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| Make loans to companies to help them make stradtegic materials |
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| How did U.S. war mobilization compare to other countries? |
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| What fraction of military equipment was produced by automobile factories? |
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| What automobile company had an assembly-line for the B-24? |
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| Henry Kiezer welded ships instead of rivivited them in order to make ships what? |
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| What did the war production board do? |
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| Set the distribution and priorities |
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| Describe the Peace Time Draft? |
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People 18-65 had to register
Required people to serve 12 months
Rushed Soliders through 2 weeks Basic Training
Soliders were called GI or Government issued |
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| African American soliders were what? |
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| Disfranchised and Segregated |
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| What did the Double V represent? |
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V = Racism Abroad
V = Racism at Home
V= Victory
The Double V movement got African Americans to join the war |
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| Who was Benjamin D. Davis? |
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Leader of the Tuskegee Airmen
Highest ranking African American Brigigear General |
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| What could women do in the war? |
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Enlist but not combat
Free men for combat
Become Admins, Clerks, and Nurses |
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| What were the women military groups? |
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WACs (Women's Army Core) Olveta Hooby
Wave (Women's Navy) Volunteer Emergency Service
WASP (Women's Airforce) |
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| The wind talker (Navajo) were recruited because they were? |
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