The People of
World War II
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Women were an integral part on the home
front during the war. But, were also valuable
abroad. Woman’s Auxiliary Corps was first
introduced as a bill by congresswoman Rodgers
on May 28, 1941. The bill was not taken
seriously until after Pearl Harbor, and in 1943
the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) was
officially named. Women’s Naval Reserve,
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, Women
Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
(WAVES), US Coast Guards Women’s Reserve
(SPARS) were soon to follow. There were over
100,000 women in uniform by 1944.
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After Pearl Harbor, fear and rage
overwhelmed white Americans that they
turned on themselves. 127,000 Japanese
Americans living primarily on the West
Coast were forced from their land to remote
camps all over the country. False rumors
were spread that some were plotting against
America. German and Italian Americans
were also prosecuted and served similar
injustices. Last camps closed in 1946. These
actions were authorized by President
Roosevelt.
Below: family picture from Japanese Camp
in Utah.
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- Cuba
- United States
- Great Britain
- Poland
- Soviet Union
- Mexico
- Canada
- South Africa
- France
- Australia
- New Zealand
- China
- Panama
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Chile
- Turkey
- Greece
- Iran
- India
*This is an incomplete listing; there were 48
countries total.
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AXIS
POWERS
- Finland
- Germany
- Hungary
- Italy
- Japan
- Albania
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Thailand
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Self- Check …
1) During of American
humanities least finest hours,
who authorized the removal of
127,000 Japanese-Americans
from their home in internment
camps throughout the country.
George Bush Sr.
Winston Churchill
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Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
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Correct!
2) By 1944, how many
women served in the armed
forces?
25,000
100,000
none
5,000
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3) In total number of
countries involved, the
Allied Powers outnumbered
the Axis Powers.
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True
False
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Correct!
You are now finished with the
self-check! Have a wonderful
Day! 
Bibliography
Student References
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Pictures and information used in this
learning station…
“The Countries that fought in WWII.” Monterey County Office
of Education. 7 November 2002.
http://schools.monterey.k12.ca.us/~lagunita/WWII/allies%
20axis.html.
Web, Roy and Michael Noe. “Images from Topaz:” J Willard
Marriot Library. 7 November 2002.
http://www.lib.utah.edu/spc/photo/9066/topaz.htm.
Rubel, David. American History Desk Reference. Warah B.
Weir, ed. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Wilson, Barbara A, USAF Capt. (ret.). “Women in World War
II” 1996. The History Net. 7 November 2002.
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets5.html.
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References students can use…
Taylor, Sandra C. Jewel of the Desert. Japanese-American
Interment at Topaz. Berkley: University of California Press,
1993.
Rubel, David. American History Desk Reference. Warah B.
Weir, ed. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
“American History: World War II.” About.Com The History
Net. 7 November 2002
http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/worldwarii/index_2.ht
m.
O, Tracey. Teacher Oz’s Kingdom of History (2002). Lkd. World
War II, at “Table of Contents” and “World War II.”
http://www.teacheroz.com/wwii.htm .
“A People at War.” National Archives and Records
Administration. 7 November 2002.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/a_people_at_war/a_
people_at_war.html.
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