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Mobilizing for Defense (America Joins the War Effort (Selective Service…
Mobilizing for Defense
America Joins the War Effort
Selective Service and the GI
eager young Americans jammed recruiting offices for the war
Expanding the Military
US Army dropped auxiliary status
Dramatic Contributions
25,000 Native Americans enlisted in the war
Recruiting and Discrimination
War created new dilemmas
The Federal Government Takes Control
Economic Controls
Roosevelt responded to this threat by creating the OPA
Rationing
establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military
A Production Miracle
Labor's Contribution
Minorities still faced strong prejudice during the war
Mobilization of Scientists
Roosevelt created the OSRD
The Industrial Response
Hull 440
was assembled in 4 days