Reading: http://goo.gl/CxDSv Essential Question's:
1. What was the OPA, and what was their job?
- The OPA stood for Office of Price Administration. Their job was to fight inflation - were the prices go up and you're getting poorer. They did this by freezing prices on most goods.
2. What was the purpose of the OSRD- The Office of Science and Research and Development. The puropse of them was to think of new ways and weapons to kill the enemy.
3. In what ways did Americans sacrifice during the WWII?
- During the WWII Americans sacrificed by rationing. Meaning the couldn't buy what they wanted at the quantity they wanted it. However they knew that the sacrifice the were doing was for something that would help them in the long run.
- During the WWII Americans sacrificed by rationing. Meaning the couldn't buy what they wanted at the quantity they wanted it. However they knew that the sacrifice the were doing was for something that would help them in the long run.
4. How similar or different were your sacrifices during the Iraq & Afghanistan wars?
- The difference was that during WWII people knew what they were fighting for. And during the A&I war, the only people that sacrificed were those that were in the military, which came from our community.
- The difference was that during WWII people knew what they were fighting for. And during the A&I war, the only people that sacrificed were those that were in the military, which came from our community.
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