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Why were American workers able to double the war production of Germany , Japan , and all other Axis Power countries combined? |
Factories ran 24 hours a day , producing ships , tanks , keeps , guns , and ammunition |
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Describe the selective Training and Service Act of 1940 |
It was the first peacetime draft in the country’s history. men from ages of 18 to 36 were required to register from the draft . more than 16 million americans served during the war . |
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what types of things did Americans do at home to help “ win” the war |
collected scrap metal that could be used in weapon factories |
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Name the three minority groups that were given opportunities to show off their capabilities during ww11 |
women , african americans , and mexican americans |
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why did factories need more workers during ww11 |
so many men were leaving home to fight in ww11 |
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what advantages did the tuskegee airmen bring to battle ? |
tuskegee airmen averaged about 250 hours per man in a p-40 . they possessed on unusually strong sense of purpose and solidarity. |
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How did the the bracero program benefit both mexicans and americans? |
guaranting a minimum wage , food , shelter & clean living conditions. american troops benefit by getting food . |
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why were many americans suspicious and fearful of japanese americans after the bombing of pearl harbor |
most Japanese americans lived on the west coast it was feared that they would serve as secret agents for japan and help japan prepare an invasion of the west coast or try to sabotage u.s war efforts |
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initially Japanese american men were not allowed to serve in the military . why ? what made roosevelt change his mind |
weren’t allowed to serve in the military after the pearl harbor attack . roosevelt changed his mind because he needed more men to fight in the war |
