america joins the war: home front

America Joins the War: Home Front

In addition to Japanese Americans

about 2,000 German and Italian residents were also interned

About 2,000 Germans were sent back to Germany or sent to Latin American prisons

Internment

Executive Order

9066 1942 FDR issued

Executive Order 9066 to force the relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast

Japanese lived in compounds that were crowded and primitive

The move was racially motivated

Internment Camps

War Bonds

To pay for the war the Government issued War bonds and encouraged people to buy them

WWII cost 10 times more than WWI

U.S. will become a debtor nation rather than creditor

Minorities in WWII

Tuskegee Airmen- African American fighter group in the Air Corp

Native Americans and Mexican Americans also enlisted

Rationing

Rationing the amount of goods a person could obtain

Used to share in the sacrifices of war The government rationed goods like coffee,

tires, gas, and clothing Ration coupons were issued to each family

Victory Gardens

Home gardens that provided food for troops and civilians

The Office of War

Information Wrote Pro Allied info Anti-Axis

propaganda The OWI produced

its own radio and movie programs and became the voice of America

Women in the

Work Force Women took on jobs

traditionally held by men so that the men could enlist in the war effort. Jobs like shipbuilding and aircraft production