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17.1 History

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Fought Inflation by freezing wages, prices, and rents. Rationed foods such as meat, butter, and cheese. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Rationed fuel and materials vital to the war effort, such as gasoline, rubber, and plastics. War Production Board (WPA)
Spurred improvements in radar and sonar, as well as new technologies for submarines. It encouraged the use of pesticides and DDT. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
Thousands of women would be a part of the military in places known as noncombat positions. Women's Auxiliary Army Corp (WAAC)
Women took over many of men's jobs in the work force such as welding, riveting, and fabricating. Women's Jobs in the Industry.
Staff General; Pushed for the formation of the WAAC. George Marshall
President, protested against inequality, executed order 8802. A. Phillip Randolph
Built large shipyards that turned out to be liberty ships. Henry Kaiser
3 Roles of women in the military during WWII were these. Electricians, Pilots, and Nurses.
Mechanical Pencil makers converted to making these. Bomb Parts
Automobile Factories converted to making these. War Machines such as tanks
Three goods that were rationed during WWII. Coffee, Rubber, and Gasoline.
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