Why Did America Enter Ww2
In 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor causing the U.S. to enter World War II. This event had a strong impact on everyday life in America. To provide for troops: families rationed supplies, communities collected scrap metal, and women worked in place of men. As for Japanese Americans, they were stripped of their citizenship and forced into internment camps.
The major way Americans helped their troops was by rationing and recycling. The rationing program set limits on the amount of goods that the American consumer could buy. Families were given ration stamps to buy their allowance of groceries, gas, clothing, tires, and fuel oil. “‘Do with less-so they’ll have enough,’” (The U.S. Home Front, 2010). The U.S. Office of War Information used posters to motivate and urge U.S. citizens to use less so that their troops could be supplied. Americans also hosted scrap metal drives. In many communities, hosting these drives helped to collect scrap metal, aluminum cans, and rubber. …show more content…
In May 1942, Congress instituted the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps with full military status. These women, known as WAC’s, worked in over 200 non-combatant jobs in every theater of the war. By 1945 there were more than 100,000 WAC’s and 6,000 female officers. The U.S. Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) held the same status as naval reservists. Soon after, the Coast Guard and Marine Corps followed. In the Air Force, the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, were the first women to fly American military aircrafts. “They ferried planes from factories to bases, transporting cargo and participating in simulation strafing and target missions,” (American Women, 2010). They’ve accumulated over 60 million miles in flight distance and relieved thousands of male U.S. pilots for active duty. At least 1,000 WASPs served, and 38 died during the war. In total, around 350,000 women served in the Armed Forces at home and
The major way Americans helped their troops was by rationing and recycling. The rationing program set limits on the amount of goods that the American consumer could buy. Families were given ration stamps to buy their allowance of groceries, gas, clothing, tires, and fuel oil. “‘Do with less-so they’ll have enough,’” (The U.S. Home Front, 2010). The U.S. Office of War Information used posters to motivate and urge U.S. citizens to use less so that their troops could be supplied. Americans also hosted scrap metal drives. In many communities, hosting these drives helped to collect scrap metal, aluminum cans, and rubber. …show more content…
In May 1942, Congress instituted the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps with full military status. These women, known as WAC’s, worked in over 200 non-combatant jobs in every theater of the war. By 1945 there were more than 100,000 WAC’s and 6,000 female officers. The U.S. Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) held the same status as naval reservists. Soon after, the Coast Guard and Marine Corps followed. In the Air Force, the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, were the first women to fly American military aircrafts. “They ferried planes from factories to bases, transporting cargo and participating in simulation strafing and target missions,” (American Women, 2010). They’ve accumulated over 60 million miles in flight distance and relieved thousands of male U.S. pilots for active duty. At least 1,000 WASPs served, and 38 died during the war. In total, around 350,000 women served in the Armed Forces at home and