HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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manufacturing more consumer goods
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increasing spending to stimulate the economy
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reducing consumption of resources needed for the military
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investing their savings in the stock market
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answers. During World War II, the federal government urged Americans to support the war effort by “reducing consumption of resources needed for the military” among other things. Explanation: The federal government asked the population to reduce their consumption as much as possible, since they were facing a total war.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Federal Reserve supported the war effort in several ways: it helped finance wartime spending, fund our allies, embargo our enemies, stabilize the economy, and plan the return to peacetime activities.
Detailed explanation-3: -The U.S. government’s first effort to begin preparations for war came with the creation of the War Resources Board (WRB). The board was to produce a plan identifying what would be needed to mobilize the nation’s industries. Also in 1939, the military released its own Industrial Mobilization Plan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many Americans supported the war effort by purchasing war bonds. Women replaced men in sports leagues, orchestras and community institutions. Americans grew 60% of the produce they consumed in “Victory Gardens”. The war effort on the United States Home Front was a total effort.
Detailed explanation-5: -With pressure from Roosevelt, Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941, authorizing the president to lend war supplies to nations whose defense he deemed vital to American security. Roosevelt quietly provided limited military support as well.