1. Mobilizing for Defense
Ms. Ha
Ch. 17 Section 1

2. I. Americans go to War! A. “Remember Pearl Harbor”
1. Japan: big mistake
2. Felt U.S.=broken
3. Wrong!

3. 4. “We woke a sleeping giant!”

4. B. Selective Service Act
1. Volunteers: 5 million
2. Shortage: global war
a. Europe / Atlantic
b. Japan / Pacific
3. Added extra 10 million

5. 4. Volunteers / draftees
5. Eight week training
6. Camps: across the U.S.

6. II. Women in the military
A. Women’s Auxiliary
Army Corps.
1. WAAC
2. Non-combat
positions

7. B. Law: May 15, 1942
1. Official status
2. Small salary

8. C. By July, 1943 thousands
joined
1. U.S. Army “auxiliary”
dropped
2. Women: full Army
benefits

9. D. Job Positions
1. Nurses
2. Ambulance drivers
3. Radio operators
4. Electricians
5. Pilots!

10. Women Ambulance Drivers

11. WOMEN PILOTS

12. III. Minorities A. Contributions 1. Mexican Americans: 300,000
2. African Americans: 1 million
3. Chinese Americans: 13,000
4. Japanese Americans: 33,000
5. Native Americans: 25,000