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Learn about the key actions taken within the US to prepare for WWII and how Americans supported the war effort through sacrifices, such as rationing and joining the workforce. Explore the impact on different communities, including women, African Americans, and Japanese Americans, and the social changes that occurred during this period.

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DO NOW!!!

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  1. DO NOW!!! • What are some things the US needed to do WITHIN the country to prepare for WWII?

  2. WWII Home FrontChapter 24 Section 2

  3. WWII was largely supported by Americans • Blue star—loved one in the service • Gold star—death in combat • Why did so many people support this particular war? How does this compare to US military conflicts today? • War bonds are purchased, war movies made, actors go overseas to entertain troops (most aimed to boost morale, few were realistic)

  4. Daily life During the War (not a radical change in spite of total war) • Americans cut back on consumption of luxuries and necessities • How does this help the war effort? • The less you use, the more is available for the troops • “Victory Gardens” in backyards • Nightly blackouts in west coast cities after Pearl Harbor—What can this prevent? • Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” is popularized

  5. Rosie the Riveter • Government urges women to enter the job force to replace soldiers • 6 million more women in the workforce from 1940-1945 • “I’m Proud…my husband wants me to do my part” • What is this saying to American women? • Would it be considered a sexist slogan today? • Strayed from traditional “women’s work” • What are some jobs that are traditionally male/female? • Wages still remained lower than men for the same jobs and most people (including women) saw this as temporary

  6. Racial Tensions • Many African-Americans are able to move into better-paying industrial jobs • 1 million African-American soldiers served • Units still segregated and largely kept out of combat • Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) • Ensure all qualified applicants considered for employment regardless of race • Was not strongly enforced—Why is this still significant? • Tuskegee Airmen

  7. Zoot-Suit Riots • Sailors viciously beat Mexican American youths in LA—government eventually steps in and stops this • LA police responded to the riots by arresting Mexican Americans

  8. Japanese American Internment • Forced relocation and imprisonment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast • 2/3 had been born in the United States and were citizens • There was absolutely no evidence of disloyalty among them • Why is this dangerous to do? What kind of tradition is being set? • Many young men in the camps volunteer for military duty to prove they are Patriotic and loyal to the United States—they served in segregated units • Also, thousands served as interpreters and translators in the Pacific

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