WWII Officially Ends the Great Depression:

America Mobilizes for War…

The Century: America’s Time

Homefront (1 of 3)

Start @ 9:35 – End

• War Production

• Rosie the Riveter

Homefront (2 of 3)

Start @ Beginning

End @ 6:44

• War Effort/Rationing

• Propaganda/Newsreels

• Japanese Internment Camps

Essential Understandings:

World War II affected every

aspect of American life.

Americans were asked to make

sacrifices in support of the war

effort and the ideals for which

Americans fought.

H. How did Americans at home support the war effort?

1. American involvement in WWII

brought an end to the

_________________.

2. _________ and ________ were

needed to produce goods to win the

war.

3. Thousands of American ________

took jobs in defense plants during the

war.

a. Ex: ___________________

Great Depression

Factories workers

women

Rosie the Riveter

H. How did Americans at home support the war effort?

4. Americans at home supported the war by ___________ and

__________ resources.

conserving

rationing

Rations of food and

other materials like

nylon, soap and

gasoline helped

preserve material for

the war effort.

I. What Effect Did the War Have on RaceRelations in America?

1. The need for ________ temporarily broke down some racial

barriers, such as hiring in defense plants, although

______________ against African Americans continued. discrimination

workers

President Harry Truman

desegregated the U.S. Armed

Forces in 1948, just after the end of

the war. This was a major advance

for African-American Rights.

I. What Effect did the War Have on RaceRelations in America?

2. While many Japanese Americans

served in the armed forces, others

were treated with __________ and

____________, and many were forced

into _____________________.

distrust

prejudice

Internment Camps

Japanese Internment Camps

Japanese Internment During WWII (YouTube movie)

Why did the U.S. government move Japanese-Americans

inland, off the Pacific coastline, to “undesirable” locations?

Japanese Internment Camps:

Japanese Internment Camps:

Click here or scan the QR code below to view the photos &

primary resources from the Japanese Internment Camps

1988: Congress formally apologized for the

injustice and agreed to give each survivor of the

camps $20,000. Given that many Japanese

Americans lost their homes, businesses,

freedom…do you think this was a fair apology?

Nisei: Japanese Americans

During Wartime

How did Americans at home support the war effort?

The Century: America’s Time

Homefront (3 of 3)Start – D-Day, Invasion of Normandy, liberation of Paris

3:03 – FDR 4th presidential campaign, FDR death/funeral

7:00 – Harry Truman, Germany Surrenders

7:40 – Ending the war in the Pacific, limiting American casualties,

Atomic Bomb, (1st hand accounts from soldiers who were saved)

11:18 – 14:00 Japan surrenders, victory parades, return of veterans