Set: During and Post WWII Society in America

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Women Helped the war effort by flying supply missions, decoding messages, fixing machines.
Office of War Mobilization keep the economy under control; set price floors and ceilings; regulated tax code; rationing
National debt rose by $200 billion
Income tax 1st time all Americans had to pay an income tax
Office of War Information propaganda agency; glorified American involvement in the war; gave reports on the successes; meant to keep morale high
Zoot Suit Riots sailors beat up "zooters" (Mex. Am teenagers), damaged their clothes, raped their female companions; Los Angeles
Navajo Code Talkers translated US code into Native American languages to keep the enemy from breaking the code
Executive Order 9066 forced all Japanese living on the West coast into concentration camps
Korematsu v. US (1944) SupCourt upheld Exc. Orded 9066; in times of war the curbing of civil rights is justified
Employment Act of 1946 keep unemployment rate at 0%
Taft Hartley Act allowed states to outlaw the "closed shop" unions, boycotts by unions; allowed the pres to call for an 80 day cooling period before a strike

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Created May 7, 2008
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  1. Office of War Mobilization → keep the economy under control; set price floors and ceilings; regulated tax code; rationing - 7 misses
  2. Employment Act of 1946 → keep unemployment rate at 0% - 6 misses
  3. Taft Hartley Act → allowed states to outlaw the "closed shop" unions, boycotts by unions; allowed the pres to call for an 80 day cooling period before a strike - 4 misses
  4. Korematsu v. US → (1944) SupCourt upheld Exc. Orded 9066; in times of war the curbing of civil rights is justified - 3 misses
  5. Income tax → 1st time all Americans had to pay an income tax - 1 miss
  6. Office of War Information → propaganda agency; glorified American involvement in the war; gave reports on the successes; meant to keep morale high - 1 miss