1. The War at Home Supplement
WW II Ch. 21
The War at Home
Supplement

2. This year will go down in history, for the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer. Our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.

3. This year will go down in history, for the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer. Our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.
Adolf Hitler, 1935

4. The Shift To Wartime Production
Chapter 16 Section 1
The Shift To Wartime Production

5. The Office of War Mobility
Est. 1943, by FDR
Directed by James F. Byrnes
Bring businesses in to help with the war effort*

6. The Auto Industry During WW II
Feb. 1942, Ford stopped making cars & began to produce airplanes
B-24 Liberators
Ann Arbor, Michigan plant
Employed 42,000 people *

7. The Cost-Plus System
Business should be able to profit from helping the country during the war
Incentive to get businesses to produce war goods
Govt. paid for the development, production, & a percent of the costs to the business
Increased the incentive through profit-

8. Henry J. Kaiser Introduced the mass production of ships
Liberty Ships
1941, ships took 355 days to build
Under Kaiser ships were being produced in 41 days
They did work in shifts 24 hours a day*

9. Unions During The War
Agreed not to strike so they would not hurt the war effort
Companies made more money but workers did not receive raises
Wildcat strikes resulted from the lack of raises
Worker initiated strike without the knowledge of union leaders*

10. John L. Lewis President of the United Mine Workers
1943, he called for 4 different strikes
Response to industry making profits but workers not getting raises*

11. Financing The War
Between 1939 & 1945, the Gross National Product more than doubled in the U. S.
The amount of goods a country produces in a year
The Revenue Act of 1942, increased income taxes to a 5% flat tax*

12. Chapter 16 Section 2
Life On The Home Front

13. The Office Of Price Administration
1941, The OPA, was established by FDR
1942, The OPA, started rationing goods
Rationing was controlled by issuing stamps
Sugar, coffee, meat, butter, shoes, & gasoline were all ration items*

14. Chapter 16 Section 3
Women And The War

15. Rosie The Riveter Fictional character
Worked in defense plants while her boyfriend was serving in the Marines
Served to help change the idea of women working
Now it is seen as their patriotic duty to work
Women made up 36% of the total workforce*

16. Women Working After The War
There was a concerted effort to get women to leave the workforce after the war ended
Women should go back home so returning soldiers could get their old jobs back

17. The Struggle For Justice At Home
Chapter 16 Section 4
The Struggle For Justice At Home

18. The Double V Campaign Started by Blacks in America
First V was for victory against the Axis Powers
Second V was for victory in the struggle for equality*

19. Japanese Internment Camps In America
After the Sneak attack on Pearl Harbor many people feared that Japanese descendants living along the West Coast would try to sabotage the United States
Feared attacks on civilians
Feb. 19, 1942, FDR signed Executive Order # 9066
This allowed the Sec. of War to set up military zones throughout the U. S.*

20. The War Relocation Authority
The WRA moved 110,000 Japanese to ten different internment camps
1988, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation paying $20,000 to each surviving internee*