The War at Home Supplement WW II Ch. 21 The War at Home Supplement

This year will go down in history, for the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer. Our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.

This year will go down in history, for the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer. Our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future. Adolf Hitler, 1935

The Shift To Wartime Production Chapter 16 Section 1 The Shift To Wartime Production

The Office of War Mobility Est. 1943, by FDR Directed by James F. Byrnes Bring businesses in to help with the war effort*

The Auto Industry During WW II Feb. 1942, Ford stopped making cars & began to produce airplanes B-24 Liberators Ann Arbor, Michigan plant Employed 42,000 people *

The Cost-Plus System Business should be able to profit from helping the country during the war Incentive to get businesses to produce war goods Govt. paid for the development, production, & a percent of the costs to the business Increased the incentive through profit-

Henry J. Kaiser Introduced the mass production of ships Liberty Ships 1941, ships took 355 days to build Under Kaiser ships were being produced in 41 days They did work in shifts 24 hours a day*

Unions During The War Agreed not to strike so they would not hurt the war effort Companies made more money but workers did not receive raises Wildcat strikes resulted from the lack of raises Worker initiated strike without the knowledge of union leaders*

John L. Lewis President of the United Mine Workers 1943, he called for 4 different strikes Response to industry making profits but workers not getting raises*

Financing The War Between 1939 & 1945, the Gross National Product more than doubled in the U. S. The amount of goods a country produces in a year The Revenue Act of 1942, increased income taxes to a 5% flat tax*

Chapter 16 Section 2 Life On The Home Front

The Office Of Price Administration 1941, The OPA, was established by FDR 1942, The OPA, started rationing goods Rationing was controlled by issuing stamps Sugar, coffee, meat, butter, shoes, & gasoline were all ration items*

Chapter 16 Section 3 Women And The War

Rosie The Riveter Fictional character Worked in defense plants while her boyfriend was serving in the Marines Served to help change the idea of women working Now it is seen as their patriotic duty to work Women made up 36% of the total workforce*

Women Working After The War There was a concerted effort to get women to leave the workforce after the war ended Women should go back home so returning soldiers could get their old jobs back

The Struggle For Justice At Home Chapter 16 Section 4 The Struggle For Justice At Home

The Double V Campaign Started by Blacks in America First V was for victory against the Axis Powers Second V was for victory in the struggle for equality*

Japanese Internment Camps In America After the Sneak attack on Pearl Harbor many people feared that Japanese descendants living along the West Coast would try to sabotage the United States Feared attacks on civilians Feb. 19, 1942, FDR signed Executive Order # 9066 This allowed the Sec. of War to set up military zones throughout the U. S.*

The War Relocation Authority The WRA moved 110,000 Japanese to ten different internment camps 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation paying $20,000 to each surviving internee*