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The American home front

The American home front. Korematsu Video Discussion questions. How might you have responded if you were imprisoned in an internment camp? How would you feel about your country?

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The American home front

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  1. The American home front

  2. Korematsu VideoDiscussion questions • How might you have responded if you were imprisoned in an internment camp? How would you feel about your country? • Karen Korematsu noted that her father did not share his story with her while she was growing up. Why do you think this was the case? • Don Tamaki said that he didn’t want to lose Korematsu v. U.S. a second time. Why was this case so important for him.

  3. Japanese Internment • Executive Order 9066 • Gave military officials the power to relocate people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps • Internment to confine • Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

  4. Japanese had two options: • Relocate to internment camps • Serve in the military. (only fought in Europe)

  5. Japanese Ancestry • People with ancestors born in Japan. • IsseiJapanese Immigrants in the U.S. (not allowed to become citizens) • Nissei Japanese Americans born in the U.S. (citizens)

  6. The Camps • Located away from the West Coast • 2 located in Arizona • Gila River • Poston Gila River Internment Camp

  7. Poston Camp Today

  8. Korematsu v The United States Supreme Court Case that ruled exclusion act of Japanese people was constitutional. (discrimination by race) 6-3 Decision Case re-opened in 1983. Korematsu wins this time! UShad given false information during the Supreme Court Case.

  9. Korematsu receives the Presidential medal of Freedom from Pres. Clinton

  10. The So what? of History • Why do we study Korematsu’s case? • How might we use this historical example to guide our actions in the future?

  11. Us Economy War Production Board (WPB) • Increases war production from industries • Establishes rationing Fixed allowance of food or goods during war time.

  12. Scrap metal Drives • Recycling materials from home to help war effort.

  13. War bonds • Sold to raise money to pay for the war. • Collected interest News reels and newspapers were popular places to advertise propaganda posters.

  14. Draft • Selective service system • Over 10 million men

  15. Labor shortages • Too many men fighting in the war • Men made up most of the work force

  16. Minorities • Women • Before WWII women worked until they got married. • Became house wives after that • began to work in manufacturing plants. • Rosie the Riveter

  17. Joined the military • Became non-combat volunteers. • Nurses • About 216,000 volunteered.

  18. Minorities • Bracero Program: • Manual laborer • Temporary agricultural workers from Mexico • 50,000 per year during WWII

  19. Double V campaign • 2 victories fascism and discrimination • African Americans who fought during WWII • 92 infantry (Buffalo soldiers) • Tuskegee airmen

  20. Your turn • You will create your own original propaganda poster. • United States perspective • Must cover any of the topics we’ve talked about so far • Must be colorful and have a clear message. • You must draw it. No printing pictures. • DUE: Friday Feb. 28

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