Unit 10: World War II
Topic 2: The Homefront
Notes on Wartime Production:
Name: ______________________
Block ______________
Date: ________________
What was the impact on the US Economy?
Rationing
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Office of Price Administration sets ____________ and _______________________of
essential items. Why? _________________________________
Meat, ____________, coffee, canned foods, _________________,
_______________, & shoes all require ration coupons
War Production Board
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Oversees transition to a ______________________________
“__________________________________________” symbolizes female workers
Propaganda
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Promotes ____________________
Promotes buying of ______________________
Any message to keep Americans focused on the war effort
Often _________________ or emotional
African-Americans
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Serve in segregated units
Face continued ________________________ at home
____________________ Campaign: Victory Abroad and at
Home!
Continued migration to ___________ in Northern cities
Japanese-Americans
Executive Order 9066:
• Issued by President __________ in 1942
• Creates military camps in the west like Manzanar
• Japanese Americans _______________________________________________
• All Japanese-Americans on West Coast - most were _________________________
• ___________________ imprisoned until 1945 – upheld by Supreme Court
• Why?? ____________________, plus a false belief they were aiding the __________
What do you think the speaker means when she says she was “red, white, and blue”?
It took many years (late 1990’s) for an apology and reparations (payments) to be given to
people who were interned in WWII. Some felt it was long overdue. Others felt that the
internment policy was an unfortunate but understandable sacrifice asked in a time of fear
and war, and that reparations were not necessary. What do you think?
Hispanic-Americans: The Zoot Suit Riots
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_______________________ in 1942
_____________is among goods rationed during wartime
War Production Board bans _________ suits
Baggy zoot suits popular among Latino young men
Clashes begin between stationed servicemen & Latinos
Explodes into riots in LA and other cities