1. Lesson 32 Effects of World War II on the US

2. Growth of Federal Power The US government grew even more during World War II than it had during the depression.  Government regulation of the economy War production Rationing  Government Spending 1939 - $8.9 billon 1945 - $95.2 billion The US would spend $341 billion on the war  Taxes paid only 30% of the cost  Deficit spending  War bonds – $185 billion

3. The Homefront War Production Board  auto industry  Jobs  Women  “Rosie the Riveter” National War Labor Board – 1942 Fair Employment Practices Committee  African-Americans  Hispanics – bracero program

4. Suspension of Civil Liberties Japanese Interment Camps  120,000 people  70,000 US citizens  30,000 served in the military Selective Service Act of 1940  Banned racial discrimination in recruitment and training.  Military units were still segregated.  1 million blacks served overseas “Red Ball Express”

6. Transition to Peacetime GI Bill of Rights – 1944  Low-interest loans  Education tuition assistance 50% of Veterans

7. Post-war Booms Housing  Levittowns suburbs Baby Boom  1946-1964  30 million Americans born