Briefly describe the activity that took place in 1942 as the U.S. mobilized for the war.?

Answer 1

Briefly? The women went off to the factories, which were reopening. The men went off to war. And there was rationing.

In 1940, the unemployment rate was a whopping 14.6% (so much for the New Deal). In 1941, America was supplying England with war material, so the rate dropped to 9.9. By 1942, post Pearl Harbr, the men were lining up to go to war, so the women had to enter the factories. Unemployment was 4.7 in 1942 and 1.9 (technically known as full-employment) in 1943.

Rationing was needed for important items like gas, rubber and vehicles.

Answer 2

let's look briefly at the concept of rationing.



EVERYTHING produced was produced at the order of the government. The WPA took over EVERYTHING and told who to build what and when.

There were NO cars produced for civilians from 1942-1945. None. Every car plant was busy making trucks and tanks.

If you wanted to take a train from m city to city you needed to show a reason and then a priority. If it didn't have something to do with the war, you didn't go.

Forget about flying for fun or vacation.

You couldn't buy as much gas as you wanted whenever you wanted it........you were given a very small weekly allotment.....like ten gallons...... and that was it.

Maybe one new pair of shoes a year.

Can you even conceive of such a thing today?