World War II Home Front Contributions and Impact
The chapter highlights the significant roles played by various groups during World War II on the home front. It covers topics such as the Selective Service Act, War Productions Board, women in the workforce, African Americans' contributions, Native American code talkers, Mexican-American involvement, Japanese-American internment, and the use of atomic bombs. The content sheds light on the diverse contributions and challenges faced by different communities during the war.
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Chapter 35: World War II
The Home Front Selective Service Act: o Men ages 18 65 had to register War Productions Board: o of factory production went to war effort Funding of World War II o Increased taxes o War Bonds
women working on a bomber World War II and Women Women in the military: o WACs (Women s Army Corps) o WAVES (Women Appointed for voluntary Emergency Service) Rosie the Riveter : o Some women moved to new communities to work in aircraft, munitions, and automobile industries. o Propaganda urged women to work in industry o Films characterized Rosie as a heroine
World War II and African Americans Nearly one million African Americans served in segregated units o Tuskegee Airmen: first African American aviators in the U.S. Army Double V Campaign: o Victory abroad and victory at home (civil rights)
World War II and Native Americans Navajo volunteers were used as code talkers Japan unable to crack their language used for military communication
World War II and Mexican-Americans Bracero Program o 1942, need for farm labor led to U.S. gov t issuing short-term work permits to Mexican workers o About 150,000 Braceros worked in agriculture and the railroads. Zoot Suit Riots (L.A.), 1943 o Young Mexican-Americans became the object of frequent violent attacks by white sailors and marines. o In June, riots broke out in East L.A. o 150 were injured; 500 Mexican Americas arrested File:Zootsuit2.jpg
The Home Front: Japanese - Americans Executive Order 9006 o Relocation of Japanese Americans on West Coast to internment camps Korematsu v. US (1944) o Supreme Court upheld internment camps for Japanese Americans Significance? o During times of war, individual rights go DOWN!
The Atomic Bomb Manhattan Project: o Headed by J. Robert Oppenheimer Trinity Test: o July 16, 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki: o August 6 and 9, 1945 Why did the US use the bombs on Japan? o To save American lives o To demonstrate power to the Soviet Union o Revenge for Pearl Harbor o Belief that Japanese would fight to the last man
Key Conferences During the War Tehran Conference (1943) o First meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin o Stalin wanted control of Eastern Europe and a divided Germany o Churchill wanted a free Eastern Europe Yalta Conference (1945) o Big Three meet again o Discuss plans for postwar Europe o Stalin agreed to free elections o Division of Germany into 4 zones Potsdam Conference (1945) o Demanded unconditional surrender of Japan
Impact of the War End to the Great Depression Post-war economic boom (1950s) Demographic shifts o Baby boom o Growth of the sunbelt o African Americans move north End of Isolation Beginning of the Cold War
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