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WW II on the Home Front
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Key concept
• The mass mobilization of American society to supply troops for the war effort and a workforce on the home front ended the Great Depression and provided opportunities for women and minorities to improve their socioeconomic positions.
The Production Miracle
“To American production, without
which this war would have been lost!”
1940 to 1945
• 296,429 warplanes• 5,425 cargo ships• 102,351 tanks and self-
propelled guns• 40 billion bullets• 2.6 million machine
guns
Rosie the Riveter
More than 6 million (3 million who had never worked for wages) entered work
force during the war.
Key concept
• Wartime experiences, such as the internment of Japanese Americans, challenges to civil liberties, debates over race and segregation, and the decision to drop the atomic bomb raised questions about American values.
The African American Experience
A. Philip Randolph and the FEPC
The Native American Experience
About 44,000 served in the armed forces (10%)About 40,000 women worked in defense
industries
200 Navajo recruited into the Marine Corps as code talkers
The Zoot Suit Riots
About 3 million Mexican-Americans, mostly in LA
The Internment of Japanese Americans
About 110,000 people affected
FDR issues Executive Order 9066 on Feb 19,
1942
No specific charges ever filed, no evidence
of subversion ever found
Executive Order 9066 deprived Japanese Americans of life, liberty and property
without due process of law(Amendment ?)
Upheld as constitutional because of “the gravest imminent danger to the public
safety.”
Key concept
• The United States and its allies achieved victory over the Axis powers through a combination of factors, including allied political and military cooperation, industrial production, technological and scientific advances, and popular commitment to advancing democratic ideals
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