1. Unit 6—Chapters 10 – 11 World War II CSS 11.4, 11.7

2. Daily Start 2 List 3 things Hitler did that led to the start of WWII. What did Americans favor at the start of WWII? What was the Lend-Lease Act? What were FDR’s Four Freedoms?

3. Part Two Mobilization on the Home Front 11.7.1 Analyze the origins of American involvement in the war 11.7.5 Discuss the constitutional issues and impact of events on the US Home front EQ 2:How did the United States react to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

4. Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy Pearl Harbor, 1941 FDR put an embargo on Japan oil, iron ore, fuel, steel, and rubber by this time Japan was Germany’s ally Japan wanted to expand and wanted the US to stay neutral a decisive defeat would keep the US out of the war Japan was still pretending to carry out diplomatic talks in DC

5. Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy Pearl Harbor, 1941 6 aircraft carriers brought 360 planes to attack the naval base Americans suffered heavy losses 2500 killed, 8 battleships, 3 destroyers, 3 cruisers, 160 planes destroyed, 128 damaged the Arizona is still at the bottom of the harbor the US fleet was down for six months luckily the 3 aircraft carriers were not in the harbor

6. Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy Pearl Harbor, 1941 “A day that will live in infamy” the US declared war on Japan and its allies Germany, Japan, and Italy declared war back the Doolittle Raid was sent in retaliation and to show we could reach Tokyo 16 planes destroyed 100 buildings and killed 50 people

8. Mobilizing for War Office of War Mobilization James F. Byrne made sure industry got the resources it needed unemployment disappeared US production was double that of all the other allied nations combined

9. Mobilizing for War Office of Price Administration Leon Henderson froze prices, wages, and rent kept inflation down rationed essential foodstuffs and resources like gas people were issued food stamps

10. Mobilizing for War War Productions Board, 1942 run by Donald M. Nelson (president of Sears-Roebuck), allocated resources for war effort shifted industry to wartime production FDR’s “arsenal of democracy” 2.6 million machine guns 40 billion bullets 86,000 tanks 76,000 ships (one in 4½ days) 300,000 aircraft Ford Motor – 8000 B-52 Liberators

11. Mobilizing for War Selective Service the US began the draft in 1940 all men 18 to 65 had to register more than 16 million served in the war 1,000,000 African Americans 350,000 women 300,000 Mexican-Americans 25,000 Native Americans

12. Mobilizing for War Office of War Information radio, print, and movies promoted the war and the purchase of war bonds Voice of America broadcasts spread news to foreign allies Why We Fight “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, and do without”

14. EQ 2 How did the United States react to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

15. Part Two Mobilization on the Home Front EQ 3: How did the war change America at home?

16. Japanese Americans (Nisei) Executive Order #9066, 1942 more than 100,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese- Americans were detained Japanese-Americans were forced to sell (or abandon) their homes and businesses Korematsu vs. United States, 1944 the Supreme Court upheld the law saying it was a “pressing public necessity” this was a battle between personal freedom and national security Reparations in 1988, the government gave $20,000 to surviving internees

17. Japanese Americans (Nisei) 442nd Regimental Combat Team Japanese-Americans were not allowed to enlist until 1943 a segregated unit fought in Italy and became the most decorated unit in Am. history they were not allowed to fight in the Pacific just in case Italian and German-Americans were allowed to serve in Europe about 6,000 Nisei served as translators and interrogators the precursor to the CIA used them for spy missions

18. African Americans A. Phillip Randolph labor leader who got the first major labor contract with a black union in 1937 organized a massive march on DC to protest FDR’s discrimination in the military and government jobs Double V for victory against fascism abroad and discrimination at home Executive Order #8802, 1940 assured fair hiring for all government jobs

19. African Americans Congress of Racial Equality, 1942 non-violent protest to fight segregation in the South James Farmar included blacks and whites in this northern organization foundation of the civil rights movement in the 1960s Tuskegee Airmen Tuskegee was a college founded by Booker T. Washington this segregated black fighter squadron flew 1500 escort missions and never lost a single bomber

20. Mexican Americans bracero program the US recruited 100,000s of Mexican workers to come and farm as guest workers the program ended in 1964 following the war many stayed and many were forced out recently the Mexican government gave $3500 to braceros for wages they never got in the 1940s

21. Mexican Americans Zoot Suit Riots, 1943 a fight between off-duty sailors and Mexicans teens in LA escalated fighting occurred over 7days and spilled into black sections of LA 5,000 went downtown on June 7 to fight “zooters” sailors took cabs from as far as San Diego to Mexican parts of town to fight the zoot suit was seen as a waste of resources LA banned wearing zoot suits to keep peace in the city

22. Women Women’s Army Corps (WAC) 350,000 women in the military the navy had WAVES women largely filled clerical (office) and nursing positions women also drove trucks, taught classes, and did lab work this freed up men to fight 15,000 served abroad and 600 got medals for their service 57,000 nurses went to war

23. Women Rosie the Riveter symbol of the working woman 6 million went to work (3/4 of all women) 60% were older than 35 most left the workforce after the war the government spent $50 million to build 3,000 day cares showed commitment to supporting women in the workforce 130,000 kids went, most stayed with friends or family long-term this opened up more job opportunities for women

25. Essential Question 3: How did the war change America at home?