https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc en-us 2018-01-10 20:28:39 UTC 2023-10-14 03:42:10 UTC hello@padlet.com benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220384780 Due to the attacks on the United States, about 38.8% of those enlisted volunteered for the military. Due to the large amount of people needed, The government let more than 350,000 women volunteer. There were also close to 900,000 African Americans enlisted. Other minority groups also played a roll, having over 500,000 in between them.]]> 2018-01-10 20:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220384780 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220389052 2018-01-10 20:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220389052 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220391424 President Roosevelt and congress issued the first peacetime draft, believing that war was inevitable. Over 50 million men were registered for the draft. Of the 18 million enlisted, about 61.2% were drafted. The draft was for men between the ages of 18 and 45. ]]> 2018-01-10 20:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220391424 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220393549 2018-01-10 21:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220393549 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220841160 Even though they were not permitted to fight, Women played some key roles in the military. They would to everything from making ammunition, to transporting goods. These included things such as ammunition, first aid supplies, and the planes themselves! Over 350,000 women served in the military during WWII, in their own branches of service. ]]> 2018-01-12 02:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220841160 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220841951 2018-01-12 02:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220841951 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220842036 In WWII, the draft applied to all men equally. As well as all minorities were given equal pay. There were over 900,000 African Americans enlisted, and an additional 500,000 or so from other minorities altogether. This gave the minorities a foothold in the fight for Civil rights, as well.]]> 2018-01-12 02:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220842036 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220843015 2018-01-12 02:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220843015 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220843167 With all the men off to war, and the need for manufacturing at a high, women were able to work in factories to produce the equipment needed. While most labor unions and employers said this was a temporary measure, it helped bring about change in gender roles as a whole. Government figures show that women’s employment  increased during the Second World War from about 5.1 million in 1939 (26%) to just over 7.25 million in 1943 (36%  of all women of working age).]]> 2018-01-12 02:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220843167 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220843406 2018-01-12 02:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220843406 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220844091 The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established in 1941 to control money and rents after WWII. This meant they could put caps on all the price of all goods, save for agricultural things. The OPA could also ration out goods that are in short supplies: everything from tires, to gas, to food. By 1947, the OPA had been liquidated, following Executive Order 9809. Most of it's duties were taken up by other organizations.]]> 2018-01-12 02:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220844091 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220845246 2018-01-12 03:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220845246 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220845338 Since we needed to support our troops, and help our allies, there had to be some restrictions. The government would have to step in to control supply and demand, and hand our equal amounts of food, clothing, gas, etc. This also brought our nation together, with many having food drives and more donations of various goods. There were ads, radio shows, and all sorts of propaganda urging the people to comply and give what they could. ]]> 2018-01-12 03:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220845338 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220845438 2018-01-12 03:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220845438 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220846297 Since rationing was in effect, inflation was always a threat. War bonds were a way to get money out of circulation, thus decreasing inflation. They were initially called Defense Bonds, up until the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. They are, in essence, a loan to the government that are bought at 75% of their face value. Both the government and independent companies made advertisements for it, so they were always within reach. ]]> 2018-01-12 03:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220846297 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220846533 2018-01-12 03:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/220846533 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221128290 This was a phrase President Roosevelt used in a radio broadcast to say that the U.S. would supply the U.K. with supplies, while staying our of the war. This was determined about a year before the attack at Pearl Harbor. This is also a step towards getting the U.S. out of it's isolationist state. ]]> 2018-01-12 20:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221128290 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221128768 2018-01-12 20:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221128768 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221130384 This agency's purpose was to convert industries from making peacetime and commercial products to military supplies. It also allocated scarce materials, established priorities in the distribution of materials, and forbade nonessential production. It rationed things like gasoline, paper, plastics, and metals. The WPB was liquidated after the defeat of Japan in 1945. ]]> 2018-01-12 20:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221130384 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221131491 2018-01-12 20:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221131491 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221131818 This agency's purpose was to strengthen existing information services, and to spread propaganda both in and out of the U.S. It operated out of radio broadcasts, newspapers, posters, and films. This connected the homefront to the battlefront, and made it more prevalent how one could help the war effort.]]> 2018-01-12 20:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221131818 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221133363 2018-01-12 20:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221133363 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221133434 Somewhere between 110,000 and 120,000 Japanese-Americans were relocated off of the west coast in 1942. This was in accordance with Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt.]]> 2018-01-12 20:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221133434 benjaminpisocki https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221133617 2018-01-12 20:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminpisocki/xihfb6bcxknc/wish/221133617