1. WWII
Of the limitless topics we could talk about during the WWII era, we will focus on the following:
American Isolationism Up Until Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor and the American Response
The Internment of Japanese Americans
The Mobilization for Total War in American Society
The Atomic Bombing of Japan

3. Critical of the policy of Appeasement
Not in favor of the Neutrality Act of 1935

4. In favor of supporting Britain and the Lend Lease Act 1941

13. Executive Order 9066
Creates Military Zones in which any person residing in the zone can be relocated at the discretion of the military in the name of national defense

14. Military Zones and Internment Camps

19. WWII: American Homefront
Just like in WWI, American society mobilizes for Total War
War Powers Board: Government Agency set up to give tax incentives for major industries to convert to war related production. They also awarded various defense contracts and allocated and rationed scarce resources like rubber and oil for military use
Ford and General Motors will produce basically no cars during the three years of war. They produce tanks, ammunition, engines, and planes instead.

23. Henry Kaiser
Major Capitalist in the game in the 1940’s who was awarded massive contracts to make “Liberty Ships” in the San Francisco Bay Area
Revolutionized the shipbuilding process by applying Henry Ford’s assembly line tactics to the shipyard
Small specialized tasks that workers kept doing over and over. They were able to produce a ship every two weeks.
Kaisers shipyards in Richmond, CA will draw tens of thousands of African-Americans to the west and north in another Great Migration

27. Civil Rights in War time
Executive Order 8802: Roosevelt orders that discrimination based on race is prohibited in defense industries, the federal government, and work related to government contracts.
It did not de-segregate the military.
Although this sets a good tone and does help pave the way for future Civil Rights legislation, this particular order is not always enforced during the WWII era