World War II, Part 4:
Raising the Army and the
Home Front
Goal 10
Essential Idea
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American industry and the dedication of
citizens were vital to success in WWII.
War Production Board
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America’s
advantage:
Superior industry to
every other country
Government
Agency:
War Production
Board
Help from the Assembly Line
The assembly line
was used to mass
produce trucks,
jeeps, and tanks
 Henry Ford helped
produce 8,600
airplanes
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Raising an Army
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The Act: Selective Service and Training Act
This was the first peacetime draft in U.S. History
After Pearl Harbor, the army struggled to keep up
with recruits
Double V
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The Campaign:
Double-V Campaign
This campaign
encouraged blacks
to enlist
V #1: Victory
against Hitler
abroad
V #2: Victory
against racism at
home
Women Re-enter the
Workplace
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Who: Women
What they did: Worked
in factories and
shipyards
The Symbol:
Rosie the Riveter –
famous symbol that
motivated women to
work in non-traditional
jobs
Anger at Japanese
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American Response to Japanese:
After Pearl Harbor, many Americans on the West Coast were angry with
Japanese immigrants and citizens
Japanese Discrimination
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Japanese were
discriminated
against and
were attacked
by angry mobs
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People were afraid
that people with
Japanese descent
were more loyal to
Japan
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Where are the
Japanese coming
from?
What is the man on
top of the hut doing?
What is the man
inside the hut doing?
Describe Dr. Seuss’
feelings toward the
Japanese following
Pearl Harbor.
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Japanese Internment Camps
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FDR’s Actions:
FDR signed an executive
order that declared the
West Coast to be a
“military zone”
Japanese citizens and
immigrants were herded
into internment camps,
leaving behind homes,
jobs, and businesses
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Where
were most
camps
located?
How far
east did
they
extend?
About how
many were
there?
Korematsu v. United States
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Korematsu v. United States – Fred Korematsu sued the U.S. government
Korematsu claimed his 14th Amendment right to equal protection had
been violated
The Supreme Court ruled against Korematsu, calling it a “military issue”,
not a racial issue
Rationing
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World War II created a
need for more
___________________
and _________________
than the country had ever
needed before in its
_____________________.
_____________________
________ found ways to
________________ the
war effort.
Rationing
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Method #1: Rationing
The government limited
the usage of certain
goods
Meat and sugar were
rationed so soldiers
could be fed
The national speed limit
was lowered to 35 miles
per hour to save gas and
rubber
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Victory Gardens
Method #2: Victory
Gardens
People grew their
own food so soldiers
could have more
Victory gardens were
grown on any open
piece of land, such
as back yards, parks,
and school yards
Paying for the War
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Method #3: Taxes and War
Bonds
The war cost $300 billion,
more than all other
expenses in United States
history COMBINED
The government raised
taxes
Americans bought $150
billion worth of war bonds