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Wednesday, March 30

US Homefront:

 

1. Selective Training and Service Act

 1940- first peacetime draft in US history. used until 1973 to fulfill military needs

after 1973, the US military depended on volunteers to fill needs

2. Women's role in WWII

 Rosie the Riveter-woman on

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Wednesday March 30

Kilroy was here . . . . that is so not important at all.  OPA and Rationing. Office of Price Administration was established in 1941 to administer . . . price controls.  8000 Rationing borads were created with 200000 volunteers to assist the 60000 emp
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Wednesday march 30

why did we win wwII? - henry kaiser-owned a ship building company. big part. he made more ships than other countries. with out people like him pumping out stuff for our war. basically the homefront.

 

US Homefront: your country and what its doing to su

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Wednesday, March 30

More lecturing about the powerpoint.US Homefront:People back home making war goods, food, medical supplies.1. Selective Training and Service Act-Instituted the U.S. draft. First peacetime draft in U.S. history, was used until 1973 to fill military ne
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Notes on WW2.

Asighned me # 17 power point project,"How the Cold War ended" And i have to review on President  Kennedy and how he came to power and his downfall toward being assasinated. Selective Training Act. in 1940, was a draft first peacetime draft in US Hist
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Test Info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

US Homefront:



1. Selective Training and Service Act



2. Women's role in WWII-Did men's jobs. Worked in factories, and as nurses, in the war. Rosie the Riveter



3. African-American's role in WWII-

Same as white americans. Flew ships, fought, etc

Tuskegee Ins

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Wednesday March 30th

US Homefront:

Why we won the war?
-Henry Kaiser- had factories that pumped out a lot of goods



1. Selective Training and Service Act

■instituted the draft
■first peacetime draft
■war was upon us
■needed men
■used unitl 1973 to fill military needs
■after 1973 U
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Wednesday 30th

1. Selective Training and Service Act

The Draft. Sign up for selective service at 18.

2. Women's role in WWII

Women paid a huge role---manufacturing, factories, stuff. Rosie the Rivetor. Nursing on the front lines was very needed. Wrote death notices. P
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Wedsday 30th

We are going over the ww2 slides bruns has and we will be watchen short annimated clips about ww2.Working on projects and working on website.
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Tuesday, March 29th

Today, Burnsie talked a lot about WWII Part dos.  rock and roll.

 

1. Selective Training and Service Act

-Instituted the U.S. draft. First peacetime draft in U.S. history, was used until 1973 to fill military needs. After that, the military depended on 

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March 30, Wednesday

Today we talked more about stuff and I finally decided to start studying test info which I should of done a while ago.
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tuesda mach the 29th

US Homefront:1. Selective Training and Service Act-Instituted the U.S. draft. First peacetime draft in U.S. history, was used until 1973 to fill military needs. After that, the military depended on volunteers.George C. Marshall was the cheif of staff
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March 30,2011

1. Selective Training and Service Act
home front, passed in 1940, peacetime draft, drafted me just in case, used until 1973, from there volunteers filled in

2. Women's role in WWII
Rosie the Riveter represented women workers during the war, worked i
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march 30, 2011

John wayne..huge actor in ww2...

OPA and rationing it was a huge undertaking..big things were meat and silk and sugar, nylon...when thing were out of reach then they would steal whatever they needed

patioence was very important..the greatest generation

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March. 30. 2011

Notes and watching luney tunes propaganda videos.

 

US Homefront:

  •  It is what people are doing at home to help with the war.

1. Selective Training and Service Act

  •  First peacetime draft in the US
  • After 1973, US military depended on volunteers to fill needs
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Wednesday March 30, 2011

Hollywood in WW2. a lot of propaganda. cartoons. WW2 was a very posotive war. purple heart- casablanca-bob hope and the USO Tour. kinda a singer, actor, but mainly a camidian. had a lot of shows in the 60's 70's and 80's. Intertained the troops, gave

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Mar 30

US Homefront: What you are doing in your home country to benefit the war.1. Selective Training and Service Act- First peacetime draft in us history. It was a draft to get them in the army.2. Women's role in WWII- Rosie the Riveter, they worked in fac
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March 30 2011

Today we are going through the powerpoint again and then watching some movies.Test questions :US Homefront:What you're doing in your home country. To make it better.1. Selective Training and Service Act 1940 -- US didn't seem very nuetral now. Roosev
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Mar. 30, 2011

4. Asian's role in WWII5. Hollywood's role in WWIIlots of propaganda films.lots of WWII films- wake island, casablancabob hope- comedian and actor that started getting famous during the 1930s. was part of the USO tour, comedians, dancers and other en
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Today we went over the powerpoint some more. We also talked about Charlie Sheen. We watched old WWII cartoons.

US Homefront:
-Homefront is what you're doing at your home (usually means making stuff but there is more as well)

 

1. Selective Training and S

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