Kyla and I chose the US Homefront.
US HOMEFRONT
Taxes-
The policy was highly contentious during the war while Roosevelt was stuggling battling Congress. Luckily, everyone agreed that raising taxes would be a good idea to pay for this war. By 1944, the common person was paying federal income taxes.
Labor-
Because of WWII and the homefront, unemployment ended( new jobs on frontline, jobs opened, and drafted men). Woman started to jon the workforce. Roosevelt said that the civilian particpation in the workforce and personal sacrifice was juswt as important to winning the war as the soldiers in the war.
| Year | Total labor force (*1000) | Armed forces (*1000) | Unemployed (*1000) | Unemployment rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 55,588 | 370 | 9,480 | 17.2 |
| 1940 | 56,180 | 540 | 8,120 | 14.6 |
| 1941 | 57,530 | 1,620 | 5,560 | 9.9 |
| 1942 | 60,380 | 3,970 | 2,660 | 4.7 |
| 1943 | 64,560 | 9,020 | 1,070 | 1.9 |
| 1944 | 66,040 | 11,410 | 670 | 1.2 |
| 1945 | 65,290 | 11,430 | 1,040 | 1.9 |
| 1946 | 60,970 | 3,450 | 2,270 | 3.9 |
| Year | Total labor force (*1000) | (*1000) | Unemployment rate (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 55,588 | 370 | 9,480 | 17.2 |
| 1940 | 56,180 | 540 | 8,120 | 14.6 |
| 1941 | 57,530 | 1,620 | 5,560 | 9.9 |
| 1942 | 60,380 | 3,970 | 2,660 | 4.7 |
| 1943 | 64,560 | 9,020 | 1,070 | 1.9 |
| 1944 | 66,040 | 11,410 | 670 | 1.2 |
| 1945 | 65,290 | 11,430 | 1,040 | 1.9 |
| 1946 | 60,970 | 3,450 | 2,270 |
Population-
There was a largie increase in population due to mostly migration, mostly on the west coast. THe reasons included housing increases, african americans leaving cotton fields, military wives following their husbands, etc.
Rationing-
At the start of the war, a rationing system was started in the US. Tires were the first to be rationed, because of the reduction of natual rubber materials. Next came passenger automobiles, typewriters, sugar, gasoline, bicycles, footwear, fuel oil, coffee, stoves, shoes, meat, lard, shortening and oils, cheese, butter, margarine, processed foods (canned, bottled and frozen), dried fruits, canned milk, firewood and coal, jams, jellies and fruit butter.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_home_front_during_World_War_II#cite_note-3
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