Home Front and Post War America

Home Front Selective Service Act (Aug 1940) – the U.S. Congress issued the first peacetime draft in response to France falling to Germany earlier that year G.I. – “Government Issue” -term to refer to an American soldier

Rosie Rosie the Riveter – a cultural and feminist icon that represented American women working in factories

War Production War Production Board – agency responsible for converting companies from peacetime to wartime manufacturing rationing – government limitations on certain goods for the war effort

Holocaust Holocaust (Final Solution) – name given to the mass slaughter of the Jews and other groups by the Nazis during WWII

Genocide Genocide - systematic and purposeful destruction of a race this massive genocide affected Jews, Polish, and Political opponents

Nuremberg Trials Nuremberg Trials – international trials held to convict Nazi leaders of war crimes Emphasized individual responsibility for actions during a war

Internment During the war Japanese Americans were internment camps Korematsu v. United States (1944) – court case that determined whether the interment of Japanese Americans was constitutional court rules that compulsory exclusion is justified during times of war

Baby Boomers baby boomers – a period of time from 1945-1961 in which the birthrate in American increased dramatically 65+ million babies were born in that time (a baby every 7 seconds at its height)

Levittown Levittown, Penn - the largest planned community constructed in the United States First suburb