Honors American Cultures
Name ________________________
Mr. Berardelli
Period _____
World War II - Part II: The Arsenal of Democracy (p. 756-766)
Section 1:
Prepare for a matching quiz on the actions or agencies below.
Mobilizing for War:
Objective...
Actions & Agencies
Summarize the wartime responsibility of the action or agency.
The
War Powers Act
The Supply Priorities &
Allocation Board (SPAB)
Office of Price
Administration (OPA)
The National War
Labor Board (NWLB)
Office of War
Information (OWI)
Office of Facts &
Figures
The Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI)
Office of Strategic
Services (OSS)
The War Production
Board
Section II: The Arsenal of Democracy (p. 756-766) - Part B
Objectives... Describe how FDR’s call to make America the “arsenal of democracy” affected...
- the size and cost of existing government.
- the economy, female workers, minority workers & organized labor.
1) What happened to the size of the federal government during the war?
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2)
Summarize the effect of the war on the national budget and defense spending.
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3) What was the fate of the New Deal? Why?
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Economic Conversion
4) What advantages gave the United States the potential to out produce the enemy?
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5) Describe how defense production affected the various geographic regions of the country.
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6) What effect did the economic conversion have on small business and small farms?
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New Workers
7) What groups of people experienced new employment opportunities as a result the war
effort? ___________________________________________________________________
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8) Describe how the employment opportunities for females changed and challenged the
existing stereotypes.
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9) Regarding wartime employment, what dual message was being communicated to women by
the government?
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10) Identify: Rosie the Riveter
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Wartime Strikes
11) Despite a 50% increase in wages, what economic factors compromised the prosperity of
American worker?
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13) How did the unions benefit from the policies of the National War Labor Board?
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14) What was a “hate strike” and how effective was this tactic?
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15) How did the size, gender and racial make-up of labor unions change during the war years?
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The
War Powers
Act
The Supply
Priorities &
Allocation Board
(SPAB)
Office of Price
Administration
(OPA)
Office of Facts
& Figures
The National War
Labor Board
(NWLB)
Office of War
Information (OWI)
The
War Production
Board
Office of Strategic
Services (OSS)
The
Federal Bureau
of
Investigation (FBI)
FDR reorganizes the
federal government
to win the war & was
given the power to:
create new agencies;
censor the media;
award government
contracts; abridge
some civil liberties.
 Managed the use
of scarce resources
& limited the
production of
consumer goods to
increase military
output.
 Monitored &
attempted to control
wartime inflation
using price
controls.
 Sought to avoid
labor disputes that
would disrupt
wartime production
& slow the
production of the
arsenal of
democracy.
 Similar to the CPI
of WWI.
 Monitor & control
the major media
outlets & create a
patriotic image of
the war.
 Assigned the task
of measuring the
patriotic content of
the print media
 Directed military
production within
the U.S. economy
by overseeing the
private companies
who made the
material necessary
for war.
 Similar to the
modern day C.I.A.
 Gathered
information on the
enemy & assessed
the military
capability of the
enemy.
 Extensively used
wiretapping to
enforce federal laws
pertaining
espionage &
sabotage.