1. The Home Front

2. I. Draft A. 1940-1946 B. Over 10 million men

3. II. War Production Board (WPB) A. Converted peacetime industries to meet war needs B. Established rationing C. Scrap metal drives

4. III. Economy A. War production helped pull the economy out of the Great Depression B. 1944: U.S out-produced all other countries in the war combined

5. C. Labor shortage 1. Women a. Worked in manufacturing plants i. Represented by “Rosie the Riveter”

6. b. Allowed to join the military for the first time i. Non-combat volunteers ii. 216,000

7. 2. Minorities given more job opportunities a. Bracero Program i. Temporary workers from Mexico ii. 50,000 per year during the war iii. Continued after the war until 1964

8. D. War bonds 1. How the U.S. government paid for the war 2. Purchased by citizens 3. Earned interest over time

9. IV. Double V Campaign A. Victory over fascism and victory over discrimination B. African Americans fought with great bravery during the war in spite of racism and segregation

10. 1. 92nd Infantry (Buffalo Soldiers) 2. Tuskegee Airmen

11. V. Japanese Americans A. Executive Order 9066 1. Issued by President Roosevelt in 1942 2. Forced Japanese Americans on the West Coast to relocate to internment camps during the war 12/8/1941

12. a. 2 of the 10 camps were in Arizona b. 62% were U.S. citizens

13. 3. Korematsu v. United States (1944) a. Supreme Court ruled that internment was constitutional because the national emergency outweighed Korematsu’s individual rights Hugo Black, Associate Justice 6-3 Decision

14. B. Japanese Americans fought in the war 1. Segregated units 2. European Theater only

15. 442nd Regimental Combat Team 21 Medals of Honor

16. VI. Propaganda A. Definition: organized spreading of ideas to influence public opinion B. Used by both sides

21. C. Purpose: 1. Boost patriotism 2. Demonize the enemy

22. Propaganda Poster Perspective of the United States Colorful Creative Clear message Not graded on artistic ability but on neatness Do not copy an actual World War II design