Timeline

September 1, 1939- WWII officially began. September 15, 1940- A peacetime draft is passed December 7, 1941- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is bombed. December 8, 1941- The United States officially enters WWII. May 1942- Rationing is first used to help the war effort. A rationing booklet is issued and sugar is limited. May 14, 1942- A Women's Army is created where 150,000 would serve. This is the beginning of women fighting in the war. July 30, 1942- Women can now participate in he Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and WAVES (Women accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). February 1943- Rationing became more used. Everyday nutritional items such as canned foods are rationed. September 8 1943- Europe surrenders May 1943- On the Saturday Evening Post a picture of "Rosie" was on the front cover. March 7, 1944- Forty two percent of workers in the West Coast aircraft plants are women. August 14, 1945- Pacific war ends with Japan surrendering