Mobilizing for Defense

1. How did the American response to the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor differ from Japanese expectations?     

The Japanese expectations about Pearl Harbor were that they thought the Americans would fear them and not fight with them but the U.S. was not scared of the Japanese. The attack on Pearl Harbor just enraged them and to declare war of Japan.

2. What difficulties did women and minorities face in the wartime work force?    

They all faced discrimination. The women only did non-combat jobs and were not offered the benefits that male workers were given until a little bit after the WAAC was established. Minorities were originally not able to do combat jobs in the war but in the last year, they were allowed.

3. Why did President Roosevelt create the OSRD, and what did it do?          

President Roosevelt created the ORSD to bring scientists into the war effort. The OSRD made improvements in Sonar and Radar, encouraged the use of pesticides to kill insects, pushed the development of "miracle drugs, and they secretly created the Atomic Bomb.

4. What basic problems were the OPA and WPB created to solve?          

The OPA was created to solve inflation during the war and WPB was created to give war industries and armed forced what they needed.

5. What type of items were rationed and why were they limited?      

Meat, shoes, sugar, coffee, and gasoline were some of the rationed items and they were limited because they were items that were needed for the war or the soldiers.

6. What is the message of the World War II poster on this assignment's blog posting? Why was this message important?

The message was that if you ride in your car alone, then you are supporting Hitler because there are other families who can't afford gasoline and need rides so you should help them out during the war. This message was important because it would influence people to carpool.