Transcript THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II

• Essential Learning Goal:
• The Second World War caused dramatic changes for
the citizens of the US and to the US’ position as a
world power.
• Learning Targets:
• I can identify the geographic location of JapaneseAmerican relocation and internment camps.
• I can recognize the contributions of women to the war
effort and their involvement in economic life.
• I can explain the economic gains for Americans
during the war and the importance of the GI Bill.
• I can identify migration patterns in the US during
WWII.
Opening Assignment
• What impact will the Second World
War have on women’s roles in
America?
• How is this a change for women in
American life?
Rosie the
Riveter
SECTION 4: THE HOME FRONT
• The war provided a lift
to the U.S. economy
• Jobs were abundant
and despite rationing
and shortages, people
had money to spend
• By the end of the war,
America was the
world’s dominant
economic and military
power
ECONOMIC GAINS
• Unemployment fell
to only 1.2% by
1944 and wages
rose 35%
• Farmers too
benefited as
production
doubled and
income tripled
WOMEN MAKE GAINS
• Women enjoyed
economic gains
during the war,
although many lost
their jobs after the war
• Over 6 million women
entered the work force
for the first time
• Over 1/3 were in the
defense industry
POPULATION SHIFTS
• The war triggered the
greatest mass
migration in American
history
• More than a million
newcomers poured
into California
between 1941-1944
• African Americans
again shifted from
south to north
GI BILL HELPS RETURNING
VETS
• To help returning
servicemen ease back
into civilian life,
Congress passed the
Servicemen’s
Readjustment Act (GI
Bill of Rights)
• The act provided
education for 7.8
million vets
INTERNMENT OF
JAPANESE AMERICANS
• When the war began,
120,000 Japanese
Americans lived in the
U.S. – mostly on the
West Coast
• After Pearl Harbor,
many people were
suspicious of possible
spy activity by Japanese
Americans
• In 1942, FDR ordered
Japanese Americans
into 10 relocation
centers
Japanese Americans felt the
sting of discrimination during
WWII
Location of
the 10
Internment
camps
Jerome camp in Arkansas
Korematsu vs. US
• US Supreme Court case heard in the
1940’s to decide if JapaneseAmerican relocation was legal.
• Supreme Court decides that this is
acceptable during a time of war and
that Internment does not violate
these American’s rights.
U.S. PAYS REPARATIONS
TO JAPANESE
Today the U.S. is home to
more than 1,000,000 JapaneseAmericans
• In the late 1980s, President
Reagan signed into law a
bill that provided $20,000
to every Japanese
American sent to a
relocation camp
• The checks were sent out
in 1990 along with a note
from President Bush
saying, “We can never
fully right the wrongs of
the past . . . we now
recognize that serious
wrongs were done to
Japanese Americans
during WWII.”
Daily Review
1. From where were Japanese-Americans
removed during WWII? Where were they sent
to live?
2. What contributions did women make to the
war effort? Did this continue after the war?
3. What effect did the War have on
unemployment and wages during the war?
How did the GI Bill attempt to help American
veterans?
4. How did migration patterns in the US during
WWII continue the trend we witnessed during
WWI? What state experienced extreme
growth during the War?
Homework
• Complete the Daily Review #1-4 on
the previous slide.
• Chapter 17 Section 4
• Read Pages 590 – 595
• Main Idea Questions A – D
• SkillBuilder Page 591 #1 – 2
• SkillBuilder Page 594 #1 – 2
• Define Terms & Names into notes.