Mobilizing For War
Ration Books
Mobilize- Prepare and organize for active service; organizing and encouraging (people) to act in a concerted way in order to bring about a particular political objective.
One way the United States mobilized during World War II was creating the draft, which was by having men who where of age and "capable" of fighting in a war was sent to fight or be apart in any way they could make possible.
Another way the United States mobilized during World War II was having the women and African Americans work in the factories while the men where out fighting for the country.
Rationing during the war was a fixed portion, which means there is only a certain amount of food and other supply a family could buy, usually in a month or a week.
Some items that where rationed during the war-
One way the United States mobilized during World War II was creating the draft, which was by having men who where of age and "capable" of fighting in a war was sent to fight or be apart in any way they could make possible.
Another way the United States mobilized during World War II was having the women and African Americans work in the factories while the men where out fighting for the country.
Rationing during the war was a fixed portion, which means there is only a certain amount of food and other supply a family could buy, usually in a month or a week.
Some items that where rationed during the war-
- Tires
- Cars
- Bicycles
- Gasoline
- Fuel Oil & Kerosene
- Solid Fuels
- Stoves
- Rubber Footwear
- Shoes
- Coffee
- Processed Foods
- Meats; canned fish
- Cheese
- Canned Milk
- Fats
- Typewriters
Women During World War II
The impact women had during World War II was huge because they made up most of the work force because all of the men where off fighting the war. However there where African Americans working in the factories also but it was mainly the women.
Rosie the Riveter was an over all "stereotype" for the hard working women in the work force during World War II, while the men where away. Women took the hard/ difficult jobs that "men" thought where to hard for women to do and did them twice as good. So this proved that women could work just as hard as men do and do it better.
Rosie the Riveter was an over all "stereotype" for the hard working women in the work force during World War II, while the men where away. Women took the hard/ difficult jobs that "men" thought where to hard for women to do and did them twice as good. So this proved that women could work just as hard as men do and do it better.
African-Americans During World War II
During world war II African-Americans where coming from the South plantations to work in the Northern factories while the white men where off fight the war. So they where a big help for the women in the factories.
The Tuskegee Airmen was a group of African-American pilots who fought during World War 2.
The Tuskegee Airmen was a group of African-American pilots who fought during World War 2.
Japanese-Americans During World War II
The Japanese-Americans where put into camps during World War II because of the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan, and after that we did not trust them. Mainly because we had no idea if they could be spy's, or anything in that nature. We just wanted to protect our country as much as we could and at the time they thought having the Japanese-Americans put away was the right thing to do.
Propaganda
Propaganda is information of misleading nature and is used to make the "public", but they are wanting you to have the same point of view as they do on the subject. Just like a political strategy for you to vote for a certain someone.
- http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/ration_items.htm
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55NCElsbjeQ
- http://www.tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org/