HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Buying war bonds
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Working one week per month for free
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Adopting English war babies
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Having school fund raisers
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Detailed explanation-1: -As the U.S. military recruited young men for service, civilians were called upon to do their part by buying War bonds, donating to charity, or, if they worked in industry, going that extra mile for the troops.
Detailed explanation-2: -To drum up support, the U.S. government used shrewd advertising methods, such as posters with bright colored art, brimming with patriotic images to stir Americans to buy bonds.
Detailed explanation-3: -The table above outline the approximate expenditures of various world nations during World War II. The U.S.A. spent the most on the war, just over 340 billion dollars. All together, this table, which includes more than 15 countries and its allies, totals 1, 301.316 billion dollars.
Detailed explanation-4: -America’s response to World War II was the most extraordinary mobilization of an idle economy in the history of the world. During the war 17 million new civilian jobs were created, industrial productivity increased by 96 percent, and corporate profits after taxes doubled.