World War II

Life on the Home Front

Notes for Test!

Rise of Totalitarian Regimes

Outbreak of War 1939-1941

American Isolationism to Intervention

Major Conflicts in Europe

World War II in the Pacific Theater

End of World War II

Holocaust Notes

Fall of Axis Powers

Germany surrenders after Allied forces march on Berlin on V.E. Day in May 1945

Japan surrenders after the US drops two atomic bombs September 1945

Mobilization of United States Resources

Economic Resources US industry and government work together Rationing used to maintain essential

products War bonds and taxes used to fund the war Peacetime to wartime production

Human Resources Women and minorities enter the labor force Citizens volunteered in support of war effort

Military Resources The draft is created to provide personnel for

the military

Economic Resources

Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Price and Wage Controls

Kept shortages from causing inflation

Rationing- controlling the distribution of scare resources

Economic Resources Two sources of

income to pay for the war

Tax War Bonds

Shift to wartime production

Car to tank manufacturing

Typewriting to machine gun production

Video

During the video write down three things that you notice

Historical Facts Observations about the narrator Observations about the film

Human Resources Women and minorities begin to enter the workforce

Women had to replace the men serving in the military and were cheaper than minorities

Women's Auxiliary Army Corp (WAAC)

Women enter the work force in noncombat military roles

Human Resources

Citizen volunteer to help in the war effort

Victory Gardens Allowed civilians

to contribute to war effort while also boosting morale

Minorities during World War II

Tuskegee Airmen African-

American military unit that served honorably in Europe

Nisei Regiment Asian American

military unit that received a high number of decorations

Minorities during World War II

African Americans served in segregated military units

Assigned noncombat roles, but could demand combat roles

Minorities in World War II Communication

codes of Navajo Indians were used

Oral codes proved to be unbreakable

Minority unit suffered high causalities but won numerous unit and individuals honors for bravery in action.

Minorities on the Home Front

Slowly integrated into the work force

Migrate to cities in search of jobs

Campaigned for victory in war and equality at home

Selective Service

December 1940 Men 18-45 were

eligible to be drafted Over 11 million men

were drafted in the US Army or Marine Corps