The War Effort at HomeThe War Effort at HomeI. I. The Armed ForcesThe Armed Forces

1. Selective Service1. Selective Service

a. Trained over 16 million mena. Trained over 16 million men

-over 1 million minorities-over 1 million minorities

-segregated-segregated

-over 200,000 women-over 200,000 women

-Army, Coast Guard,-Army, Coast Guard,

Navy, Air ForceNavy, Air Force

II. II. Organizing War ProductionOrganizing War Production 1. “The War of Machines”1. “The War of Machines” a. Tanks, bombs, planesa. Tanks, bombs, planes Naval vesselsNaval vessels b. F.D.R.’s promise b. F.D.R.’s promise “ “Miracle of Production”Miracle of Production” -50,000 tanks & planes / year-50,000 tanks & planes / year -“bridge of ships”-“bridge of ships” -Atlantic and Pacific-Atlantic and Pacific -“arsenal for Democracy”-“arsenal for Democracy” c. New technologyc. New technology -synthetic rubber-synthetic rubber -radar-air-radar-air -sonar-sea-sonar-sea -Atomic bomb-Atomic bomb

III. III. Keeping Factories and Farms GoingKeeping Factories and Farms Going1. Men in Military=shortage of labor1. Men in Military=shortage of labor

a. Increased Union bargaining powera. Increased Union bargaining power

b. Feelings of Patriotismb. Feelings of Patriotism

-agreement “no strikes”-agreement “no strikes”

-work harder, longer hours-work harder, longer hours

-women & minorities step up-women & minorities step up

-FDR’s Fair Employment Practices Committee -FDR’s Fair Employment Practices Committee

-U.S. production @ all-time high-U.S. production @ all-time high

-Increase farm production-Increase farm production

-open doors to Mexican immigrants-open doors to Mexican immigrants

-run American farms 1942-43 -run American farms 1942-43

IV. IV. Paying for the WarPaying for the War1. WWII cost $370 billion1. WWII cost $370 billion

a. $100,000 / minutea. $100,000 / minute

2. Where do we get this $?2. Where do we get this $?

a. Increased income taxesa. Increased income taxes

b. Luxury taxesb. Luxury taxes

c. Borrow from citizensc. Borrow from citizens

-war bonds-war bonds

V. V. Wartime ControlsWartime Controls1. Office of Price Administration (OPA)1. Office of Price Administration (OPA)

a. Fix prices to prevent inflationa. Fix prices to prevent inflation

b. Rationingb. Rationing

-food, metals, etc…-food, metals, etc…

2. American people sacrificed2. American people sacrificed

a. Meatless Mondaysa. Meatless Mondays

b. Wheatless Wednesdaysb. Wheatless Wednesdays

c. “Victory gardens”c. “Victory gardens”

V. V. Wartime Controls Wartime Controls continued…continued…3. Japanese Americans suffer3. Japanese Americans suffer

a. Niseia. Nisei

-accused of sabotage-accused of sabotage

b. Intermittent Campsb. Intermittent Camps

-held prisoner until end of WWII-held prisoner until end of WWII