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America: War Years

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organizing for the war When ww11 started like the spanish american war,and ww1, the United States was unprepared.We had to find a way to build up our military, get people to support the war and defeat the axis powers
WAC This stood for Women's Army Corps. Women served as nurses, flight instructors teaching men how to fly.
Support the war effort there was high demand for wartime supplies.unemployment drastically fell and ended in Great Depression
Rationing This is the act of setting limits on how much of a particular item you can buy
women in factories women made most supplies needed to win the war.this is the first time women worked full time.women had many different jobs
Japanese-Americans After the Pearl Harbor attack thousands of Japanese were put in prison camps because they were Japanese
Zoot Suit Riot Mexican-Americans faced discriminatiion as well and were actually beaten in Los Angeles in 1943.
America after ww11 after the war millions of americans were competing for jobs. Women had most of the jobs
G.I. Bill: 1944 the goverment started a program which gave money to veterans returning home to start a new life.
Inflation after ww11 america entered into inflation.Inflation:when there is a short supply of goods available but there is a high demand, this causes prices of goods to become higher
Dwight D. Eisenhower he was the supreme Allied Commander during the D-Day invasion and went on to become president in 1952.
standard of living life was becoming comfortable for people in the U.S., 6 out of 10 people owmed homes, and 3 out of 4 people had cars
baby boom Americans were having more children than ever before.
The growth of Suburbs due to new technologies, development of highways and a change for a different life.
cities problems Since people were moving out of cities,issues started to develop in the cities.
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