Chapter 25.3: World War II and the Home Front!
What strains did WWII place on families in the U.S.?
Family life during WWII
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Between 1940- 1943 = major increase in the number of _____________________________
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Juvenile _________________________ increased during the war
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By 1944 High School enrollments __________________________ ; led to “Back to School Campaign”
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____________________ of Americans watch at least 1 ____________________per week
What were other War-time Trends?
Japanese Internment
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Fear of invasion and lack of loyalty; Japanese were 0.1% of US Pop during this time
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Executive _____________________ : civil rights were suspended and the army began rounding up
____________________________citizens
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West Coast Japanese were given one week to gather theirs belongings
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Transported to camps in UT, CO, AK, ID, AZ, WY, and CA.
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_____________________________people put into internment camps
Korematsu v. United States
African-Americans, Civil Rights and Race Riots
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Double V Campaign
o Destroy racism at home and abroad
o Victory on battlefield and over racial discrimination
o Black support of war hinged upon America’s commitment to racial justice
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How was A. Philip Randolph a leader in Civil Rights?
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President of the Sleeping Car Porters Union
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Organized a march on Washington demanding
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An end of segregation & discrimination in ____________________
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An end to segregation in the ________________________
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An end to discrimination & segregation in ____________________________
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Executive Order 8802 =
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Fair Employment Practices Commission =
Discrimination and Reaction
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Between 1940 and 1944 the % of African Americans working in skilled or semi-skilled jobs rose from 16%
to 30%
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In 1942 civil rights leader James Farmer founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to
______________________________________
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__________________________ of 1943 – 3 days, 9 whites, and 25 blacks were killed, FDR sent in troops
What were the goals of the NAACP?
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Anti – lynching and increased voting rights
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End discrimination in the military and end black disenfranchisement
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Membership grew from 50,000 in 1940 to 450,000 in 1945
What affect did WWII have on African Americans?
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Increased voting numbers
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Other countries become aware of racism and discrimination in the U.S.
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1 million blacks in the military – slowly begins to integrate into American society and industries
Zoot Suit Riots
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200,000 Mexican Americans were legally brought to the US to work – ________________________
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Many Mexican Americans lived in _________________and wore “_____________________” as a symbol
of rebellion
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Zoot Suit Riots = 11 sailors claimed they were attacked, mobs violence erupted between servicemen and
Zoot Suits, many young Mexican were beaten and jailed unjustly with 700 injured
How did WWII affect “popular culture” ?
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“country” and “rhythm and blues” migrated North
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Increased Patriotism movements and Anti-fascism movements
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Rise of the Superhero comics – Captain America