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You can not purchase very many items during World War Two without having one of these
Ration Coupon
Created to place American citizens in prison camps without receiving Due Process or Habeas Corpus(To be brought before a judge and charged) for the duration of WWII.
Internment Camps
A way in which American citizens were able to add to their daily intake of fruits and vegetables without taking away from the needed supplies of our military
Victory Gardens
The goal of African Americans to help win World War Two and defeat racism at home.
Double V Campaign
A segregated unit of black pilots
Tuskegee Airmen
Cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies.
Rosie the Riveter
Created to make sure that each company received the needed resources to produce the war materials we needed
War Production Board
Opened our borders to bring in workers to keep the farms producing in the Southwest and West.
Bracero
Why were many women able to win better pay and better working conditions during World War II?
Women were badly needed in industry, they were able to win better pay and working conditions. The Government agreed that women and men should get the same pay for the same job.
How did the U.S. government treat Japanese Americans during World War II?
President Roosevelt signed an order allowing the army to move Japanese Americans from their homes to "relocation camps". Many were American citizens by birth.
How did the United States raise money to fund the war effort?
It cut government spending on popular social programs.
Describe 4 ways how America modified daily life and the economy to provide materials and funds for World War Two?
-Victory Gardens
-Ration Coupons for coffee, sugar, meat, gasoline...ect
-Women joining the work force
-War Production Board, shifting from making consumer good to making guns, ships, aircracf..ect
What was the "Double V" Campaign?
African Americans pursuing victory over the enemy abroad and victory over discrimination at home
Who were sent to interment camps?
Japanese Americans, 11,000 German Americans and several hundred Italian Americans
Two ways women's lives changed in America during World War II
- Fashion changes (from dresses to pants/overalls)
-Joining the work force
What evidence showed Americans at home supported the war effort? (2 reasons)
- Victory gardens
-rationing
-women joining the work force
-war production board
How did women’s service in the military help the United States prepare for World War II?
Women joined the work force, helping to keep the country running and building materials needed for war
Compare Roosevelt’s treatment of Japanese Americans with his treatment of African Americans during World War II.
Many Japanese Americans were sent to interment camps because Americans "questioned their loyalty" to the USA. ( even though there was no evidence to support this)
President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, banning discriminatory employment practices by federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work for African Americans
How did Bracero Program helped Mexican Americans.
It brought many Mexican workers to the US, supporting agriculture and supporting their families back home
How did the Bracero Program hurt Mexican Americans.
It led to exploitation, discrimination, and when the Bracero Program ended, Mexican Americans were told to go back to Mexico