The Sleeping Giant Awakens The United States and World War II Domestic Mobilization

25.1 Homework Check The United States and World War II

Domestic Mobilization What was unemployment at its peak during the Depression? 25%. What was unemployment in 1945? 1.9%. Needs to be addressed before going into war? 1. Men 2. Money 3. Materials 4. Making the Nation “safe” 5. Scientific Achievements Iron & steel workers in the 1940s Unemployed during the 1930s

Waking the “Sleeping Giant” Raising an Army Draft passed in 1940 with 71% of the nation supporting it. US Army before World War II? 180,000 US Army in 1945? 15 million Women and Minorities in the War? 250,000 women in service across all branches More than one million minorities in the military.

Waking the “Sleeping Giant” Supplying the Military In 1944, the United States was on average producing: One plane every five minutes. One warship everyday. How did the Nation afford to do this? Bonds and Taxes.

Waking the “Sleeping Giant” American Production During World War II By the end of the war the United States would produce: 60,973 tanks 19,926 German 2,464 Japanese 303,695 planes 119,907 German 80,787 Japanese Battleships created? 10 Aircraft carriers? 27 Cruisers/Destroyer? 907 Guns for tanks, planes, etc? 41,000 Steel production in tons? 434,000 Military vehicles of all types? 2.4mi Carbines and rifles? 12.5mi Yards of cotton textile? 36bn Bullets and ammunition? 41bn

America on the Home Front Entertainment at Home During World War II entertainment at home changed in various ways. How did movie stars and athletes fair during the war? "There's no crying in baseball!"