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Objectives

Compare the impact of Nazi beliefs on German youth with American home front support in WWII. Explore propaganda, education, and breaking barriers like Rosie the Riveter and Tuskegee Airmen.

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Objectives

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  1. Objectives • Content: Compare the World War I and World War II Home Front • Learning: • List the features of Nazi beliefs • Explain which WWII Home Front activity would have been the hardest for you.

  2. German Propaganda and the Education of German Youth • Although students attending school were taught Nazi propaganda, all children starting at the age of 10 begin to receive an education specifically about Nazi beliefs.

  3. German Propaganda and the Education of German Youth • Young Folk (ages 10-14) • Hitler Youth and League of German Girls (14-18) • Preparation for entry into the armed forces, SS, or future leaders of the Nazi party. Stressed physical fitness, militarism and racism.

  4. German Propaganda and the Education of German Youth • Goal of this education was to produce race-conscious, obedient, self-sacrificing Germans who would be willing to die for Hitler and Germany

  5. American Home Front

  6. Supporting the Troops • Americans at home supported the war effort 3 ways: • Conserving and rationing resources

  7. 2. Planting victory gardens

  8. 3.Buying war bonds

  9. Stop and Think: • What activity do you think would be the hardest for you: rationing and conserving, planting, or investing money in the war? • WHY? • Would it be worth it if it saved lives?

  10. Objectives • Content: Compare two Disney propaganda films about the American Home Front. • Learning: List two ways the war helped equality

  11. Improved Economy • American involvement in World War II brought an end to the Great Depression. • Factories and workers were needed to produce goods to win the war.

  12. Breaking Barriers - Jobs • Thousands of American women took jobs in defense plants during the war • The “Rosie the Riveter” image was used to empower women to work in traditionally male jobs https://edpuzzle.com/media/5ad8d71d99feda41240b04df

  13. The need for workers temporarily broke down some racial barriers (in defense plants for example) • Unfortunately discrimination against African Americans continued

  14. Breaking Barriers - Military • WASPS - Women’s Airforce Service Pilots • Trained pilots and simulated battles • Moved and tested planes • Backup pilots for first drones • No combat • http://youtu.be/GBfaoaAkB7c

  15. Breaking Barriers - Military • Tuskegee Airmen • Were the first African American aviators in the United States • They were officially the 332nd Army Air Corp fighter division based in Tuskegee, Alabama • https://vimeo.com/30554927

  16. They were given the nickname “The Red Tails” after they painted the tails of their aircraft red in 1944.

  17. Tuskegee Airmen play

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