Mobilization Honors History 10

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Mobalizing

a nation preparing for war

Solective Training and Service Act

all males age 21-36 to register for military service

FDR

gave the four freedoms speech

Four Freedoms Speech

Explains why the US is preparing for war

Norman Rockwell

Well know artist

GI

goverment issued

War Production Board

to direct the conversion of peacetime industries to industries that produce war goods

Office of War mobilization

Controls all other agencies/all nations resources

James F Brynes

appointed to be leader of the Office of War Mobilization by FDR

Ford Motor COmpany

Efficient company made a factory to make b-24 bombers

Henery J Kaiser

was a ship builder

Liberty Ship

Strong Well Built cargo ships, delivered recources

2751

amount of ships built by the end of the war

“Cost-Plus” System

how companies made profit

Jhon L Lewis

head of the United Mine Workers Union

Smith-Connally Act

anti union legislation/limits further strike activity

Treasery Bond

govermnet loans from citizens

War Bonds

go straight to the cost of war

Deflcit Spending

Spending money you don’t have creating debt

Office of Price Administration

Contorls inflation by limiting prices and rents

Rationing

a fair distribution of scarce items

Victory Garden

vegetable garden planted to add to the home food supply

Office of War information

works with newspaper/magazine publishes, advertising agencies and new station

60%

went to the movies every week