Minorities
Economy
-African-Americans
served in segregated
units, such as Tuskegee Airmen
-Codes of the Navajo were used
-Mexican Americans served in segregated
units
-African-Americans migrated north for
jobs
-Government and industry work closely
together to produce war materials
-Rationing was maintained to conserve
supplies
-War bonds and income tax paid for war
-Businesses changed to wartime
production
America on the Home front
during World War II
Women
-Women participated in war effort
-Involved in workforce
-Rosie the Riveter became a symbol of
women’s participation
-Non-combat roles
Government
-Military draft was used to recruit soldiers
-Government censored all media
-Propaganda efforts, through movies and
radio maintained morale of Americans
-US Government interned (imprisoned)
Japanese-Americans in response to strong
Anti-Japanese feelings on WEST Coast
Questions:
1. The title of this chart is_______________________________________
2. The Tuskegee Airmen were an example of _____________________Americans participation in the war effort
3. ____________________was used to conserve food and other war supplies
4. __________________Bonds and ________________taxes were used to pay for the war
5. ___________________-Americans were imprisoned during the war by the US government because of feelings
of resentment on the west coast
6. The military______________was used to recruit soldiers for the war
7. Women usually carried out non-_________________roles
8. Rosie the__________________was a symbol of women’s participation in the workforce