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WWII: The Home Front

WWII: The Home Front. Mobilizing for War. Building an Army Selective Service Acts of 1940 & 1941 Created a military draft 15+ Million US soldiers Became known as “GIs” G.I. = Government Issued Women also served in the military (aprx. 250,000) Secretaries Nurses

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WWII: The Home Front

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  1. WWII: The Home Front

  2. Mobilizing for War • Building an Army • Selective Service Acts of 1940 & 1941 • Created a military draft • 15+ Million US soldiers • Became known as “GIs” • G.I. = Government Issued • Women also served in the military (aprx. 250,000) • Secretaries • Nurses • Not allowed to fight on the front lines

  3. Mobilizing for War • Altering the US Economy • War Production Board • Supervised the shift in industries to produce war materials • Examples… • Car maker: Trucks, Jeeps, Tanks • Toy Manufacturer: Guns and Ammunition • Food Manufacturer: MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) • Concrete Company: Bombs • John Deere: Submarines • Collected materials for the production of war materials • Tin, rubber, paper, glass bottles, nylon/silk, scrap metal, fat and oils, clothing, rags, etc. • Rationed the use of certain materials (oil, gas, food, etc.)

  4. Mobilizing for War • Altering the US Economy • National War Labor Board • Resolved labor issues to keep production on track • Office of Price Administration • Limited consumer prices and rent costs • Office of War Information • Promoted Patriotism (may have included propaganda)

  5. Women on the Home Front • Women were needed to fill the jobs left behind by male soldiers • Factory jobs were the most “in need” • These jobs were previously seen as “male” jobs • Rosie the Riveter (a fictitious character) was created to encourage women to fill these positions for the good of the country • After the war… • Many women lost their jobs to returning soldiers • However, it would become more normal and acceptable for women to take on these jobs

  6. Other Ways to Help at Home • Victory Gardens - Grew gardens to supply their families with vegetables that were in short supply (rationed) • Civil Defense • Volunteers watched the skies for enemy aircraft, became emergency fire fighters, or were trained to respond to an emergency with first aid.

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