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after the Pearl Harbor attack,
5
million
men
volunteered
for the war.
10
million
were
drafted
Military Training Bases
were developed in
California
+
Florida.
Soldiers had to train for
8
weeks
soldiers were nicknamed
GI's
because of the
government
issued
supplies
George
Marshall
:
Army chief of staff
helped
develop
the
US war strategy
350k
women
served in WW2. in
2013
women were able to serve in
combat
positions
Double
V
Campaign:
Victory
during the
war.
Victory
at
home
concerning
civil rights
Over
1
million
AA
served during the war + had their first combat in
April
,
1943. 13K
chinese
americans served in the war.
33K
Japanese
Americans served.
Propaganda:
posters,
flyers,
short
films
85 million
people a
week
went to the
movies
War bonds-
the US raised
l85 bilion
dollars selling
bonds
young children
helped the war effort by participating in
Scrap Drives
some items included:
iron rubber
, +
clothes
Victory Gardens
: grown by
Americans
with the
produce
being
donated
to the
war
Ration Book
- each family was given a
coupon book
which allowed them to
buy items.
The books were
redistributed
once a
month