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organizing for the war When World War II started like the Spanish-American War, and World War I, the United States was unprepared so; we, had to find a way to build up our military, get people to support the war, and eventually find a way to defeat the Axis Powers. For the firs
WAC This stood for Women’s Army Corps. Women served as nurses, flight instructors teaching men how to fly, and as transport pilots, taking supplies from base to base.
supporting the war effort Since, there was such a high demand for wartime supplies, unemployment drastically fell which ended the Great Depression. Now, women began to work in factories for the first time in addition to minorities (African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans
rationing This is the act of setting limits on how much of a particular item you can buy. For instance, coffee, sugar, meat, shoes, gasoline, tires, and steel were limited in how much you could buy
women in factories Women began to make most of the supplies needed to win the war. This is the first time that women went to work full-time. In fact, women became police officers, bus drivers, and did many of the jobs that were typically done by men. “Rosie the Riveter” bec
japanese-americans After the attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of Japanese were automatically put in prison or internment camps because they were Japanese! Out government and the majority of Americans feared that the Japanese -Americans were secretly spies working for Japan
zoot suit riot Mexican-Americans faced discrimination as well, and were actually beaten in Los Angeles in 1943. After the beating of several Mexican men, riots began and people began to call it the “Zoot Suit Riot” after the zoot suits which young Mexican men wore. When
america afrter ww2 After the war millions of Americans, were left competing for jobs. Women had the majority of jobs during the war, but when the men returned home they were now competing for jobs which they previously had. Also, women had to adjust to working full-time and
g.i. bill In 1944 the government started this program which gave money to veterans (soldiers returning from war) so they could start new lives. It helped them acquire homes, businesses, and schooling
inflation : After World War II, America entered into what is known as inflation. Inflation is when there is a short supply of goods available but there is a high demand, so this causes the price of something to drastically increase. Because prices on goods increase
dwight d. eisenhower become He was the Supreme Allied Commander during the D-Day Invasion and went on to president in 1952. He increased the number of people which could go on Social Security, and started the Interstate Highway Act of 1956, which basically allowed for highway
standard of living This is how comfortable life is for people in a certain country. In the 1950s, life was becoming very comfortable in the United States. For instance, 6 out of 10 people owned homes, and 3 out of 4 had cars.
baby boom In the late 1950s, Americans were having more children than ever before. This attributed to new medicines and technology
the growth of suburbs Due to new technologies, the development of highways, and a change for a different life, people began to move out of the cities and into areas called suburbs. Suburbs are places where people live and have businesses that are outside of a city. This change
cities problems Since people were moving out of the cities, issues started to develop in the cities. For instance, a lot of tax money was lost so cities started to become poorer which led to more crime and violence. Also, buildings started to go abandoned and health issu
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