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Questions:
1. How did the wartime economy affect blacks and women? Was this important?
2. What were some of the reasons for working hard during the war?
3. According to Mervin Garver, how did men react to having women on the factory floor?
4. Based on the statements from the oral histories, did people support the war effort?
5. What types of materials we re in short supply?
6. Despite making more money, why did Garver not spend much?
7. Why was gas rationed?
8. What social opportunities did World War II provide and what changes would this help make possible?
9. Did local businesses support the war?
10. Who often conducted scrap drives?
11. Why were canned fruits, vegetables, and soups rationed?
12. How many food ration points were awarded to each family member?
13. Why was it important to save fuel oil?
14. How did her war time experiences change Mccune?
15. What things were people encouraged to write about in letters to soldiers?
16. What things were people cautioned against putting in letters to the troops?
17. Why was it so important to write positive letters to the troops?
18. What kind of black-outs did Washington D.C. experience according to Mccune?
19. Why were war loans important?
20. Reflect on the assignment and the documents you read for this assignment. What is the significance of learning about this era of history? Is there new information that you learned from the information you read? Your answer for this question should be at least a paragraph in length.