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War Production Board: We had to make war goods for our soldiers. We made more stuff than all the allies combined. Encouraged people to work hard.
National War Labor Board: Helped workers and owners get along so there were no strikes.
War Bonds: Gov. would sell bonds to people and the money would fund the war. Everyone had to buy them. You loan the gov. money. You were supposed to make money with interest eventually. Very important.
Women's role in war: Need for women increased. They worked in factories. But when the men came back, the women had to give their jobs back to the men. They did a lot more then work in factories. If it wasn't for the women we would not have made near as much for the war. Women played as a very important role as being nurses. Women were very important.
-Women's Army Core; women would not fight in combat but they would do anything else they could.
- Women's Navy, WASP (air force for women)
Japanese Relocation Camps: after pearl harbor attack, we were afraid of Japanese spies and others. The president moved the Japanese into camps. Kind of like our concentration camps, but we did not intend to kill them. There were education, jobs, and athletics. A lot of Japanese prejudice. Not a good part of our history.
Propaganda: Made to influence people to do things like buy war bonds.
4 goals; 1.buy war bonds 2.enlist today 3. make us look good and Germany look bad 4. do your part today
Urgency was stressed in a lot of propaganda.
War Rationing: OPA worked with money flow and rent and rationing. Placed ceiling prices on goods. Dealt with price control. Rationing meant you could only get so much per week. Gasoline was rationed. No more than 5 gallons per week. Had stamps and purchase certificates.
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