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Mobilizing for War

Mobilizing for War. Converting the Economy. War Production. The U.S. had to rapidly increase war production after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt believed that government and business had to work together. U.S. Output of Military Products. Cost-Plus.

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Mobilizing for War

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  1. Mobilizing for War

  2. Converting the Economy

  3. War Production The U.S. had to rapidly increase war production after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt believed that government and business had to work together.

  4. U.S. Output of Military Products

  5. Cost-Plus The government agreed to pay a company whatever it cost to make a product plus a guaranteed percentage of the cost as profit. Under this plan, the more a company produced and the faster they did it, the more money it would make. It conviced many companies to convert to war production.

  6. Tanks Replace Cars The automobile industry was uniquely suited to mass produce military equipment. Automobile factories began producing trucks, jeeps, and tanks. They also produced artillery, rifles, mines, helmets, pontoon bridges, and a lot more. Henry Ford created the assembly line that produced the B-24 bomber.

  7. Liberty Ships Henry Kaiser applied construction techniques to shipbuilding. Parts were pre-fabricated and taken to the shipyard to build the ships. Liberty basic cargo ships that were welded not riveted. The first Liberty ship took 244 days to build, while subsequent ships only took 41 days.

  8. War Production Board To prioritize the governments orders and reduce confusion, Roosevelt created the War Industries Board. Set priorities and production goals. Controlled the distribution of raw materials and supplies.

  9. Building an Army

  10. The Draft and Enlistment September 1940, the Selective Service Act was passed – the first peacetime draft In the month after Pearl Harbor, more than 60, 000 men enlisted (volunteered)

  11. U.S. Armed Forces, 1939-1946

  12. African-Americans in the Military African-Americans were segregated into their own military units. They trained separately, had separate barracks, separate mess halls, latrines, etc. Double-V – double victory – win the the war over Hitler’s racism and racism at home Tuskegee Airmen – All black Air Force unit

  13. Women in the Armed Forces Women first allowed into the Women’s Army Auxilliary Corps (WAAC) in 1941 1942 – the Army established the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) – women became part of the regular army – non-combat Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) flew more than 12,000 deliveries of planes to the front The Coast Guard, Navy, and Marines soon added women’s units.

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