The Final (Part 1) Flashcards
What was the initial reaction to the war?
First Fear, then rage, last a determination to win the war.
What did the war cause people to realize?
That there is a world outside the US. That the war was not just something on the tv or in a far off land.
Who headed the Office of War Information (OWI)
Elmer Davis, was known for his dry deliveries. Was responsible for telling Americans why we are in the war.
Who was Pete grey?
Was a fill-in baseball player during the war. He had one arm in which he played.
About how many baseball players got sent to war?
4000
How did the governments War Production board contribute.
1) They intervened on style to save materials for the war. Like making two piece swimsuits.
What did the Office of Price try to do?
They tried to control inflation, as well as find ways to conserve things back home.
How many labor strikes were there during the war?
14,000
Who was John L. Lewis
He was involved in the Miners strike of 1943
What is the War Labors Act
1) Required union to give notice of strikes.
2) 30 day cooling off period
3) Needed majority of union membership to strike.
4) President has the right to make the strikers go back to work
5) Prohibited campaign gift giving to political campaigns
Who sponsored the War Labor Disputes Act
Tom Conaly of Tennessee
Population Migration
15 mil people moved around the country looking for work in factories.
What did population lead to?
Lead to massive concentrations of people in some areas and less people in others.
What did housing shortages bring back
Shanty towns so workers had a place to live.
What organization was able to build a large number of housing during the war?
The National Housing Authority.
Who are victory girls?
They are prostitutes that focused on GIs, which lead to lard amounts of STDs
How did organizations like the NAACP and the Urban League get big during the war?
Blacks could now support these programs do to all the jobs they now had at the factories.
Who lead the march on Washington that lead to FDR creating the Fair Employment.
Philip Randolph head of the brother hood sleeping car porters
What Does the Fair Employment Practices Commission?
People can file complaints if they felt they were discriminated against at the work place.
Also helped get African companies a chance to get government contracts.
How did the Detroit Riot of 1943 start
Poles and Irish Americans were angry about having so many Africans in the city.
Riot started in Paradise Valley.
How did the Native Americans contribute?
1) Several tribes declared war on Japan and Germany.
2) They offered what resources their reservations could offer.
3) Many went to the cites to work in the factories
4) They were the wind talkers
Who were the Zoot suits and Pachuoo gangs?
They were Hispanic Americans who were taken out by navy people who wanted revenge for them killing one of their own.
What happen to the Japanese Americans?
They were sent to relocation camps.
