Selective Training and Service Act 1940
first peacetime draft in us history (we were not at war)
used until 1973 to fill military needs
After 1973 US military depended on volunteers to fill needs
basically forcing people to join the military
Women in WWII
women can help the war by working in the factories
Rosie The Riveter- represented women workers in WWII
they could do a lot more than working in the home
women also were nurses to soldiers
Waitresses, time keepers, elevator operators, teachers...
every branch in the gov, had a section for women
WAVES- womens navy
WASP- womens army service pilots
African American women also worked in factories
African- Americans In WWII
half a million served in europe
not allowed white soldiers
USO- United Service Organizations
provided entertainment for the soldiers in the war
presented performances all over the world to troops
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