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• America First Committee– Established in 1940– Opposed aid to the Allies because of
fear of involvement in the war.– After Pearl Harbor, committee
dissolved and supported the war efforts
• Isolationists– Opposed war with Europe– Jeanette Rankin
• Congresswoman from Montana• Only vote against going to war after the
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
Opposition to EntryOpposition to Entry
Support to EntryEntering WWII put an end to the Depression
• Rationing– Most Americans had to ration
certain everyday items.– Ration stamps were used for
some things.– Victory gardens were grown by
Americans for their own use so more food could be used for the troops.
– Conserving resources
Support the Troops
• War Bonds– Helped pay for the war.– Bond drives were made to get
people to buy war bonds.• War Production Board (WPB)
– Formed to make sure that the right war materials were produced.
– Peace time production to War time production.
Fighting the Enemy on the Battlefield &
on the Home Front
Fighting the Enemy on the Battlefield &
on the Home Front
Buy, Buy, Buy, Buy a Bond:It Will Lead to VICTORY!
Buy, Buy, Buy, Buy a Bond:It Will Lead to VICTORY!
Women effects
• Women went to work in the factories.– The symbol of “Rosie the Riveter”
invented to get women into the war industries and factories.• Paid less than men• Worked for USO’s• New units formed to allow women to
serve in administrative duties.• Supported Bond drives, recycling
drives.
African American effects• Served with distinction throughout
the war in segregated units.• Tuskegee Airmen
– A group of African Americans that served as fighter group in Europe.
• Many found jobs in the war industries.
• Charles Drew– African American physician and medical
researcher.– Helped to develop large scale blood
banks.• Researched the field of blood transfusions.
Japanese American effectsJapanese American effects• Placed in internment camps after
Pearl Harbor, 1942.– Taken from their homes to live in
internment camps throughout the western part of the United States• California, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah
– The United States government felt the Japanese-Americans could not be trusted after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
– Authorized by a Presidential order in 1942 for the security of the United States
• Many still enlisted and served with honor in the war in Europe.
Japanese-American Boy Scout Troop in an Internment
Camp
Japanese-American Boy Scout Troop in an Internment
Camp
WW II Memorial in Washington, DC
WW II Memorial in Washington, DC
Dedicated on April 29, 2004Dedicated on April 29, 2004