World War II: The Home Front

Table of Contents Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda Women on the Home Front Japanese American Internment Rationing Home Front Defense

Propaganda Demonizing the enemy Demonizing the enemy Boosting morale Boosting morale Encouraging support of wartime measures Encouraging support of wartime measures Recruitment Recruitment Vigilance and paranoia Vigilance and paranoia

Demonizing the Enemy

Who do you think You and I refers to?

What might the boot symbolize?

What do each of the snakes symboli ze? What do each of the snakes symboli ze? How do you know? How do you know?

Why do you think this snake is coiled around the other? Why do you think this snake is coiled around the other? What might this symbolize? What might this symbolize? Why do you think this snake is the only one striking out at the boot? Why do you think this snake is the only one striking out at the boot?

In your opinion, what does Beat Your Promise refer to?

What might the frog symbolize? What might the frog symbolize? Why do you think it has a bandage on its chin? Why do you think it has a bandage on its chin?

What is the primary message this poster is trying to convey?

Women on the Home Front Thousands of women entered the work force Thousands of women entered the work force Many took on jobs traditionally held by men Many took on jobs traditionally held by men U.S. government encouraged women to move out of the household U.S. government encouraged women to move out of the household

Women in the Work Force

Train the women to help make planes, Uncle Sam The Womens Bureau urges Women should be paid the same rates as men when their jobs are the same Teamwork One girl bucks the rivets, another drives them in Lets examine the individual photos and captions in this poster:

Women are well adapted to installation work A welder Training makes women skilled workers She does her bit down and under

Where patience is a virtue and a necessity, too Keep em sewingfancy work on a bombers tail They have a good time doing a good job

What ideas are these captions trying to get across? 1. Train the women to help make planes, Uncle SamThe Womens Bureau urges 2. Women should be paid the same rates as men when their jobs are the same 3. TeamworkOne girl bucks the rivets, another drives them in 4. Women are well adapted to installation work 5. A welderTraining makes women skilled workers 6. She does her bit down and under 7. Where patience is a virtue and a necessity, too 8. Keep em sewingfancy work on a bombers tail 9. They have a good time doing a good job

Who created this poster? Who created this poster? How can you tell? How can you tell? Do you think this poster fit with the mission of the Womens Bureau?

Who do you think was the intended audience for this poster? Who do you think was the intended audience for this poster? Why do you suppose the creators of this poster chose to title it More and More Women Work on Aircraft? Why do you suppose the creators of this poster chose to title it More and More Women Work on Aircraft?

Japanese American Internment Pearl Harbor led many to see Japanese Americans as potential spies and saboteurs Pearl Harbor led many to see Japanese Americans as potential spies and saboteurs FDR issued Executive Order 9066 FDR issued Executive Order 9066 Japanese Americans evacuated to internment camps Japanese Americans evacuated to internment camps Manzanar, located in the Owens valley in Californias high desert Manzanar, located in the Owens valley in Californias high desert Many internees lost their homes and businesses Many internees lost their homes and businesses

Evacuation

What type of a shop is this? How can you tell? What type of a shop is this? How can you tell? What can you deduce about the shops owners and its customers? What can you deduce about the shops owners and its customers? Where was this shop located? How can you tell? Where was this shop located? How can you tell?

What is the most likely reason for why the shop is closing? What is the most likely reason for why the shop is closing? What does We wont take it to Owens Valley for U mean? What does We wont take it to Owens Valley for U mean?

Internment

How would you characterize the scene shown here? How would you characterize the scene shown here? Does it appear orderly or chaotic? Does it appear orderly or chaotic? This is a picture of Japanese Americans arriving at the Manzanar relocation camp.

Lets use vertical lines to isolate the different people in the photo.

Take a look at the woman on the left side of the photo. What is her job? How can you tell? What is her job? How can you tell? What ethnicity does she appear to be? What ethnicity does she appear to be? What is she holding in her hand? What is she holding in her hand? Do you think she came on the bus with the others? Why or why not? Do you think she came on the bus with the others? Why or why not? What do you think she is doing here ? What do you think she is doing here ?

Take a look at the man in the photo. How is he dressed? Does he appear to be lower class, middle class, or wealthy? How is he dressed? Does he appear to be lower class, middle class, or wealthy? What does he appear to have in his hands? What does he appear to have in his hands?

Take a look at the woman and children in the center-right portion of the photo. How are they dressed? Do they appear to be lower class, middle class, or wealthy? How are they dressed? Do they appear to be lower class, middle class, or wealthy? What does the woman appear to be doing? What does the woman appear to be doing?

Take a look at the girl on the right side of the photo. How is she dressed? How is she dressed? Does she appear to be lower class, middle class, or wealthy? Does she appear to be lower class, middle class, or wealthy?

How would you characterize the expressions of the different people in the photo? The girl How do you think you would feel if you were in their place? What thoughts might go through your head as you arrived in Manzanar? The nurse The man The women and children

Rationing Many products in short supply during the war Many products in short supply during the war Office of Price Administration institutes rationing, price ceilings Office of Price Administration institutes rationing, price ceilings Government encourages conservation and other measures such as Victory Gardens Government encourages conservation and other measures such as Victory Gardens

Victory Gardens

What is this poster advertising?

What is the company offering for those who create the best victory gardens? What is the company offering for those who create the best victory gardens? Why do you think the company selected the prizes it did instead of simple cash rewards? Why do you think the company selected the prizes it did instead of simple cash rewards?

Why might this company have spent money to acquire fertile land, keep it plowed and fertilized, and buy savings bonds and war stamps as prizes?

Home Front Defense German U-boats sank U.S. merchant ships in the Atlantic sometimes within sight of the American coast German U-boats sank U.S. merchant ships in the Atlantic sometimes within sight of the American coast Fear that Germans could land spies on the East coast Fear that Germans could land spies on the East coast Fear of Japanese bombings on the West coast Fear of Japanese bombings on the West coast Coastal defenses strengthened Coast Guard Beach patrols Forts recommissioned

Coastal Defenses

This is a picture from Fort Russell, on the west coast of Oregon. You can see the ll of Russell in the upper left part of the photo.

The larger sign has three distinct sections. What does each one say?

What does the smaller of the two signs say? What do you see in the background of the photo?

What does sons of heaven refer to? What does sons of heaven refer to? What do the other three lines refer to? What do the other three lines refer to?

Why might this line have been written larger than the other words on the sign? Why might this line have been written larger than the other words on the sign? Who do you think created this sign? Why might they have created it? Who do you think created this sign? Why might they have created it? Who do you think was the intended audience for the sign? Who do you think was the intended audience for the sign?