WW2 names Flashcards
place for women in the army ; non combat duties
Women army corp
now women are apart of army with its values
Womens Auxiliary Army Corps in 1942
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service; Naval Program similar to WAC
WAVES
Women Airfare Service Pilots Non combat duties Freed male pilots
WASPs
the “we can do it” stand for women; symbol for working women; Rose Will Monroe
Rosie the Riveter
recruited women, sold war to people, propaganda abroad, patriotism, coordinated new, 1942
Office of War Info (USOWI)
Movies did what
Stereotypical depiction of foreigners; charlie chaplin patriotism
made military had what it needed; directed industrial output; prohibited nonessential business activities; advocated raw materials organized scrap drives
War Productions board
best way to get natural resources in factories again; collect tires aluminum and paper RECYCLED
Scrap Drives
Created in 1943 by FDR; headed by James Brynes; became mobilization agency
Office of War Mobilization
was to expose and waste fraud in defense industry; inspected factories; saved tax payers Millions
Truman Committee
Headed by former Indiana governor Paul McNutt; Balanced Military’s recruiting needs with requirements of agriculture and industry
War man power commission
How much did US spend for war?
321$ billion
helped financed war; doubles money in like 10 years; 185$ billions sold; bought by business, bond, and civilians; celebrities helped; high interest rates
War Bonds
designed to limit wartime inflation; stopped profit from war; rationed scarce goods; rationing at end of war stopped
Office of Price Administration
what was rationed in war?
Gas, foods
comprised of management labor; no strikes; need to produce for war
National War Labor Board
FDR issued executive order 9066; removed more than 110000 Lsei
Japanese American Internet
Relocation camp for Japs in cali
Manzanar
did not obey camp captive laws; brought argument to supreme court
Korematsu
what did Supreme court say to Korematsu about the Japs situation
it was appropriate during war timeq
was made up of Lsei; fought at europe theatre; most decorated combat unit in US history; 93% died
442 reg combat team
sponsored by simpson and Mineta; apologized for japs situation
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
25 blacks died in this city due to race riots
Detroit
were there mixed army groups?
no
what did blacks do in army
cocks drivers, waiters
Started by pittsburgh Courier; attempt to get equality
double v campaign
hero of Pearl Harbor; saved people, shot a machine gun, was never recognized, year later was recognized by Navy corps Killed by kamikaze in gilbert islands
Dorie Miller (GUY)
proposed march on washington; largest AA support group; Roose influenced to cancel march
A. Phillip Randolph
How did FDR stop the march
enacted Fair Employment act
decoded stuff in pacific theatre; BASED ON NAVAJO LANGUAGE; thought they would betray americans; didn’t trust, some accidentally killed
navajo code talkers
Mexican labor in California then in US; agriculture and railroad work; enacted due to human rights abuse
Bracero Program
took place in LA 1943; bright baggy suits latinos wore in 1940s; conflicts between sailors and young mexicans
Zoot Suits Riots
