place on the availability of food and supplies needed for survival. America did not fully understand the amount of lives that would be taken during the war. (p. 271, The Last Act).Comment - I feel it is very foolish not to envision the devastation that the war would place on getting supplies, and how it would affect the lives of men and their families.Youngsters were drafted as soon as they became the minimum age causing them to lose their patriotic pride. Since they were immediately placed in battle after a short training period, they were at times unreliable and did not obey orders. (p235-237, The Last Act).Comment - It was foolish to draft such young men, or boys, before they are ready to go to war. Doing this drastically cut down on volunteers entering war.d.W.W.II. - "It was the age of foolishment"The American Military was slow to accept women wanting to serve in the war. There were shortages of men in the military, and pressures from patriotic women who wanted to serve their country. The armed forces slowly and reluctantly gave in. After much hostility, hundreds of thousands of women had volunteered to serve in the Army, Airforce, Navy and Marines. (p. 496-497 A World At Arms).Comment - It was foolish for men in the military not to let women serve their country. With the shortages of men in the service, letting the women join the service might have taken care of the manpower shortages.Limitations ad restrictions were placed on black men and women in the armed forces. The Afro-Americans were presented with many frustrations during the war. Many blacks had to move to the urban areas of the North and Midwest. Employment was hard to find because of wide spread discrimination. (p. 495-495 A World At Arms).Comment - Similar to the shortages in the military, there were also shortages in the factories. Discriminating against blacks and women was very foolish, because discrimination is not necessary and it might have resolved th...
