WWII – Life on the HOMEFRONT
What was life like in the United States during World War II?
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WWII brought an ____________ to the ________________ __________________
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_______________________ and ___________________ were needed _____
_____________ ______________ to win the war
American WOMEN
 Thousands of American ___________________ took jobs in ______________
_____________ _____________ during the war (___________________ the
___________________)
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Many families moved to new cities to find factory jobs
Conserving Goods at Home
 Americans at home supported the war by __________________ and ______________
_____________________
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Conserve _____________ by carpooling
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Conserve ________, ____________________ and
______________
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Conserve ____________ by creating a ______________ ____________________
War Bonds
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Many people bought ___________ ___________ to support the war effort
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The bonds were money lent to the government that _____________
______________ after so many years
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Many people were encouraged to ____________ _____________ about
military ______________
Racial Barriers
 The need for workers ____________________ broke down some ______________
________________
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BUT discrimination against _______________ ___________________ ___________
Japanese Internment Camps ____________ - ___________
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While many Japanese Americans served in the armed forces, others were treated with
_________________ and ___________________, and many were forced into
_______________________ _____________
After Pearl Harbor, why do you think Americans were suspicious of Japanese Americans?
YOUR ANSWER:
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Many people were afraid that Japanese Americans that lived on the West Coast might be
_____________ ______ _____________ helping ________________ attack the US
However…. There was never any evidence that Japanese Americans acted as spies during
WWII
Relocation
 On February 19, 1942, President ___________________ issued
Executive Order 9066. This forced ___________________
_________________ to ____________ from their homes to
_________________________ camps.
 This was to keep them from ___________________ by monitoring their
lives
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______________ __________________ _______________ had to sell their homes and
businesses to ____________________ to these camps
They were allowed to take only what they could ______________. What they couldn’t sell was just
left for the _____________________.
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Japanese Americans were put on buses and ____________________ to one of ______
______________________ centers around the Untied States
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The _____________________ were surrounded by ______________ ________ and overseen by
high wooden watch towers
_________________ was almost nonexistent
Schools, libraries, sports teams, churches, and _________________________ classes were
created
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FDR considered the relocation ________________ during times of war
The ________________ _________________ supported this claim in the case of
___________________________ vs. US
Later, all camps were __________________ by early 1945