HIST 442 Midterm: Study Guide for Exam 2

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 442
• Professor: rodgerreese

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Study guide for exam 2: be able to list, describe, and explain the main features of life on the home fronts of the. Essays: belligerent states: common factors: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Used propaganda to get people to support the war. Increased morale a: people wanted to cooperate, women pulling the trigger. Involved in agriculture: highly encouraged to join the military in non-combat areas, they worked with shooting down german plane"s except for. 3: employers liked them because they were cheaper to pay, were enthusiastic and willing, women are not as productive. Labor shortage was created: due to economic relief, brings women into the workforce, full employment, higher wages, retired people, housewives, and teenagers go to work. Shortage of agriculture: bracero: mexican people came to help farm, became more mechanical, due to having to supply everything for the allies, made labor shortage by increasing efficiency vi.