Read Me, Fool!

• 1. Please take one of each of the handouts in the back.

• 2. Study Guides opened to Learning Goal 3 Notes page, page 10.

Learning Goal 4

• I will be able to:– Explain how WWII affected the Great Depression– Define and explain mobilization– Define War Production Board & Selective Service

and Training Act and explain how each helped the war effort

– Summarize and explain how the war was financed (paid for)

– Explain how women and minorities helped the war effort and why that was so important

– Define and explain internment

WWII & Great Depression

Mobilization

War Production Board

Selective Service & Training Act

How war was financed (paid for)

Women & Minorities

Internment

• WWII ended G. Dep. – factories hired many workers to make war supplies 1% unemployment in 1944

• To prepare for war, both militarily and on the homefront to support it

• Oversaw war production, helped produce synthetic rubber to conserve real rubber for the war, helped convert factories from making cars to making Jeeps & tanks

• 1940, peacetime, (why?) men 21-35 (later 38) register for the draft. Most soldiers drafted.

• Taxes, Liberty Bonds (loans to gov’t), conserved material, rationing

• W. worked in factories (Rosie the Riveter), nurses in the military, Tuskegee Airmen, Dorie Miller

• Forced relocation of Japanese

Rosie the Riveter

• The likeness of Rosie the Riveter was put on posters to be displayed around the country encouraging women to get factory jobs to support the war effort. From 1940-1944, the number of working American women shot up by about 60%, thanks in part to Rosie the Riveter.

Win With Tin

• Anything that could be conserved was in order to help the war effort. This poster was designed to empower housewives to help the war effort by making it simple to conserve tin, a material used to package many products women purchased.

Courage!

• This poster was designed not only to encourage young men to enlist and be viewed as heroes as those in the picture were, but also to motivate those on the homefront to do everything possible to help our brave soldiers.

This Is Your War!

• Demonizing the enemy was a strategy used in both World Wars. Here, the bloodthirsty German and Japanese monsters are attacking the Statue of Liberty, which became a symbol for the US during this time. Folks working in factories were encouraged to keep working during the war, not resting more than necessary or taking time off, since their production was so important.

Remember December 7th

• Much like “Remember the Maine” became the rally cry for the Spanish American War, Pearl Harbor was to be remembered as folks sacrificed to help the war effort. The American flag still flying despite the hole through its heart symbolized that even after the devastating attack at Pearl Harbor, America was still flying.

A Needless Loss

• Fears of spies persisted throughout the war, and given America’s immigrant population, many were fearful of news reaching America’s enemies and used to harm soldiers.

Save Waste

• Seemingly everything could be reused or conserved to help the war effort. Something as simple as saving grease from pans used to cook dinners empowered Americans to feel like they were helping.

I’m Proud of You Folks Too!

• Here, an American soldier is thanking an average American couple for their work on the war effort. It helps put a face on the soldier and on the average American who will work together to win the war.

Victory Garden

• People were encouraged to plant small gardens in their yards to help produce more food. Every item in your garden meant one less that would be purchased, meaning more could be sent to the soldiers. It was yet another way people could help the war effort.

WAVES

• WAVES was an all female volunteer organization organized through the US Navy. It gave women a chance to contribute in the armed forces for those who wished to do so

China

• China was invaded by Japan even before Pearl Harbor was attacked, and they were an important ally in the Pacific. Our nation had a lengthy history of discrimination of the Chinese (Remember, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 banned immigration from China. It was the first time Congress banned immigration from a foreign country. It may or may not but definitely will be on an upcoming Learning Celebration!) This poster encouraged Americans to change their thinking because of the importance of Chinese Americans in the army and China in WWII.

Filipinos

• On the same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan attacked the American holdings in the Philippines and its capital of Manila. This poster encouraged Americans to put aside any harsh feelings towards the Filipinos and support them as a necessary ally in the war in the Pacific.