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What will happen
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Name: ______________________________
WWII: Homefront Notes
 While many Japanese Americans served in the armed forces, others were treated
with _____________________________ and _____________________________, and many were forced
into _____________________________________________________________.
Executive Order _______________________ in February 1942: Allowed the military
commanders to designate “military zones” as ___________________________ from
which “any or all persons could be excluded.”
The power was used to exclude all Japanese from the
________________________________.
Between 110,000 and 120,000 Japanese were brought to these internment
camps. Most of them were ________________________________________.
What about the rest of America?
 American involvement in World War II brought an end to the
________________________________. Factories and workers were needed to produce goods
to win the war.
 Thousands of American women took jobs in defense plants during the war (ex:
________________________________________________)
 Americans at home supported the war by ___________________________ and
__________________________________ resources.
 The need for workers temporarily broke down some racial barriers (ex: hiring in
defense plants) although discrimination against ____________________________________
continued.