Home Front and Post War America

Home Front Selective Service Act (Aug 1940) – the U.S. Congress issued the first peacetime draft G.I. – “Government Issue” became widely popular as a term to refer to an American soldier

Women Women’s Army Corp (WAC) – for the first time, Congress allowed an army unit made up of women

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

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

Korematsu Korematsu v. United States (1944) – court case that determined whether the interment of Japanese Americans was constitutional Allowed during wartime

G.I. Bill G.I. Bill (1944) – provided federal aid and a college education to veterans

Baby Boomers baby boomers – a period of time from 1945-1961 in which the birthrate in American increased dramatically

Levittown Levittown, Penn - the largest planned community constructed in the United States First suburb – no it was not.

Acts and Deals Taft-Hartley Labor Act, (1947) - established control of labor unions by outlawing closed shops and limiting the power of labor unions held Fair Deal (1949) – Harry Truman’s domestic policy -minimum wage increase, raised Social Security benefits, etc