Mobilizing for WWII.

1. Selective Service System- was a document for enlisting in war. The gov. was trying to get as many men as they could to help aid the soldiers in combat. The enlistment was for any man that was the age 17 and up. These men had to be trained because they were ordinary citizens wanting to help fight in the war and had no expierience.

2. Women- were given any job in the war as long as it was not in engaging combat. They could drive ambulances, they could be nurses, pilots,and telephone operators etc.

3. Minorities- any race other than white was segregated and were denied citizenship
they question why fight for democracy if they dont even have it.

4. Manufacturers-factories were made into war production facilities. Making pencils turned into making bombs, making bed spreads turned into making mosquito nets,Soft drinks turned into making explosives and gunshells.

5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)- Scientists were made to research and develope new technology like radar, sonar, DDT, Penicilin, and the atomic bomb.

6 Entertainment industry- helped make propaganda posters and make recruiting posters and posters to make people to support our troops.

7. Office of Price Administration (OPA)- fought inflation by freezing wages, prices, and rents. They would ration foods, like meat, butter, cheese, vegetables, sugar, and coffee.

8. War Production Board (WPB)- rationed fuel and materials vital to the war effort, such as gasoline, heating oil, metals, rubber, and plastics.

9. Rationing- fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military. Ration books were coupons that would let you buy scarce goods like meat, shoes, sugar , coffee, and gasoline.