1. describing the impact of the war on the home front.
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describing the impact of the war on the home front.

2. Essential Questions How did Americans at home support the war effort?
What effect did the war have on race relations in America?
Essential Questions

3. American involvement in World War II brought an end to the Great Depression.
Factories and workers were needed to produce goods to win the war.

4. “An end to the great depression”
After the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Efforts to Mobilize for World War II Ended the Great Depression
Factories Ran 24 Hours a Day; Producing Ships, Tanks, Jeeps, Guns, and Ammunition
Unemployment Fell to 1% in 1944
“An end to the great depression”

5. Thousands of American women took jobs in defense plants during the war (e.g., Rosie the Riveter).

6. With so Many Men Fighting in WWII, Factories Badly Needed Workers.
The Government Urged Women to Fill These Positions and They Found Themselves Working in “Unladylike” Jobs
Rosie the Riveter

7. Americans at home supported the war by conserving and rationing resources.

8. “Conserving and rationing”
Propaganda Posters Encouraged Americans to Support the Troops in Many Different Ways
Conserve – Car Pools, Collection of Scrap Metal, Save Rubber
Ration – Families had Ration Stamps They Used to Buy Food, Could Only Buy so Much Food A Month
Rationed Food in America Would Allow for the Troops to Have More
“Conserving and rationing”

10. The need for workers temporarily broke down some racial barriers (e. g
The need for workers temporarily broke down some racial barriers (e.g., hiring in defense plants), although discrimination against African Americans continued.

11. While many Japanese Americans served in the armed forces, others were treated with distrust and prejudice, and many were forced into internment camps.

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14. Essential Understandings
World War II affected every aspect of American life.
Americans were asked to make sacrifices in support of the war effort and the ideals for which Americans fought.
Essential Understandings