America in WWII Part II The Home Front

Economic Gain War is good for the economy (?!?) Unemployment in 1934 – 21.9% Unemployment in 1944 – 1.2% –Where were the jobs? –What were the jobs? –Who benefited the most?

Population Shifts Which region lost population? –The South Why did people leave? –Job opportunities Where did they go? –Industrial states CA, MI, NY, PA, etc.

Family Life How did family life change? –Fathers were gone –Mothers went to work in factories

Discrimination Tensions rose in non- Southern cities –Why? Riots became commonplace –Detroit, L.A. –What do you think triggered violence? Mistrust Fear of change White resentment Why did minorities keep moving to the cities?

Japanese Internment Imagine a crime has been committed in KC and every person that meets the description of the person was rounded up and detained until such crimes ended. Imagine that you are one of those persons being taken into custody. –What is your first reaction? –How do you feel? –What if your entire country was against everyone that looks like you?

Executive Order 9066 Read the handout over Executive Order Underline or hi-light any facts that stand out to you. Answer the questions on the back of the paper What is the Presidents primary objective? What role does being Commander and Chief aid the president in times of war?

Japanese Americans Post WWI immigration stopped and citizenship denied to Issei –Issei: 1 st generation immigrants –Nisei: American born children Made up 2% of CA. population but 13% of CA’s crops

Internment Dec. 7, 1941 –Pearl Harbor Executive Order 9066 –Feb. 19, 1942 Japanese Americans were sent to special “relocation” camps 120,000 (Issei and Nisei) Manzanar

Bill of Rights Amendment 1 Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly Amendment 2 Right to bear arms Amendment 3 Quartering of soldiers Amendment 4 Search and arrest Amendment 5 Rights in criminal cases Amendment 6 Right to a fair trial Amendment 7 Rights in civil cases Amendment 8 Bail, fines, punishment Amendment 9 Rights retained by the People Amendment 10 States' rightsAmendment 1 Amendment 2 Amendment 3 Amendment 4 Amendment 5 Amendment 6 Amendment 7 Amendment 8 Amendment 9 Amendment 10

Korematsu vs. United States Fred Korematsu Japanese American Refused to relocate Arrested and put in jail Activity: Divide up into small groups of 3 or 4 Read his argument and follow directions of labeling. Come to an agreement on each argument We will then discuss as a class.

Work release form

1989: $20,000 given to each interned citizen President Clinton presented Fred Korematsu with the Medal of Freedom

Political Cartoon 1. What do you see in the cartoon? Make a list. Include objects, people, and any characteristics that seem to be exaggerated. 2. Which of the items on the list from Question 1 are symbols? 3. What does each symbol stand for? 4. What is happening in the cartoon? 5. What is the cartoonist's message? 6. Do you agree or disagree with the message? Explain your answer. 7. If you were a cartoonist who held the opposite point of view that this one, what would your cartoon look like? What images, symbols, and messages would it have?