Mobilizing for War

Analyze the propaganda poster to the left Analyze the propaganda poster to the left. Make sure to answer the following questions: Who is the intended audience? What was the point of the poster (what did they want the audience to do)? What stereotypes can you see? Are they good or bad? Come up with a definition of propaganda you’d feel confident to share with the class Daily Quiz – Jan 11/12

Converting the Economy

U.S. Output of Military Products Why would the graph look like this?

Roosevelt believed that government and business had to work together. War Production The U.S. had to rapidly increase war production after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt believed that government and business had to work together.

It convinced many companies to convert to war production. Cost-Plus The government agreed to pay a company whatever it cost to make a product plus a guaranteed percentage of the cost as profit. Under this plan, the more a company produced and the faster they did it, the more money it would make. It convinced many companies to convert to war production.

Automobile factories began producing trucks, jeeps, and tanks. Tanks Replace Cars The automobile industry was uniquely suited to mass produce military equipment. Automobile factories began producing trucks, jeeps, and tanks. They also produced artillery, rifles, mines, helmets, pontoon bridges, and a lot more. Henry Ford created the assembly line that produced the B-24 bomber.

Henry Kaiser applied construction techniques to shipbuilding. Liberty Ships Henry Kaiser applied construction techniques to shipbuilding. Parts were pre-fabricated and taken to the shipyard to build the ships. Liberty basic cargo ships that were welded not riveted. The first Liberty ship took 244 days to build, while subsequent ships only took 41 days.

Set priorities and production goals. War Production Board To prioritize the governments orders and reduce confusion, Roosevelt created the War Production Board. Set priorities and production goals. Controlled the distribution of raw materials and supplies. Scrap Drives- Organized drives for Americans to collect extra metal to use in the war About half the metal used in tanks were from these drives Victory Gardens- The War Production Board encouraged Americans to grow their own food to help with rationing and supplies.

Building an Army

U.S. Armed Forces, 1939-1946

The Draft and Enlistment September 1940, the Selective Service Act was passed – the first peacetime draft In the month after Pearl Harbor, more than 60, 000 men enlisted (volunteered)

Who is the intended audience? What was the point of the poster (what did they want the audience to do)? What stereotypes can you see? Are they good or bad?

African-Americans in the Military African-Americans were segregated into their own military units. They trained separately, had separate barracks, separate mess halls, latrines, etc. Tuskegee Airmen – All black Air Force unit Never lost a bomber during the war Rights of blacks in the war - 1:50-2:42 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f59m7jJywW4 Double-V – double victory – win the war over Hitler’s racism and racism at home

Who is the intended audience? What was the point of the poster (what did they want the audience to do)? What stereotypes can you see? Are they good or bad?

Women in the Armed Forces Women first allowed into the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in 1941 1942 – the Army established the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) – women became part of the regular army – non- combat Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) flew more than 12,000 deliveries of planes to the front The Coast Guard, Navy, and Marines soon added women’s units.

Who is the intended audience? What was the point of the poster (what did they want the audience to do)? What stereotypes can you see? Are they good or bad?

What are your reactions listening to the song? Kenji – The Rising Tied https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzIzjUmUc6Q Mike Shinoda (best known for his work with Linkin Park) wrote this song about his family and their experience in a Japanese internment camp What are your reactions listening to the song? Is this a biased source? Primary or secondary? Do you think the song accurately describes most of the Japanese at the time? Why or why not?

First Video - http://www.archive.org/details/Japanese1943 Japanese Internment First Video - http://www.archive.org/details/Japanese1943 In pairs, read Documents B & C and fill out the organizer Did your hypothesis change? Were these documents or the newsreel more helpful? After the class discussion, do the same with Documents D & E Which document was the “best?” What is your final hypothesis? S.H.E.G.

Japanese 101 Executive Order 9066 – In February 1942, Roosevelt signs an order moving Japanese-Americans to internment camps throughout the West Coast Korematsu v. United States – A Supreme Court case that upheld Executive Order 9066. It said that everyone has to make sacrifices during wartime