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Much less area to control
Axis had two fronts
Huge Russian army
Production capacity of US |
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Cotrol of invaded areas
More prepared (the ones to begin fighting) |
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End of depression
- wages doubles
- 22,000 - 486,000 workers in 3 years |
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War & Production Board and Office of War mobilization were in charge of production for war
James Bryant - "assistant president" |
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Increased income tax
More people paying b/c more ppl had $$$ |
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Helped keep inflation down
Helped finance war |
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Selective Trainging & Service Act
1st peace-time draft in US
Before we got involved in Europe
1940 |
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WAAC - Womens Auxilary Army Corp
WASP - Women Airforce Service Pilots |
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Stopped Jap advance in Australia
One of first US victories in Pacific |
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6/42
Broke Japanesse code (had heads-up)
Japs lost many planes & pilots |
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General Mongomery took advantage of lack of German men & supplies
Turned the tide in North Africa
Stopped German advance in N. Africa |
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Significant German defeat
200,000 casualties
Stalingrad & El Alamein stopped German advance
Russian winter |
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Backyard gardens
Left more supplies for troops |
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| Took ppl's minds off of war |
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| Introduction of paperback |
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Signified change in daily life of women
Feeling of pride and self worth
Participation in war effort |
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Revieved low-level work
Most didnt see battle
All black |
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| Prevented companies from giving blacks decent positions |
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Carlos Casteneda - Mexican rights movement
Mexicans provided necessary labor
Needed on farms & railroads |
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Internment - Japs in Cali locked up
Issei - Japs born in Japan
Nisie - Jap-Americans |
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