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WW II During & After

WW II During & After. The American People. V-J Day. August 14 th 1945 Japan’s government unconditionally surrenders to the USA and it’s allies. Parades on the home front. Large sense of nationalism. Japanese Americans in internment camps were set free in California.

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WW II During & After

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  1. WW II During & After The American People

  2. V-J Day • August 14th 1945 • Japan’s government unconditionally surrenders to the USA and it’s allies. • Parades on the home front. • Large sense of nationalism. • Japanese Americans in internment camps were set free in California.

  3. Executive Order 9066 • Issued February 19, 1942 • Forced Japanese into “internmentcamps” • Allowed the US Military to declare parts of the USA as “military zones” baring “Foreign Enemy Ancestry” • Lead to over 120,000 Japanese Americans being held in “internment camps” for up to 4 years. • Focused on the • Issei—Japanese Immigrants (1st Generations) • Nisei---American Born Japanese (2nd Generation) • Sansei---Japanese (3rd Generations Japanese Americans)

  4. Executive Order 9066 • These Internment Camps were the USA version of Concentration Camps (minus the gas chambers) • People were given less than 48 hours notice. • Were told only to bring what they could carry. • Given an allegiance questionnaire to determine which camp they would be “kept” • Also relocated were Italians and Germans (but not as widely) • Japanese Internment Camps During WWII • Japs keep moving

  5. War’s Social and Economical Impact • During WWII the USA saw their economy soar. • Producing war supplies for the USA and it’s allies was very profitable. • People moved to cities to work in factories. • Jobs paid well. • Women, African-Americans, and Hispanic-Americans worked as well and gained some economic freedom/stability.

  6. Military deployment breeds Social Change • Approximately 16 million men and 250,000 women served in the US military during WW II • Most of these people were stationed in the USA but in different parts. • FG (5:00 min mark) • Often after the war these people who were stationed in other areas in the USA stayed there. • These mixing of various cultures caused people to adopt certain customs/social patterns.

  7. Wartime Population Shifts • People moved from rural areas to cities. (jobs) • Sunbelt grew as well. (Florida Carolinas etc.) • Many people relocated because of the war effort and eventually stayed in their new areas after the war.

  8. Wartime Prosperity • Because of such economic/industrial expansion many areas also had advances. • Health Care for working people became common. • Dental care vastly improved. • Birth rates rose, death rates declined. Lifespan extended. • Average incomes rose. (We became a middle class nation) Before WW II After WW II

  9. Office of Economic Stabilization • Started in 1943. • Headed by James F. Byrnes. • Helped organize the wartime efforts from an economic standpoint (successful) ----Helped organize the government contracts for war supplies. • Real GDP grew by 25% Economy was booming! (we haven’t been as good since)

  10. Good and Bad • With the government issuing large contracts for war supplies they needed money. • RAISE TAXES: • Revenue Acts 1942-1943. (Created the modern income tax) This generated an additional $40 Billion • Other revenue came from War Bonds (Peddled by movie stars/celebrities) • YouTube - Bette Davis promoting the sale of war bonds • YouTube - Bugs Bunny War Bond Drive WW2 Cartoon

  11. Good and Bad • The depression of the 20’s and 30’s was eliminated. • Jobs were plentiful and wartime economic expansion was fueled by government spending and mass conscription. • Conscription: The military draft. • Farmers and industrial workers saw increases in production (up to 20% increase)

  12. Good and Bad • Because businesses were booming and laborers were employed congress enacted the War Labor Board. • War Labor Board (1942) • Set guidelines for wages, hours, and unions. • For the most part during war times labor unions remained cooperative and didn’t strike much.

  13. Good and Bad • Because people were making government product there were often shortages in consumer goods. This leads to??????? • Inflation: (Too much money chasing too few goods) • Government then regulated this by putting price restrictions on many consumer goods. • They also used a ration system issuing coupons for certain items.

  14. Bad • Roosevelt created the Office of Price Administration:Their job was to regulate prices/rations etc. • This outraged citizens. • Gas/Beef rationing was the worst. • Gas was so scarce people bought it on the black markets. • Speed limits were set at 35mph to save gas. • Service stations closed, people often had to walk because a lack of gas. • Motorists would line up for miles to get gas.

  15. Bad • Beef rationing also hurt. • Butchers were often abused/hurt because their display cases were either empty or they refused to budge on the ration limits. • Families had the $ to pay. (just no beef)

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