MARKING PERIOD ENDS APRIL 17 U.S. History Agenda: DO NOW: Multiple Choice Review NOTES #52: How did the U.S. fight World War II at home and abroad? MARKING PERIOD ENDS APRIL 17

How did the U.S. fight World War II at home and abroad? Notes #52

D-Day (June 6, 1944); over 6,600 American casualties During WWII, over 16 million Americans served and over 400,000 were killed (out of over 50 million killed in total). D-Day (June 6, 1944); over 6,600 American casualties

To help pay for WWII, the U. S To help pay for WWII, the U.S. government relied on the sale of war bonds.

Rationing was ordered by the U. S Rationing was ordered by the U.S. government to conserve raw materials for the war effort.

During WWII, economic opportunities for women and African Americans increased . . . Rosie the Riveter

and over one million women and African Americans served in the U. S . . . and over one million women and African Americans served in the U.S. military. Dorie Miller Tuskegee Airmen 9

At the same time, increased feelings of racial prejudice toward Japanese Americans caused their internment during WWII.

This internment involved the U. S This internment involved the U.S. government forcing many Japanese Americans to live in detention centers after an executive order was issued. Executive Order 9066 (1942)

Over 120,000 Japanese-Americans were interned; 62% were American-born

In the 1944 case Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that wartime conditions justified limitations placed on civil liberties (such as the internment of Japanese Americans). Fred Korematsu