World War II: Americans at War

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
The Home Front World War II ( ) Chapter 27, Section 4.
Advertisements

■Essential Question: –How did World War II transform the American home front? ■Warm-Up Question: –In your document packet, examine Document F & answer.
American Home Front in WWII The U.S. Government. The U.S. Government ■To win wars in Asia & Europe & meet civilian demands, the U.S. gov’t grew to its.
CHANGES ON THE HOMEFRONT. Japanese Internment: a refresher What does internment mean? Japanese Americans on the West Coast were moved to internment camps.
SECTION 2.  SELECTIVE TRAINING AND SERVICE ACT  1 ST PEACETIME DRAFT IN US HISTORY  MEN BETWEEN AT FIRST, LATER ON  MADE IT MANDATORY.
We are leaning to:  Explain how American civilians support the war effort on the home front  Explain how the role of the U.S. government grew as it.
Government expansion, and civil liberties.  US government organizes agencies to mobilize economic and military resources  War Productions Board.
1 copyrighted Danner2012.  WWII affected every aspect of American Life  Americans were asked to make sacrifices in support of the war effort and the.
The Social Impact of the War Mr. Dodson. The Social Impact of the War How did African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans experience the.
Mobilization Section 18.1.
Chapter 25: WWII Americans at Home Section 1: Mobilization.
Vocabulary List Ration: a fixed allowance of provisions or food War Bonds: a debt issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations.
The American Homefront During WWII
World War II Americans at War: Mobilization of People Selective Training and Service Act (1940) Reasons for war - The Four Freedoms speech.
World War II: Americans at War I. Mobilization. Bell Ringer Pretend you are President Roosevelt. What are the 3 most important things that must be done.
Standard 7 Indicator 7.2 Standard USHC-7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of World War II on the United States and the nation’s.
American Homefront WWII ■ FRIDAY 10/19/1210/19/12.
Objective: To examine the U.S. mobilization for war.
 Draft calls went out for more men to join the armed forces (due to the Selective Training and Service Act)  GI’s: American soldiers named after “Government.
World War II: Americans at War (1941–1945). Roosevelt gives the “4 freedoms” speech. Freedom of speech Freedom from fear Freedom from want Freedom of.
US Home Front WWII Efforts at Home. Economic Resources US Government and industry forged a close working relationship to allocate resources effectively.
World War II on the Home Front SOL VUS.11. Success in the war required the total commitment of the nation’s resources. On the home front, public education.
6.2 - The Home Front I - Building Up the Military Progressives controlled Congress and they applied Progressive ideas to fighting the war. A. Selective.
Pre-War Report Imagine it is late December 1941 and the U.S. is gearing up for World War II. President Roosevelt has asked you to outline the strengths.
USHC 7.2 Evaluate the impact of war mobilization on the home front, including consumer sacrifices, the role of women and minorities in the workforce, and.
America Officially Joins WWII Life on the Home Front.
25-1: Mobilization on the Home Front. Selective Service Act Instituted the first peace time draft (1940) Provided the country with about 10 million soldiers.
War Production Board A group created by FDR to increase military production They directed the conversion of existing factories to wartime production.
JAPANESE INTERNMENT  What was the impact of Executive order 9066?  Describe the conditions of the Internment Camps.  What was Korematsu v. The United.
Critical Thinking What was the Selective Service System and how did it help the US meet manpower needs? 1.Set up to expand the draft and brought.
The American Home Front USII.7c American involvement in World War II helped the U.S. economy and changed the lives of many Americans as businesses,
War mobilization, war bonds, rationing, role of women and minorities, ethnic problems How to prepare for the war and deal with racial issues.
Ch 20, Sec 3: Life on the Home Front. Positive Effects of the War Ended the Great Depression 19 million jobs created Doubled family income Women and minorities.
Warm Up Explain the significance of the following:
World War II had a huge impact on the United States
Warm Up # 2 How did Roosevelt's “Cash and Carry” plan help to unite Americans towards one common goal? What did each side gain?
Warm-up: What changes occurred on the American home front during World War II? 7 sentence paragraph.
How did the United States organize and distribute its resources to achieve victory during World War II?
American Homefront during WWII.
The Homefront WWII copyrighted Danner2012.
The Home Front.
describing the impact of the war on the home front.
The Homefront.
WWII: The Home Front.
Mobilizing for WAR.
Aim: How did the United States prepare for World War 2?
WORLD WAR II ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART?
War on the Home-front.
Prompt #6 In your lifetime, you have lived through two wars. What kinds of things have you/anyone you know had to change or consider?
The Homefront WWII copyrighted Danner2012.
Aim: How was the US home front impacted both positively and negatively by US entrance into World War II?
Essential Question: Did World War II have a positive impact on the American home front?
The Home Front.
The Home Front This Means war!!!.
25-1: Mobilization on the Home Front
On the Homefront.
Warm-up:.
Life on the WWII Home Front
WWII Americans at War
Chapter 15 section 2 The Home Front.
Chapter 25.1 and 25.4.
American Homefront.
World War II: Americans at War
Organizing for Victory
Warm Up Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the Pacific?
Prompt #3 Suppose you are President Roosevelt following December 7th, What are the three most important things that must be done to prepare the.
The following slides will allow you to answer the questions on pg. 9.
The American Homefront During WWII
7.2 Summarize the impact of war mobilization on the home front, including consumer sacrifices, the role of women and minorities in the workforce, and.
Aim: What was the experience of Americans on the home front during WWII? Do Now: a) Analyze the posters and answer the questions.
Presentation transcript:

World War II: Americans at War (1941–1945)

Mobilization How did Roosevelt mobilize the armed forces? In what ways did the government prepare the economy for war? How did the war affect daily life on the home front?

Mobilizing the Armed Forces President Roosevelt realized that he had to strengthen the armed forces if the United States were to enter World War II on the side of the Allies.

Sept. 1940—first peacetime draft in US history. Congress authorized the first peacetime draft in the nation’s history. The Selective Training and Service Act required all males aged 21 to 36 to register for military service.

Roosevelt gives “4 freedoms” speech. Freedom of speech Freedom from fear Freedom from want Freedom of worship

defense spending raised from $2 billion to more than $10 billion in the course of a year. More than 16 million Americans served as soldiers, sailors, and aviators in the war. They called themselves GIs, an abbreviation of “Government Issue.” Why should we fight?

Women! About 350,000 American women volunteered for military service by the war’s end. Military officials allowed them to work in almost all areas, except combat.

What types of jobs did women hold during WWII? Steelworkers and welders “Rosie the Riveter” Better paying jobs than they were used to holding

How were women workers affected by WWII? Extra money helped support their families Proud of contributing to the war effort Still faced obstacles Resented by some men Lack of child care Earned less than men for the same work

Women workers - postWWII Expected to give up their jobs for returning soldiers Return to “normalcy” Housewives and mothers Womens’ mags Advice on homemaking, cooking, and child care

Preparing the Economy for War FDR pushed industries to move to making war goods. Jan. 1942 gov’t set up War Production Board Convert from peacetime to wartime From this…. …to THIS!

Examples: --Ford converts some factories to Air force factories. --In Wilmington – Dravo starts building landing craft while P&J make Liberty Ships!

Building Tanks at the chrysler plant As the production of consumer goods stopped, factories converted to war production. Ford Motor Company built B-24 bombers with the same assembly-line techniques used to manufacture cars.

Each year US increased production goals, eventually doubling the production of Axis Powers. Helps the workforce— unemployment nearly disappears. – so long Depression!

Union membership increases from by over 1.5 million! after the attack on Pearl Harbor, labor and management agreed to refrain from strikes and lockouts.

Daily life on the homefront Nearly everyone had a relative or friend in the military

War effort led to shortages on typical goods—ex metal, rubber Shortages led to rise in reading of books and magazines, movies, and sporting events. Look familiar? Scrap Metal Drive – Middletown, DE

Fdr leads effort to advertise winning the war at home Collection Drives— metal, fat, cloth, food, etc

Victory Gardens home vegetable garden planted to add to the home food supply and replace farm produce sent to feed the soldiers. By 1943, victory gardens produced about one third of the country’s fresh vegetables.

Daily Life on the Home Front Wartime jobs gave many people their first extra cash since the Depression. Still, shortages and rationing limited the goods that people could buy.

The supply of food also fell short of demand. The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established to control inflation by limiting prices and rents. The OPA also oversaw rationing, or the fair distribution of scarce items, during the war.

Ration card

Ration stamps

How To Pay for it all?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiRfFGIBb9c

The government understood the need to maintain morale The government understood the need to maintain morale. It encouraged citizens to participate in the war effort. The Office of War Information worked with the media to create posters and ads that stirred patriotism.

WWII brought job opportunities to many minorities, although discrimination against Japanese Americans increased.

Effects of WWII – African Americans Migration from South to North New job opportunities Same discrimination and segregation not as blatant as in the South 1942 – Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Founded to fight racial discrimination

Effects of WWII – Mexican & Native Americans Mexican Americans New jobs in shipbuilding & aircraft Govt encouraged Mexicans to come to the US Farm worker shortage Native Americans Moved to cities for war production jobs New experience

Effects of WWII – Japanese Americans Results of Pearl Harbor Japanese Americans viewed with fear and hostility Seen as possible spies Internment camps Govt goal was to remove Japanese Americans from the West Coast 110,000 people 1988 – US govt officially apologized Executive Order 9066