1. Chapter 17
Part 1
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2. Terms to Know George Marshall Women’s Auxillary Army corp (WAAC)
Philip Randolph
Manhattan Project
Office of Public Administration
War Production Board
Rationing

3. Attack on Pearl Harbor Dissolved American Isolationism
Recruitment offices were flooded with volunteers
5 million Americans ended up volunteering

4. Problem with Atlantic Charter
Japan attacked us
How would FDR explain that most of our troops would go after Hitler?
Problem solved when Germany declared war agains the U.S>

5. A Two-Front WAr One front against Japan in the Pacific
Another against Hitler in Europe

6. The Troops Eight weeks of basic training Physicals by army doctors
Some turned away due to ill effects of the Depression
The impact of many years of hunger

7. George Marshall The Army Chief of Staff
Later Truman’s Secretary of State

8. Women Wanted to contribute to the war efford
Many did move into the factories
Victory gardens, recycling, etc.
WAAC’s: Women’s Auxillary Army Corp
At first women volunteered to serve overseas (not incombat)
Freed up soldiers for combat duties

9. By 1942 Salaries but no benefits
Ecentually the “Auxillary” was removed
WAC’s
Were: Nurses
Ambulance Drivers
Radio operators
Pilots

10. Minorities in America African Americans 1,000,000
Mexican Americans 300,000
Native Americans 25,000
Chinese Americans 13,000
Japanese Americans 33,000
Some were eager to serve
Many were torn…impact of racism and discrimination

11. War time production
The spped at which the U.S. flipped to war time production stunned everyone…even many of us
We had to switch from producing consumer goods to war materials
From toasters to machine guns

12. Labor
There was a fear that as soldiers went overseas there would not be enough workers to man the factories
Women filled part of the void and eventually, so did minority groups

13. Women
Many believed that women were too frail to be welders, riveters…they were wrong
Another plus…Women were generally paid only 60% of what men made per hour

14. Rosie the Riveter

15. Philip Randall Most respected Black labor leader in America
Was President and founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Wanted to end discrimination in the workplace, in unions, and in the armed forces

16. Organized a march on Washington D.C.
To demand:
the right to work
The right to fight
He expected 100,000 to join him
FDR asked him to cancell the march
Was worried about violence

17. Randall refused to cancell
Until…
FDR issued an executive order to Employers, Unions, the Military to treat African Americans on an equal basis as Whites
The Fair Employment Practices Commission

18. Hollywood’s Contribution
Films, cartoons for propaganda purposes

19. Donald Duck de nazi

20. Other War Propaganda The office of Public Administration

21. Federal Agencies to help run the war
Office of Scientific Research
Penicillin
DDT (no body lice!)
Radar
sonar

22. Office of Price Administration
OPA
Instituted Price, wage, rent freezes
The Revenue Act Taxes went way up for all but WAY up for the nation’s top earners
The Treasury Department sold War Bonds

23. National War Labor Board
Unions COULD negotiate about benefits, health care, sick or vacation days BUT NOT WAGES
The Smith-Conally Anti-Strike Act: Strikes were illegal during war

24. War Production Board Determined the priorities of raw materials: Nylon
Metals
Gas
Rationing: food, coffee, Sugar, shoes

25. The Manhattan Project The Work on the bomb and its fuel
Scientists led by Oppenheimer
Security officer: Groves
SPIES
FDR
Truman
Einstein