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The American Home Front

Ch. 17, Sect. 4. The American Home Front. More industrial jobs Unemployment fell to 1.2% Farmers prospered Major strides for women’s employment Industrial jobs paid better than traditional women’s jobs. Economic Impacts of the War. More than 1 million people migrated to California

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The American Home Front

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  1. Ch. 17, Sect. 4 The American Home Front

  2. More industrial jobs • Unemployment fell to 1.2% • Farmers prospered • Major strides for women’s employment • Industrial jobs paid better than traditional women’s jobs Economic Impacts of the War

  3. More than 1 million people migrated to California • Towns with defense industries saw a major boost in population • Many African Americans left the South • Migrated to Northern cities Population Shifts

  4. Fathers went to war • Mothers had to work and raise children • Increase in use of day care • Increase in juvenile delinquency • People rushed to marry before soldiers were shipped out overseas • GI Bill of Rights • Education and training for veterans • Loans for veterans for homes and businesses Social Changes

  5. Many African Americans moved to the Midwest • More jobs available • Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) • Confronted urban segregation • Migrations caused tensions to rise • Race riots broke out in Detroit • More than 400 committees were developed to improve race relations Civil Rights Protests

  6. Similar to African Americans, Mexican Americans experienced racial prejudice • “zoot suit riots” • Resulted in beatings of hundreds of Mexican American youths • Many Mexican Americans believed that their sacrifices during wartime led to a better future Tension in Los Angeles

  7. The West Coast contained a large Japanese American population • Most were legal United States citizens • Pearl Harbor created panic and suspicion of anyone with Japanese heritage • Japanese Americans faced harsh propaganda against them Japanese Americans

  8. President Roosevelt signed order requiring the removal of people with Japanese ancestry from California and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Arizona • Justified as being necessary for security • Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps • Were forced to live in the camps and not allowed to leave Internment

  9. Zoot suit riots

  10. GI Bill of Rights

  11. Congress of Racial Equality

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