40s Flashcards
How many new businesses were made during the war?
500,000 new businesses
By ____, the USA was making half of all of the world’s weapons
By 1944, the USA was making half of all of the world’s weapons
______ _______ was set up to send weapons to America’s allies. $__ billion of goods were sent to Europe
Lend Lease was set up to send weapons to America’s allies. $10 billion of goods were sent to Europe
__ million Americans worked in factories producing war goods
14 million Americans worked in factories producing war goods
Which vehicle maker before the war took on new workers to make things for the war and what were they?
General Motors took on 750,000 new workers making shells, bombers tanks, machine, guns, and engines
How many African Americans were in the US Army?
1 million
By 1944 how many African Americans worked in factories?
2 million
How many members of the NAACP were there at the end of the war?
500,000
The percentage of women in paid employment increased from __% in 1941 to __% in 1944
The percentage of women in paid employment increased from 35% in 1941 to 50% in 1944
True or false
Womens wages decreased as a result of the war
False
Women’s wages increased as they proved how important they were in the war effort
What % of managers said their best workers were women?
60%
_ out of _ workers in plane construction were women
1 out of 3 workers in plane construction were women
