1. AMERICANS DURING WARTIME

2. MOBILIZING THE HOME FRONT 15 million Americans served in the military, millions more at home Home Front – America at home, during WWII Mobilizing – moving from peacetime to war time economy

3. BUILDING THE MILITARY Army, navy, and air bases were built all over the country for training. Draft – system used for choosing civilian population for the military Selective Service Act – 21-35 year old men register More than 60,000 men enlisted after the attack on Pearl Harbor Enlist – choosing on your own to sign up for the military

4. BUILDING THE MILITARY CONT. At the start of the war the military was separated by race = segregated Own units with white commanders Construction and supply units Double V – Victory over Hitler’s racism and racism at home. Tuskegee Airmen – first African American air force unit

5. BUILDING THE MILITARY CONT Navajo Code Talkers – Native Americans who relayed information in messages in their own language. Women enlisted for the first time but barred from combat Clerical jobs freed men for combat Nurses (68,000) Women’s Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP’s) – delivered planes

6. WARTIME ECONOMY The government took control of the economy. Set prices, negotiated with unions War Production Board - helped factories shift from making consumer goods, to war materials. Automobile factories began the economy. Wartime economy finally ended the Great Depression! 19 million new jobs!

7. LIFE ON THE HOMEFRONT Rationing - limitations on goods Ration coupons for sugar, meat, wheat, gasoline, etc. Many people planted victory gardens Provided food for many families, to help conserve goods for the war effort

10. WOMEN AT WORK Took the jobs of many men when they left for the war. Worked in factories producing war materials Changed American attitudes about women in the workplace

11. AFRICAN AMERICANS Rallied together during war time. Fought for jobs and better wages. Discrimination continued, race riots broke out around the country

12. PROBLEMS PROBLEMS FOR JAPANESE AMERICANS After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese were forced into relocation camps. 110,000 Japanese people put in camps. FDR issued these orders This went against their constitutional rights Still, many Japanese went on to enter the war effort and fight for the U.S. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJjo0BCbGo&feature=related

13. PLEASE DO NOW You are a Japanese citizen. Your family has been told that they will be going to an internment camp. What are feeling? What are you doing? What thoughts do you have? React to this as a personal journal entry. Go!