MEN & WOMEN IN UNIFORM

52)Describe how the U.S. government raised the manpower necessary to

fight the war.

The Selective Service Act 52) The Draft

• 1940-45: – Ages 18-45 drafted – Rejected 1 of 3 – 16 million trained– 350,000 women

Objective…

Describe the effects the war had on men, women and minorities serving in uniform.

3) Battle Fatigue…

• Executed in 1945 for the crime of desertion.

Private Eddie Slovik

Objective…

Describe the effects the war had on women serving in uniform.

Women Enter the Military4) The level of involvement (& capacity) of

women in the military…• 350,000 women serve• Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACS)• Women Accepted for Voluntary Service (WAVES)• Military roles for women?…

Women in the Military5) Military discrimination against

women…

Objective…Describe the effects the war had on

minorities serving in uniform.

African Americans in the Military

6) How were African Americans treated during their military service?

7) What contributions did African Americans make to the war effort?

# 59)"the blood of individual human beings may differ by blood groupings,

but there is absolutely no scientific basis to indicate any difference in human blood from race to race.“

… Dr. Drew

Dorie MillerReceived the

Navy Cross May 17, 1942

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gshbde_6Jyo

The Tuskegee AirmenAKA: The “Red Tail Angels”

• First Black military airmen • 1,000 Black pilots trained at Tuskegee, AL• 15,553 sorties• Two citations awarded

1941 Eleanor Roosevelt

African American War Bond Poster

Japanese Americans in the Military9 A) How were the Japanese Americans treated their

military service?

9 B) What contributions did Japanese Americans make to the war effort?

442nd Japanese American military unit

Prisoners of War

10 A) How many American soldiers were held as POWs?

In a Japanese prison camp U.S. POWs

celebrate 4th of July, 1942

10 B) American POWs treatment: Europe vs. Asia.

• 1941- 45 POW Death Rate….– Japan: 40%– Germany: 1.2%.– Prisoners were subjected to slave labor,

cruel punishment & medical experiments

The Bataan Death March (1942)…

•70,000 surrendered •60 miles – 7 days•Limited food & water•Random executions •10,000 died on route

The Bataan Death March (1942)

Camp O’Donnell

1,600 Americans & 10,000 Filipinos

died in this POW camp…