U.S Prepares For World War II
Americas Join The War Effort
Selective Service And The GI
A Production Miracle
The Federal Government Takes Control
Expanding The Military
Dramatic Contributions
Recruiting and Discrimination
Geroge Marshal established the (WAAC)
Bill passes giving military women full benefits
300,000 Mexican Americans served
25,000 Native Americans
Minorities were denied civil rights and were living in segregated neighborhoods
Racism questioned why minorities fighted
The draft provided 10 million soldiers
only took 8 weeks to train recruits
The Industrial Response
Labor"s Contribution
Mobilization of Scientists
Economic Controls
Rationing
Factories were being transformed into War Factories
Shipyards built warships at record speed
The Manhattan project was started to race the Germans for nuclear weapons
The OSDR was established to run the Manhattan project
18,000,000 workers were laboring in war industries
defense plants hired two million workers
Food was given out in saving rations to help distribution to the soldiers
Americans found ways to cope and save with alternatives to basic needs
The OPA is established to prevent inflation and freeze prices
The WPB would decide which companies would turn its focus on the war effort