Today, Bruns talked more about the powerpoint, and we watched a silly video about donald duck being a nazi. it was silly.
5. Hollywood's role in WWII
Entertained troops overseas, put out propaganda films, portrayed Germans/Japanese as bad, ugly, and us as just and invincible. Cary Grant, John Wayne famous actors. USO (United Service Organization, Bob Hope); sent actors/singers/dancers overseas to entertain the troops. This is why we watched that silly cartoon.
6. Office of Price Administration
Deals with price controls; dealt with rationing food/gas/clothing. Thousands of workers. Food rationing included restrictions on sugar and meat; clothing rationing restricted silk and nylon. Gas rationing began in May 1942; limited to 5 gallons of gas per week. Assigned stickers, A allowed 4 gallons/week, B sticker; supplementary allowance for war workers, C sticker; vital occupation such as doctor, T sticker; truckers allowed unlimited gas. Black market developed in stolen or counterfeit stickers. 1945; 32,500 motorists arrested for using false stickers, 4000 gas stations closed. Everyone given booklet of stamps to buy food. Book came with instructions and 28 stamps. Could not let other people use your stamps. Not even if you DIED. Then they just went back to the gov't.
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