Poverty
During World War II, many families were affected by rations. This caused them to create gardens to ease food shortages, reduce pressure on rationing systems, and boost morale. What were these gardens called?
What are Victory Gardens
These took a shift during the War because many of the working men in America were drafted. Middle class households had to adjust these because women had begun to work in defense-related industries. What are these roles called?
What are domestic roles?
This new system became more common during World War II, and it is known for people who earn more money being charged, so that they can give a larger percentage of their income to the government. What is this system called?
What are higher income taxes?
Men are ___ likely to fight in wars if they grew up in wealthier and higher status families than if they grew up in poorer and working class families. What is this called.
What is Less?
The 32nd President of the U.S. during the Great Depression and WWII.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This often improved the lives of people living in poverty by ensuring that they had access to food and resources at an affordable price. While many people in poverty were restricted on how much they could buy, the rise in employment allowed them to have the money to purchase their allotted shares. What is this process called?
What is rationing?
This wartime effort transformed the workforce by allowing for families to have an increased household income and it enabled a group of people to move into higher-paying jobs that were previously reserved for men. What was this wartime phenomenon called?
What is women entering the workforce?
A policy that allows students to delay being drafted into the military to continue their education.
What is educational deferment?
This Act provided economic support for active duty soldiers’ families during World War II.
What is the Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act of 1942?
A U.S. government agency that was designed to direct what was being produced in factories to favor military supplies for the war.
What is the War Production Board?
This event preceded World War II and was one of the main reasons for America initially staying out of the war since Americans were reluctant to enter a foreign conflict when they were facing domestic suffering. It forced millions of Americans into poverty and increased the amount of unemployment. People were forced into homelessness, banks experienced failures that wiped out many people's savings, and it caused a widespread sense of despair for people living in America. What was this event called?
What was the Great Depression?
This was fueled by the postwar economy, the growth of homeownership, and the rise of the suburbs. It is a majority of white Americans, based on education, income, and homeownership.
What is a larger middle class?
These played a significant role in shaping the lives of the American upper class during World War II by allowing them to secure leadership positions, influence policies, and maintain relative comforts despite wartime rationing. They used these influences to secure key roles in the government and industries, which often allowed them to bridge the gap between corporate interests and war mobilization. What is this called?
What are connections / social status?
The amount of formal schooling an individual has completed, including high school, and college. The military can often hinder the amount of this available due to the individual being away at war.
What is education level?
Economy in which the government, rather than the forces of supply and demand, controls all economic activity and transactions.
What is a command economy?
A structure where a single company overrules other ones and becomes impossible to compete against.
What are monopolies?
This shifted the American workforce because there was a surplus of labor during the Great Depression, but when American men were drafted into the war, there became a labor shortage. This shortage led to the inclusion of new groups into the industrial workforce and expanded the working class. What are these new groups of people called?
What are immigrants?
During Wolrd War II, people living in the upper class are often able to use these to maintain a relatively comfortable life. What is it when you have access to education, medical assistance, and other privileges?
What is access to resources?
During Wolrd War II, soldiers were paid roughly $50 a month with their families being supported by allotments along with free medical support. What is this called?
What is the financial support that soldiers get during the war?
A system where companies compete for customers so prices are naturally driven down.
What is free market competition?
These can stop people from getting a job due to being seen as a sign of a person being dangerous to work with. During World War II, people with these were often excluded from the wartime industrial boom and were restricted from stable, high-paying jobs. What are these called?
What is a criminal record?
These increased during World War II because of the shortage of labor, which allowed for workers to demand better conditions from their employers. What is it called when workers unite to protect their rights and improve their working conditions?
What are labor unions?
This dropped dramatically during World War II because of massive labor demands for war production, high unionization rates, and progressive income taxes. What is an unequal distribution of income between people in a community?
What is income inequality?
In Ernie Pyle’s wartime report, he emphasizes that ____ ____ soldiers during the ____ ____ Campaign were no longer simply civilians in uniform, but were gradually reshaped by combat into a soldier class, where survival and exposure to death fully changed how they viewed violence. Who are these soldiers?
Who are American infantry soldiers during the North African Campaign?
This legislation provided federal aid to postwar veterans. This helped millions of postwar veterans earn college degrees and purchase homes.
Servicemen's Readjustment Act (G. I. Bill)