World War II in Washington State

Day 1: WW2 in Washington Economic Impact: Learning Target: I will be able to understand the impact of World War 2 on the economy of Washington State

Warm Up Think back to how World War 1 changed Washington State. How do you think World War 2 changed the economy of Washington State?

World War II Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, USA Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan 1939:Germany invades Poland to start World War II US joins after Pearl Harbor 1941

Pearl Harbor-Dec. 7th 1941 Japanese surprise attack against US Navy in Hawaii 2,000 American soldiers and sailors died US declared war the next day

Industrial Growth Close to Pacific war zone Washington shipping center for materials & soldiers

Hydroelectric Power Production of war materials required large amounts of electric power Cheap power boosted industrial development Grand Coulee Dam & Bonneville Dam

War Production and Aluminum Industry 5 Aluminum plants constructed around the state Most aluminum was sent to Boeing to use to produce airplanes Seattle companies received $5.6 Billion in war contracts (3rd in the US)

Kaiser Shipyards Shipbuilding: Kaiser shipyards Vancouver: 100,000 workers from WA & OR Aircraft Carriers & Merchant ships Produced more ships than any other company in the country Seattle, Tacoma, Bremerton, Bellingham, Vancouver

Boeing Company Airplane production Seattle and Renton plants Seattle: 16 B-17s a day (7,000 total) Renton: 6 B-29s a day (1,000 total) 4,000 workers before war 50,000 workers in 1944 Almost half of workers were women

Seattle Boeing factory camouflaged to look like residential streets

Hanford Site Manhattan Project Nuclear research facility near Tri Cities Produced Plutonium used in Nuclear Weapons used on Nagasaki Used electricity generated from the Grand Coulee Dam “Secret City” – all information about the site was kept secret

Exit Ticket In your Notebook: Summarize the impact of World War II on the companies and industries in Washington State.

Day 2: WW2 in Washington Impact on People Learning Target: I will be able to understand the impact of World War 2 on the people of Washington State

Population Growth More than 50 army and navy bases in Washington Seattle grew by 100,000 people People moved from rural areas to cities

African Americans in WA African-American population in Seattle 1940: 3,700 1945: 30,000 Jobs in Airplane Industry , Shipyards, Hanford, Military Discrimination in joining Labor Unions Segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, neighborhoods

Bracero Program Farms needed more workers Bracero Program: Government program where Mexican men worked in the US as temporary farm workers Increase in migration of Latinos to Yakima Valley farms Mexican migration to Washington State

Women in WW2 110% increase in women in the labor force Half of all Boeing employees were women Puget Sound Navy Yard: 0 in 1941, 21% in 1943 Paid significantly less than men 1939 very little industrial jobs, during war rises to 25% of all industrial jobs

Exit Ticket Venn Diagram Compare and Contrast the impact of World War II on African Americans, Latinos and Women using a Venn Diagram Women African Americans Latinos