March 29, Tuesday

Today we went over the powerpoint beginning with talking about homefronts. Asterisks is apparently 3 syllables. I say it's 4 but ANYWAY, we continued on and on about roosevelt and the Selective Training and Service Act.  Which was the

  • First Peacetime draft in US History
  • Used until 1973 to fill military needs
  • After 1973, US military depended on volunteers to fill needs

 Won of the reasons The allies won world war 2 because women worked in the factories. Rosie the Riviter represented women working in the factories during world war 2. FINALLY women contributed to something. HA just kidding. Ya....., but anyways women became equal to men...chuckle. Tokyo Rose was arrested for treason.

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