Tuesday, October 29Tuesday, October 29thth

Do Now: Please grab a Cornell Notes sheet and have a seat at your assigned computer. You have the first 10 minutes of class to review vocab on the class wiki or retake pass-fail quizzes.

Daily Agenda: Do Now: Vocabulary Acquisition Word of the Day futilefutile World War II Review World War II on the Home Front

Homework: Read and complete Unit 9.3 Notes (Pass/Fail Quiz upcoming)

World War II

Jeopardy Review

Directions: Each team will organize their members

into an order for participation. Participants will have 3 attempts to

answer a question before being replaced by a team mate.

No assistance can be given from your team, so only participants should be talking.

The team that wins will receive 25 bonus points toward their homework average.

Assigned Teams: Team 1: Cassie, Joey, Alex, Joshua,

Rachael Team 2: Noah, Colleen, Cheyenne,

Charlotte, Jaysa Team 3: Jason, Paul, Anna, Cat,

Patrick

World War II

On the Home FrontOn the Home Front

Question #1

How specifically How specifically did the outbreak did the outbreak of World War II of World War II lead the nation to lead the nation to fully recover from fully recover from the Great the Great Depression?Depression?

War Mobilization War production boosted the federal budget from $9 billion to

$100 billion Personal incomes grew greatly, as much as 100% in some areas With a lack of consumer goods available, most citizens saved

much of their increased incomes $40 billion was invested in the infrastructure of the Western

United States, and 10% of federal funding went to California directly.

War took 15 million out of the workforce, but increased demand for production

Anti-Inflation Act (Office of Price Administration) Could freeze prices, wages, salaries, and rents along with rationing of consumer goods like coffee, sugar, meat, butter, canned goods, shoes, tires, and gasoline.

Question #2

How did the U.S. How did the U.S. government government ensure production ensure production while keeping the while keeping the support of labor support of labor unions?unions?

Labor Reforms and Restrictions

Little Steel Formula 15% limit on wartime wage increases

“No Strike” Pledge Automatic enrollment in unions for new workers, but no striking

Smith-Connally Act (War Labor Disputes Act) Unions must wait 30 days before striking; president can seize war plants

Question #3

What did the What did the government do to government do to mobilize the mobilize the nation for war?nation for war?

War Mobilization War Production Board “Superagency” failed to

control military purchases or ensure the fair dispersal of military contract.

Office of War Mobilization Slightly more successful than WPB.

Mass production of war materials made possible by extensive assembly line system already present in US

National Defense Research Committee Spent over $100 million on war research perfecting technologies like radar and sonar

Question #4

What effect did What effect did World War II have World War II have on African-on African-Americans?Americans?

African-Americans during the War Fair Employment Practices Commission

Investigated discrimination against blacks in War Industries

2nd Great Migration Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Organized

protests in segregated theaters and restaurants Beginnings of desegregation in the military,

largely due to success of Harlem Hell Fighters (WWI) and Tuskegee Airmen (WWII).

First integrated combat at Battle of the Bulge (2000 African-American volunteers)

1948 – Integration of Military

Question #5

Was World War II Was World War II beneficial to beneficial to Mexican-Mexican-Americans?Americans?

Mexican-American’s Experience

Braceros Contract workers admitted to the U.S. to work at specific jobs

Increased military service and factory work

Zoot Suit Riots illustrated the growing cultural tension in the U.S. toward Mexican-Americans

Question #6

How did women’s How did women’s lives change lives change during World War during World War II?II?

Women and World War II 60% increase in working women

(generally married and older) “Rosie the Riveter” fights attitudes

of patronization WACs, WAVEs, and “Government

Girls” “Latch-key keys” and the breakdown

of traditional family roles

Question #7

How were How were Japanese Japanese Americans treated Americans treated during World War during World War II?II?

Japanese-Americans Issei and Nissei only totaled about 127,000,

but were passive about the war Executive Order 9066 Interned Japanese-

Americans into “relocation centers” Korematsu vs. U.S. relocation was

constitutionally permissible Other cases banned internment of “loyal”

citizens 1988 Reparations made in amount of

$20,000 a survivor

Question #8

How did the government deal with German and Italian-Americans during the war?

Fascist-Americans? During WWII, over 11,000 German-Americans were

interned without charges Over 1100 Italian Americans were arrested with 250

spending over 2 years imprisoned without charges In both cases, enemy alien’s actions were

scrutinized, jobs denied, residences relocated, and property confiscated under the War Relocation Authority (Executive Order 9012)

Neither German or Italian-Americans interned during the war have ever been granted a formal apology by the government