased bonds worth a total of more than $180 billion.]]> 2019-01-18 02:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983492 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983523 "Arsenal of Democracy" was a phrase used by President FDR to describe the US as he tried to gain support for sending military aid to nations fighting against the Axis powers during World War II. ]]> 2019-01-18 02:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983523 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983546 The purpose of the War Production Board was to regulate the production and distribution of items like fuel, heating oil, metals, rubber, paper, and plastic. The Board was established by FDR in January 1942. They had 12 regional offices and 120 field offices throughout the nation. The WPB existed for 3 years and supervised the production of 185 Billion dollars worth of supplies.]]> 2019-01-18 02:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983546 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983568 The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a US government agency created during World War II by FDR to conduct the government's wartime information and propaganda programs. OWI operated from June 1942 until September 1945. ]]> 2019-01-18 02:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983568 emilyblevins https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983643 The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II was the forced relocation and incarceration in concentration camps in the western side of the country. Between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of whom lived on the Pacific coast were put into internment camps.]]> 2019-01-18 02:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyblevins/vqgyov0tf8vn/wish/321983643