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FACTS YOU GOTTA KNOW!
 WWII
Life
affected every aspect of American
 Americans
were asked to make sacrifices
in support of the war effort and the ideas
for which we fought
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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the
United States decided they had to fight
the Japanese in war. The Japanese were
part of the axis powers of WWII. The
United States were on the side called the
allies. By entering into war with Japan,
America entered into World War II. (They
had already been supporting Great Britain
in the war)
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The United States mobilized for war, or got
ready to fight.
Americans joined the armed forces and some
were drafted (basically their social security
number was drawn and they were forced to
fight in the war)- more than 15 million
Americans served .
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WWII ENDED THE DEPRESSION
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Factories and workers were needed to produce
goods to win the war.
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The need for uniforms, guns, airplanes, and tanks
meant the need for more workers to make the
supplies.
This helped America to get out of the great
depression, because Americans could work and
trade the war supplies.
United States factories made and supplied more
supplies than any other country in the war.
New technology was also created, such as the
atomic bomb.
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WWII also helped women and African Americans
in some ways.
Many women and African Americans were able to work in
factories because of the need for workers to make supplies
for the war.
Also, African Americans fought in the war. The Tuskeegee
Airmen were the first group of African American airmen in
US history! They were Air Force pilots in WWII.
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ROSIE THE RIVETER
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Thousands of American Women took jobs in defense
plants during the war
Women who worked in jobs that only men had held
before the war were nicknamed “Rosie the Riveter”.
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RACIAL BARRIERS
The need for workers temporarily broke down
some racial barriers
 Although discrimination continued, many
African Americans were hired to work in
defense plants
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JAPANESE AMERICANS
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After Pearl Harbor, people worried about
another attack from the Japanese.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an order that
forced 100,000 Japanese Americans to
leave their homes and live as prisoners in
internment camps.
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Even though some Japanese American
citizens were fighting in the war for the
United States, the Japanese Americans were
still forced into these camps.
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America Unites:
Pearl Harbor united Americans.
Americans rationed, or limited the amount
of, or types of food they ate and supplies
they used, so that these could be used in
the war instead.
Victory Gardens were
popular during WWII. Americans
were encouraged to grow
and can as much as they could. The
food from farms was needed for the
war effort.
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Posters and ads were very popular in
creating support for The United States
in the War, and other displaying other
important social issues in opinions
during the war.
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