1. Mobilizing for War World War II

2. Finding Soldiers Draft was reinstated in 1940; prior to Pearl Harbor attack “I wanted to be in it. I was fifteen…I lied about my age and tried to get in 43’. I was sixteen now. My mother wouldn’t sign. …Then I figured…you’re gonna be two years training, the war we’ll be over. Go into the Marine Corps.” Sixteen million Americans would enter armed forces Additional Information:

3. Women and the War

4. Women and the Armed Forces WAVES: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service  Clerical work for the Navy  10,000 Women WASPs: Women Air Force Service Pilots  Tested and delivered aircrafts  1000 women participated  40 women died serving country

5. Women and the Armed Forces WAC: Women’s Army Corps  150,000 women, largest women’s unit  Not part of the army but work with the army  Repaired equipment, worked as electricians, and performed many other jobs How does WWII effect American Industry?

6. Rosie the Riveter Cultural icon

7. The Original Rosie

9. New Military Bases Military buildup transformed many parts of the country. California = military bases Florida = military training Texas = military training and internment camps  50,000 Germans, Italians, Japanese prisoners

10. Camp Kilmer http://www.skylighters.org/places/ckpamph.html