The Home Front

Male U.S. citizens age 18 - 26 must register with...

• the Selective Service

• the county voter registry

• the FAFSA application

What was one impact WWII had on America's workforce?

• Women entered the workforce in large numbers.

• The power of labor unions decreased.

• Minorities were given equal wages in all industries.

• Latinos lost wages as a result of extreme competition for labor.

How did propaganda like this impact the culture of the US during WW2?

• It weakened support for the League of Nations.

• It encouraged citizens from all parts of society to contribute to the war effort.

• It created opposition to the nation’s involvement in the war.

• It created strong bonds with the Axis Powers.

___________________________ helped to provide the military and industry with metal and materials needed for production

• Victory Gardens
• Victory Drives
• Scrap Metal Drives
• War bonds

An important part of the home front campaign was

• Yearly vacations
• Eating out to support local businessess
• Consumerism
• Rationing

first African American unit in the air force

• Tuskegee Airmen

• "Rosie the Riveter"

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Bracero Program

federal government brought Mexicans to farm and work on railroads

• Bracero Program

• Tuskegee Airmen

• "Rosie the Riveter"

• zoot suit

How did propaganda play a role in how Americans saw the Japanese?

• It helped tamp down fears of Japanese

• It stoked fear and presented them as less human

• It pushed Americans to seek peace

What did executive order 9066 do?

• Instituted a draft

• Intered Japanese-Americans

• Censored newspapers

• Called for the creation of a civil defense force

What did we learn about the Japanese internment camps?

• It was one of the greatest civil rights violations in American history

• Japanese-Americans were sent to camps in the desert

• They were results of prejudice