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Friday, March 5, 2010

Mobilizing for WWII.

1. Selective Service System
This act expanded the draft to make more young men prepare and go to war.
2. Women
Were allowed to serve in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corp where they were able to be army nurses or any other postion not involved in direct combat with the enemy.
3. Minorities
Minorites were allowed to serve in the military. However they were in segregated units with colored low ranking officers and white commanders.
4. Manufacturers
They were repurposed to make tanks, planes, boats, command cars, weapons, and other supplies.
5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
Gave America a lot more new technology or improved upon the technology the Americans already had.
6 Entertainment industry
They produced propoganda films that hailed America's allies and insulted it's enemies.
7. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
This made products have the same price no matter the inflation rate. It also raised the amount of taxes on the American people making them buy less goods.
8. War Production Board (WPB)
This orginizartion decided which companies could make war matterials and made drives to collect materials needed for the war effort.
9. Rationing
This made people use less of necessary materials and gave out coupon books to get things like food, clothes, and gasoline.

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