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US Prepares for War (Americans Join the War Effort (Dramatic Contributions…
US Prepares for War
Americans Join the War Effort
Selective Service and the GI
10 million soilders drafted
Expanding the Military
WAAC created by George Marshall
Recruiting and Discrimination
African Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans and Asian Americans were discriminated against
Dramatic Contributions
300,000 Mexican Americans joined armed forces
1 million African Americans joined military
13,000 Chinese Americans joined armed forces
25,000 Native Americans enlisted in armed forces
800 women enlisted
A Production Miracle
Labor's Contribution
Women took jobs men had before (6 million)
18 million workers were laboring in war industries
The Industrial Responnse
Factories turned into war production
Mobilization of scientists
Manhattan Project was code name for research that extended across the country
The Federal Government Takes Control
Economic Controls
Roosevelt created Office of Price Administration and War Production Board
Rationing
Rationing is establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed for essential for the military