DO NOW Why was the US initially hesitant to enter WWII? What eventually brought the US into the war?

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Introduction 1. RACE RELATIONS & INTERNMENT CAMPS What were the four main topics about life during WWII on the Homefront? 2. RATIONING & CONSERVATION 3. WOMEN’S ROLES 4. ECONOMICS

Minority groups during the war African Americans Major push to fight discrimination NAACP membership grew Campaigned for anti-lynching laws and against poll taxes Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded in 1942 Were discriminated against in war industries A. Philiip Randolph threatened a march on Washington Led FDR to issue Executive Order 8802 Creates the Fair Employment Practices Commission Protests led to minimal gains Served in segregated military units Many units served with distinction Violent race riots occurred across the country

Minority groups during the war Native Americans Many Native Americans attempt to leave reservations Find discrimination Led to formation of National Congress of American Indians A few joined the military, (Navajo Code Talkers) Latinos Bracero program Initially imported “foreign laborers” into the US Many stayed behind rather than return Encouraged future illegal immigration Zoot suit riots (Summer 1943) All minority groups volunteered/commended for military service in numbers disproportionate to pop

Minority groups during the war Japanese Americans 100k First and Second generation Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps Rooted in anti Japanese propaganda Japanese were labeled a security risk on the West Coast (Not in Hawaii) FDR issued Executive Order 9066 Forced to sell property Held for duration of war Freed after pledging loyalty to the US Supreme Court validated FDR’s authority Korematsu v. US Limited number served in military (442nd)

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Primary Source Rationing

Primary Source Rationing An effort was made to conserve items like rubber, metal, women’s hose, sugar and other foods Americans on the home front had to use ration tickets to get these resources

War on the Homefront supports the war through film Out of the Frying Pan

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Women’s Roles are Changing Primary Source Women’s Roles are Changing

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Rosie the Riveter Served as the WWII image of women She was someone who could help fight the battle at home Not the typical “helpless” women

#2: Women’s Roles In the past, women really not played a role in war at all. WWII played a part in advancing the role of women both at work and in the military Women got involved in mainly 3 ways Factory Jobs left by men Military: WAVES (NAVY) WAAC (ARMY) Nursing: dangerous jobs! Over 200 died

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War on the Homefront War bonds and liberty bonds were sold to raise money for the war efforts in Europe and Asia.

To Recap: 1. RACE RELATIONS & INTERNMENT CAMPS What were the four main topics about life during WWII on the Homefront? 2. RATIONING & CONSERVATION 3. WOMEN’S ROLES 4. ECONOMICS