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Social Transformations During World War II: Home Front Realities and Minority Experiences

Explore the dynamic social changes brought about by WWII on the home front, from the War Production Board's impact on production to opportunities and tensions for minorities like African Americans, Native Americans, and women. Learn about the effects of rationing, economic changes, and the Japanese-American internment.

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Social Transformations During World War II: Home Front Realities and Minority Experiences

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  1. Chapter 26 Section 2 The Home Front

  2. What social changes did the war bring about? • War Production Board (WPB) – coordinate the production of military equipment and supplies. • 300,000 aircraft, 75,000 ships, 60 percent of Allied ammunition. • Ended the Great Depression. • GNP rose to new heights.

  3. Homefront • Rationing, goods that were in short supply. • Income taxes raised. • War bonds – gov. promised to repay with interest. • Auto makers made tanks, jeeps and airplanes.

  4. Opportunities and Tensions for Minorities • More than 1 million African Americans worked in the defense industry. • Inflamed racial tensions. • A. Philip Randolph helped to achieve equal rights. • 40,000 Native Americans worked in war industries – tens of thousands of Hispanics –braceros. 120,000

  5. Opportunities for Women • 19 million women worked. • Rosie the Riveter. • Women’s Army Corps – mechanics, drivers, nurses, and clerks.

  6. Japanese-American Internment • About 2/3 interned were Nisei, Japanese Americans born in the United States.

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