https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr en-us 2021-01-25 16:21:19 UTC 2026-01-01 11:59:50 UTC hello@padlet.com kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1122756164 Even though there were 5 million Americans who willingly volunteered for war, it wasn't enough-so they created the Selective Service. The Selective Service was an act instituted by the United States that required all men between the ages of 21-45 to register for the draft. This was the first peacetime draft in United States history. By doing this they added an additional 10 million soldiers to meet the armed forces needs.]]> 2021-01-25 16:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1122756164 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1122801461 More than 6 million women took wartime jobs in factories, 3 million volunteered with the Red Cross, and over 200,000 served in the Military- that's about 350,000 women in uniform. They also drove trucks, repaired airplanes, worked as laboratory technicians, rigged parachutes, served as radio operators, analyzed photographs, flew military aircraft across the country, test-flew newly repaired planes, and even trained anti-aircraft artillery gunners by acting as flying targets.When the war ended, many women wanted to keep their jobs, but were ultimately pushed out again when men returned home.]]> 2021-01-25 16:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1122801461 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1122864157 The war created even more racial and segregation issues for many minorities (African American, Native American, Asian American, Mexican American). Many of them proposed the idea "Why fight for the democracy of some foreign country when we don't even have it here?" Despite this discrimination in the military, more than 300,000 Mexican-Americans joined the armed forces. While Mexican
Americans in Los Angeles made up only a tenth of the city’s population, they suffered a fifth of the city’s wartime casualties. 1 million African-Americans, 13,000 Chinese-Americans, 33,000 Japanese-Americans, and 25,000 Native-Americans all served in the armed forces. African-Americans however, had to protest to have combative roles in the armed forces and finally saw combat beginning April of 1942.]]> 2021-01-25 16:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1122864157 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1124733581 As war production increased, there were fewer consumer products available for purchase- much factory production was earmarked for the war. Roosevelt responded to this threat by creating the (OPA)Office Price Administration. They fought inflation by freezing the prices of most goods. Furthering the effort, the government encouraged Americans to buy war bonds with their extra money. As a result of this, inflation remained below 30%.]]> 2021-01-26 01:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1124733581 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1124747175 OPA continued its effort in lowering consumption of goods among Americans- they created a system for rationing, or establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military. Households received ration books with coupons to be used for buying such scarce
goods as meat, shoes, sugar, coffee, and gasoline. Most Americans accepted rationing as a personal contribution to the war
effort. Workers carpooled or rode bicycles. Families coped with shortages of everything from tires to toys.]]> 2021-01-26 01:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1124747175 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1134367739 War Bonds were essential for soldiers and the government during this time- a war bond was a debt security issued by the government to finance military operations during times of war or conflict. Bonds were available in denominations of $25 through $1000, designed to be affordable for everyone. For 10 cents, people could purchase stamps, which were placed in special albums. When full, the albums were redeemed for a bond. War stamps were especially popular with children. Newspapers, magazines, and radio stations would constantly advertise and push people to buy war bonds. Eight War Loan Drives were conducted in the U.S from 1942-1945; each was meant to raise an additional $9-$15 billion in sales. By the end of the war, 85 million Americans (out of a population of 131 million) had purchased $185.7 billion dollars of bonds – over $2000 per person, at a time when the average income was $2000 per year. ]]> 2021-01-28 01:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1134367739 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1134387770 This was a phrase used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to describe the United States in order to arouse popular support for sending military aid to nations fighting against the axis powers. This speech was released on December 29, 1940.]]> 2021-01-28 01:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1134387770 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1151351323 The War Production Board was an agency of the United States Government that supervised war production during World War ll. Roosevelt established it in January 1942, with executive order 9024. The WPB converted and expanded the peacetime economy to maximum war production; controls included assignment of priorities to deliveries of scarce materials and prohibition of nonessential industrial activities. ]]> 2021-02-01 23:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1151351323 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1151367117 On June 13, 1962 (6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor), the OWI was created. The OWI was a very important propaganda agency. It documented America's mobilization for the war efforts in films, texts, photographs, radio programs, and posters. One popular phrase you would hear or see from a poster or radio would be "Uncle Sam wants you!"]]> 2021-02-02 00:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1151367117 kelcielindensmith https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1166793934 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 interior of the country of about 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of whom lived on the Pacific Coast. This was due to the recent bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. This made the government suspicious the Japanese Americans, and forced them to give up their whole lives for 2 years. It was a horrible injustice made by the United States government. ]]> 2021-02-05 02:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kelcielindensmith/zhcwtkjh45y3j8cr/wish/1166793934