1. Warm-Up 16APR18
SPAM these editorial cartoons

4. Warm-Up 17APR18
How was Germany divided by the Allies at the end of WWII in Europe?

5. Warm-Up 17APR18
How was Germany divided by the Allies at the end of WWII in Europe?

6. U.S. HOMEFRONT
What role did women play in WWII? (Civilian and Military)
Worked in factories, clerical work, farm work
Took on many of the jobs left by those who joined the military
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)
Nurses
Ambulance drivers
Radio operators
Electricians
Pilots

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What role did minorities play in WWII? (Civilian and Military)
Americans of African, Mexican and Asian descent and Native Americans were drafted or volunteered for military service
1 million African-Americans served in the military during WWII
300K Mexican-Americans served in the military during WWII
13K Chinese-Americans served in the military during WWII
33K Japanese-Americans served in the military during WWII
25K Native Americans served in the military during WWII

8. U.S. HOMEFRONT Office of Price Administration:
Fought inflation by freezing
wages, prices and rents
Rationed foods
Meat
Butter
Cheese
Vegetables
Sugar
Coffee

9. U.S. HOMEFRONT National War Labor Board: Limited Wage Increases
Allowed negotiated benefits (Vacation, Pension and Medical Insurance)
Kept Unions stable, no switching

10. U.S. HOMEFRONT War Production Board:
Rationed fuel and materials vital to the war effort
Gasoline
Heating Oil
Metals, Rubbers and Plastics

11. U.S. HOMEFRONT Department of the Treasury:
Issued War Bonds to raise money for the war effort and fight inflation

12. U.S. HOMEFRONT GI Bill: Ease the transition back to civilian life
Pay for college or vocational training
Guaranteed loans for homes, farms or businesses

13. U.S. HOMEFRONT Movement of Japanese-Americans:
Fear of Traitors, collusion and sabotage

14. U.S. HOMEFRONT
Relocation Camps:

15. U.S. HOMEFRONT Executive Order 9066 and Korematsu v. U.S. related
FDR signed Order 9066 – “Removal of any or all people from military areas deemed necessary or desirable”
Internment of Japanese-Americans in Hawaii and California, Washington, Arizona and Oregon
110,000 Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps
German-Americans were not the victims of prejudice and illegal detainment

16. U.S. HOMEFRONT Korematsu v. U.S.: Who: Japanese-Americans
What: Internment based on race
When: During WWII –
Where: California, Arizona, Washington and Oregon
Why: Fear that Japanese-Americans would support Japan’s Emperor and sabotage U.S. war effort

17. U.S. HOMEFRONT Purpose of U.S. Propaganda: Support the War Effort
Join the Military
Women in the Labor Force
Conservation
Know who the enemy is

18. U.S. Homefront What were the “Zoot Suit” riots?
A series of conflicts that occurred in June 1943 in Los Angeles between U.S. servicemen and Mexican-American youths

19. U.S. HOMEFRONT Philip Randolph
Organized a labor march for July 1, 1941
Gained concessions from FDR
Executive Order for “Full and Fair employment in the war industry without discrimination based on race, creed, color or national origin”

20. U.S. HOMEFRONT OSRD: Office of Scientific Research and Development
Development of Radar and Sonar
Development of the Atomic Bomb

21. U.S. HOMEFRONT
Rationing during WWII:
Gasoline
Meat
Sugar
Coffee
Shoes

22. U.S. HOMEFRONT Manhattan Project: Development of the Atomic Bomb
J. Robert Oppenheimer