selective training and service act- first peacetime draft in US history. used until 1973 to fill military needs. after that the military took volunteers to fight instead.
what women did in ww2- worked in factories, they were nurses, worked for the military recieving messeges and typing letters to family members of those who died. farmers, sales people, waitresses etc. black women also worked in factories and stuff, more black men offered to fight than white men too.
rationing- you only get to have so much, you go by the book and you get as certain number of stamps a week
a ration week is saturday morning to saturday morning. if you are out of rations you couldnt use other peoples rations if they didnt need them. the gallons of gas people got was 5 gallons a week. truckers get as much as they need cuz they hauled goods to places. hollywood provided a lot of cartoons and commercials about the war and stuff.
Bob hope- comedian, dancer, singer
USO- united states organizations, it was to gives the troops entertainment
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