the war effort

• why was the production of tennis balls and baseballs ended?


  so that the factories could produce materials needed for the war effort
• the government raised money by introducing what new tax in 1942?

  victory tax - a tax on luxury goods
• in 1942 FDR set up what to encourage industrialists to join the war effort?


  war production board
• Americans instantly began rationing what?


  gasoline
• how much did the us public contribute to the war effort through us bonds?

  $129M
• how many people served in the armed forces during the war?


  16 Million
• the government encouraged people to invest in war bonds, what were they?


  lending money to the government with the promise of repayment with interest at the end of the war
• Morale was high at the start of the War amongst the American people
• Millions of Americans grew vegetables in what type of gardens?

  victory gardens
• The War Production Board called for people to contribute tons of scrap metal - how much did the contribute in 3 weeks?


  5M tonnes
• The Government used propaganda to mobilise Americans. What were their propaganda messages ?

  • fighting a just cause
  • fighting against tyranny
  • against opression
• Which two countries did America use negative images of in their propaganda to mobilise the people?


  Germany and Japan
• How did the US government use Hollywood in its propaganda campaign to mobilise the people?

  glorified the USA and presented the enemy as cruel In films
• Between 1940 and 1945 the government spent nearly twice as much as it had spent in the preceding 150 years
• What did car manufacturers such as General Motors and Chrysler produce?

  machine guns and anti-aircraft guns
• Due to the amount of men and women being in the armed forces, why was there a need for more workers at home?

  to fill their jobs in factories
• Black African Americans found work in the war industries and migrated north. How many?

  750K
• Trade Unions did accept more Federal control but in return for what?

  • Allowances for female workers to get help with childcare
  • improved conditions