2. Women & Minorities GainGround Women on the Home Front
Were able to easily find jobs outside the home due to labor
shortages Helped women gain independence, respect outside of
traditional roles P.R. campaigns used Rosie the Riveter to
encourage women to take action 3. Women & Minorities GainGround
African Americans on the Home Front Women were being hired by
factories, but notAfrican Americans A Phillip Randolph organized
the 1st attempt tomarch on Washington to protest
workplacediscrimination Roosevelt responded by organizing the 1st
civilrights agency to fight discrimination Mexicans on the Home
Front Bracero Program encouraged Mexicans to comelive in the U.S.
to work on farms Helped establish Mexican immigration in the
SWUnited States 4. A Nation on the Move Economy Changes &
Challenges Businesses began popping up in the South,became known as
the Sunbelt Workers who had moved to cities for work had noplace to
live Govt built temporary housing for nearly 2 millionworkers
during WWII Racism & Violence in the U.S. Racism intensified as
the Great Migration continuedinto WWII Detriot, MI saw riots that
killed 25 African Americans& 9 Caucasians 5. A Nation on the
Move Zoot Suit Riots Racism against Mexican Americans had
increaseddue to immigration Many Mexican teenagers began wearing
zoot suitsfor fashion Zoot suits were considered anti-American, led
toviolence against Mexicans June 1943, 2,500 American sailors
stormedMexican neighborhoods for zootsuiters, police didnoting 6.
Japanese-American Relocation Japanese Internment Camps Suspicions
against Japanese Americans was high during WWII Media ran stories
of Japanese spies in the U.S. Many began calling for Japanese
Americans to be removed from the West Coast Govt set up camps
around the U.S. where Japanese American families were forced to
more into 7. Daily Life in Wartime America Rationing Supplies were
needed for troops, govt set up asystem to conserve materials for
the war Each family sent a monthly book of ration couponsfor
certain goods Products included rubber, meat, sugar, vegetables
Speed limits lowered to conserve gas Victory Gardens Any piece of
land that could be used to grow food domestically should be used by
true Americans Scrap Drives Towns organized events to donate any
spare metal for war effort 8. Daily Life in Wartime America E Bonds
Govt needed to raise money to pay for its war supplies Bonds
allowed people to buy checks for a certain price that could be
redeemed for a higher one later on Nearly $50 billion in bonds were
sold in the U.S.
