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Splash Screen. Chapter Introduction Section 1: Mobilizing for War Section 2: The Early Battles Section 3: Life on the Home Front Section 4: Pushing Back the Axis Section 5: The War Ends Visual Summary. Chapter Menu. Big Ideas

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  1. Splash Screen

  2. Chapter Introduction Section 1:Mobilizing for War Section 2:The Early Battles Section 3:Life on the Home Front Section 4:Pushing Back the Axis Section 5: The War Ends Visual Summary Chapter Menu

  3. Big Ideas Economics and SocietyAmericans quickly converted to a wartime economy to support the war effort. Section 1-Main Idea

  4. Content Vocabulary • cost-plus • disenfranchised Academic Vocabulary • vehicle • draft Section 1-Key Terms

  5. People and Events to Identify • War Production Board • Office of War Mobilization • “Double V” campaign • Tuskegee Airmen • Oveta Culp Hobby • Women’s Army Corps Section 1-Key Terms

  6. A B Do you agree that women in the military should receive the same tasks as men? A. Agree B. Disagree Section 1-Polling Question

  7. American Industry Gets the Job Done Factories built tanks, airplanes, trucks, and jeeps for military use, as well as safer ships. Section 1

  8. American Industry Gets the Job Done(cont.) • The automobile industry was uniquely suited to the mass production of military equipment. • Henry Kaiser reduced the time to build a Liberty ship from 244 days to 41 days. • He built 30 percent of all American ships during the war. Section 1

  9. American Industry Gets the Job Done(cont.) • As American companies converted to war production, many business leaders became frustrated with the mobilization process. • FDR tried to improve the system by creating the War Production Board (WPB). • The WPB clashed with the military, so Roosevelt established the Office of War Mobilization (OWM) to settle arguments. Section 1

  10. A B C D What major change did Henry Kaiser make to his ships? A.Rivets B.Welding C.Bigger engines D.Thicker metal Section 1

  11. Building an Army Minorities and women played an important role in the United States armed forces during World War II. Section 1

  12. Building an Army (cont.) • Within days of Germany’s attack on Poland in 1939, President Roosevelt expanded the army to 227,000 soldiers. • Two members of Congress introduced the Selective Service and Training Act, a plan for the first peacetime draftin American history. • More than 60,000 men enlisted in the month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, overwhelming the army’s training facilities. Creating an American Army Section 1

  13. Building an Army (cont.) • At the start of the war, the U.S. military was segregated. • Some African Americans did not want to support the war, being disenfranchisedand bitter over their treatment. • The Pittsburgh Courier launched the “Double V” campaign—urging African Americans to fight against Hitler’s racism and the racism at home. Creating an American Army Section 1

  14. Section 1-End

  15. Figure 1

  16. Figure 2

  17. draft  to select a person at random for mandatory military service Vocab4

  18. disenfranchise   to deprive of the right to vote Vocab2

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