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Prevailing for the Great War
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Congress authorizes draft
This was the first peacetime draft in the nation's history. The Seltective Training and Service Act required all male aged 21 to 36 to register for military service. -
President Roosevelt speaks
He stated that the axis nations, especially Germany, posed a direct threat to the United States. FDR said: "We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war." -
US makes an anouncement
The U.S. government announces its Liberty ship program. Which was to build freighters in support of the war effort. -
OPA was established
The Office of Price Administration was established by executive order. The OPA's job was to control inflation by limiting prices and rents. -
US caprures ship
1st German ship in WW II captured by US ship -
Pearl Harbor
Imperial Japanese Navy with 353 planes attack US fleet at Pearl Harbour Naval Base, Hawaii, killing 2403 people -
US declares war
US and Britian declare war on JApan, WW II -
WPB Created
WPB stands for the War Production Boar. The government set up the WPB to direct the conversation of peacetimeindustries to industries that produced war goods. -
US declares war
The United States declare on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania -
OWI was established
Roosevelt established the Office of War Information to work with magazine publishers, avertizing agencies, and radio stations.
