US Homefront:its what people are doing back home to help with the war.1. Selective Training and Service Act 1940first peacement draft in US historyused until 1973 to fill military needsafter 1973, US military depended on volunteers to fill needs2. Women's role in WWIIRosie the Riveter- represented women workers in WWll.-jobs the did during WWll:farm workers,sales people, taxi drivers,bus drivers,messengers,teachers,conductors...womens navy- the waves.WASP-womens army service pilots.3. African-American's role in WWIIworked in factories.the guys fought in the wars.bombing.fighting on the frontlines.doing this and being discriminated against.4. Asian's role in WWIIasians pretty much same thing as african - americans5. Hollywood's role in WWIImade propaganda films-wake island, the purple heart, casablanca, destination tokyo6. Office of Price AdministrationOPA and Rationingg- office of price administration \-1941. control pricesgas, meat, sugar, clothingA-sticker- 4 gallons of gas a week. <--- common american.B-stickerC-stickerT-sticker (best)7. War Production Boardfactories made as much stuff and as quickly as they could.work hard.8. National War Labor Boardwanted everybody to work together. dont want workers going on strike.workers and owners working together.9. Why the Homefront helped win the war10. How US/Allies fought back against U-boats11. Intelligence gathering--Ultra/Magic12. Operation Barborossa(USSR vs Germany)13. Battle in Africa and Italy14. US Generals-Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, BradleyGeorge C. Marshall- chief of staff of the US military during WWll.15. D-Day-Operation Overlord16. Battle of the Bulge17. FDR Dies-Truman takes over18. VE Day19. Battle in the Pacific-Island Hopping, Philippines, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,20. Navajo Code Talkers21. Doolittle's Raid22. Manhattan Project23. Hiroshima bombing24. Nagasaki bombing25. VJ Day26. Yalta Conference27. Nuremburg Trials28. Japanese Internment Camps in US29. why did we win WWll?Henry Kaiser
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