My stellar wall by Andrew Bradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6 Made with a wish on a star en-us 2019-01-28 15:42:53 UTC 2026-02-25 17:15:31 UTC hello@padlet.com WW2 bulletin andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324983416 2019-01-28 15:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324983416 Military volunteers andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324985240
  • 38.8% 6,332,000 of U.S. servicemen and all servicewomen were volunteers
  • 61.2% 11,535,000) were draftees
  • Average duration of service: 33 months
  • Overseas service 73% served overseas, with an average of 16 months abroad
    • ]]>     2019-01-28 15:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324985240     Selective Serice (draft) andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324990071 The Selective Service Act of 1948, enacted in June of that year, created a new and separate system, the basis for the modern system.
    The Selective Service Act of 1948, enacted in June of that year, created a new and separate system, the basis for the modern system.]]>     2019-01-28 15:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324990071     WAAC andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324991353 The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps WAAC was established to work with the Army, for the purpose of making available to the national defense the knowledge, skill, and special training of the women of the nation. ]]> 2019-01-28 15:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324991353 Minority groups andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324992544 Many veterans, having learned organizational skills, and become more alert to the nationwide situation of their group, became active in civil rights activities after the war. ]]> 2019-01-28 15:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324992544 Women industrial workers andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324994190  Regardless of their employment, women industrial workers in the late 1800s were paid less than men even when they performed the same jobs. Women were also excluded from unions.]]> 2019-01-28 16:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324994190 Office of Price Administration andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324995990 he functions of the OPA were originally to control money and rents after the outbreak of ww2 ]]> 2019-01-28 16:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324995990 Rationing andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324997654 allow each person to have only a fixed amount of a particular commodity.]]> 2019-01-28 16:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324997654 War Bonds andrewbradley https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324998359 War bonds are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war.]]> 2019-01-28 16:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewbradley/yc2ziupc8vc6/wish/324998359