(#3)wwii us homefront keynote
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World War II
THE UNITED STATES AND THE WAR
MS. KEEN
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MOBILIZING FOR WAR
1. Production Boom
2. Government Expansion
3. Directing The Economy
4. Raising An Army
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PRODUCTION BOOM
* INCREASE IN PRODUCTION CREATED AN ECONOMIC BOOM
THAT ENDED THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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GOVERNMENT EXPANSION
*MOBILIZING REQUIRED A GREATLY EXPANDED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
*1942 WAR PRODUCTION BOARD (WPB) - INCREASE MILITARY PRODUCTION
- CONVERT FACTORIES TO WARTIME PRODUCTION- ASSIGN RAW MATERIALS TO INDUSTRY
*1943 OFFICE OF WAR MOBILIZATION (OWM)- COORDINATED GOV. AGENCIES INVOLVED IN WAR
EFFORT-COORDINATED PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION OF
CONSUMER GOODS
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DIRECTING THE ECONOMY
*GOV. HAD TO EXPAND IT’S CONTROL OVER THE ECONOMY TO PAY FOR THE WAR
*INCREASED THE INCOME TAX
*SOLD WAR BONDS
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ECONOMY
*OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION (OPA)- SET MAXIMUM PRICES & RATIONED ITEMS
*GAS*TIRES
*COFFEE*SUGAR*MEAT
*BUTTER
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RAISING AN ARMY
*SUMMER 1940 U.S. CALLED THE NATIONAL GAURD TO ACTIVE DUTY & PASSED THE
SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT (DRAFT)-FIRST PEACETIME DRAFT IN U. S. HISTORY
Conscientious Objector - Someone that would be exempt from the draft because of their
religious beliefs.
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The Home Front
1. Promoting The War
2. Life On The Home Front
3. Minorities During The War
4. Discrimination During The War
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PROMOTING THE WAR
THE GOV. TRIED TO KEEP MORALE HIGH.ENCOURAGED THE MEDIA TO DO THEIR PART
*MOVIE STARS ADVERTISE WAR BONDS & WENT OVERSEAS TO ENTERTAIN TROOPS.
*100S OF WAR MOVIES
*RADIO BROUGHT THE WAR INTO AMERICANS’ HOMES
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LIFE DURING WARTIME
DAILY LIFE DID NOT CHANGE RADICALLY, HOWEVER SACRIFICES WERE MADE.
*VICTORY GARDENS- 20 MILLION
*RATIONING
*NIGHTTIME BLACKOUTS
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LIFE DURING WARTIME
MUSIC
* SONGS CAPTURED THE HARSH REALITY OF WAR
* “GOD BLESS AMERICA”, BY IRVING BERLIN BECAME A SORT OF UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL
ANTHEM.
* BIG-BAND SWING REMAINED POPULAR
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LIFE DURING WARTIME
BOOKS
* NONFICTION BECAME MORE POPULAR
* 1939 - PAPERBACK BOOKS
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MINORITIESWOMEN - LIFE ON THE HOME FRONT CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY
* GOV. NOW URGED WOMEN TO ENTER THE JOB MARKET
* ROSIE THE RIVETER - SYMBOL OF PATRIOTIC FEMALE DEFENSE
WORKERS
* PAID LESS * SEEN ASTEMPORARY
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MINORITIES
NAVAJO CODE TALKERS
* 1942 MARINE SIGNAL CORPS ORGANIZED A UNIT OF NAVAJO TO USE THEIR LANGUAGE TO
CREATE A CODE
* OVER 400 SERVED* CUT TIME IN 1/2
* THEIR CODES WERE NEVER BROKEN
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MINORITIES
THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
ALL-BLACK UNIT OF
FIGHTER PILOTS
TRAINED IN TUSKEGEEALABAMA
* BY THE END OF THE WAR THEY WERE THE ONLY U. S. ESCORT GROUP THAT HAD NOT
LOST A SINGLE BOMBER TO ENEMY PLANES!!
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DISCRIMINATION DURING THE WAR
MANY BLACK WORKERS MOVED INTO BETTER PAYING JOBS & PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE
MILITARY EFFORT.
* SERVED IN SEGREGATED UNITS* KEPT OUT OF COMBAT
* ASSIGNED LOW-LEVEL WORK* MANY WAR PLANTS WOULD NOT HIRE AF-AM
* JUNE 1941 - FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES COMMITTEE (FEPC) TO ENFORCE F. ROOSEVELT’S EXECUTIVE ORDER
FORBIDDING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN DEFENSE PLANTS AND GOV. OFFICES.
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DISCRIMINATION
THE ZOOT-SUIT RIOTS
*1942 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND MEXICO ALLOWED 1,000S OF MEXICAN FARM & RAILROAD WORKERS INTO THE U.S. TO WORK
DURING WWII
*FASHION FAD OF YOUNG MEX.-AM.
*BITTER PREJUDICE& RESENTMENT
*TENSION ERUPTED IN JUNE 1943 IN L.A. U.S. SOLDIERS BEGAN ATTACKING MEX-AM YOUTH.
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DISCRIMINATION
JAPANESE INTERNMENT - FORCED RELOCATION & IMPRISONMENT OF JAP.-AM. LIVING ON THE
WEST COAST
*120,000 JAPANESE AMERICANS WERE ROUNDED UP AND FORCED INTO CAMPS