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Splash Screen. Chapter Introduction Section 1: Mobilizing for War Section 2: The Early Battles Section 3: Life on the Home Front Section 4: Pushing Back the Axis Section 5: The War Ends Visual Summary. Chapter Menu. Daily Life in Wartime.

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  1. Splash Screen

  2. Chapter Introduction Section 1:Mobilizing for War Section 2:The Early Battles Section 3:Life on the Home Front Section 4:Pushing Back the Axis Section 5: The War Ends Visual Summary Chapter Menu

  3. Daily Life in Wartime The federal government took steps to stabilize wages and prices, as well as to prevent strikes. Americans supported the war through rationing, growing food, recycling, and buying bonds. Section 3

  4. Daily Life in Wartime (cont.) • Both wages and prices began to rise quickly during the war because of the high demand for workers and raw materials. • To stabilize both wages and prices, Roosevelt created the Office of Price Administration (OPA) and the Office of Economic Stabilization (OES). • The War Labor Board (WLB) tried to prevent strikes. Section 3

  5. Daily Life in Wartime (cont.) • The demand for materials and supplies created shortages. • The OPA began rationing many products to make sure enough were available for military use. • Americans also planted victory gardens to produce more food for the war effort. • The government organized scrap drives because certain raw materials were vital to the war effort. Section 3

  6. Daily Life in Wartime (cont.) • To pay for World War II, the government raised taxes. • It also issued war bonds to help make up the difference. Section 3

  7. A B C Which office regulated wages and the price of farm products? A.Office of Price Administration B.Office of Economic Stabilization C.War Labor Board Section 3

  8. VS-End

  9. rationing limiting the purchase of many products to make sure enough were available for military use Vocab12

  10. victory garden  gardens planted by American citizens during wartime to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for the troops Vocab13

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