WWII Homefront Flashcards
How did the war help the US?
It increased government spending on the war, and got the US out of the deppression
How did the US pay for the war?
The US payed for the war by income taxes (taxes that increase the higher your income) and war bonds.
Why did the second Great Migration occur?
Because of jobs available in the North and West because men were fighting in the war.
Most Japanese internment camps were located in what area of the US?
West
What was the goal of the war production board?
To organize industries that created supplies for the war
What were the resources mined in AZ?
Uranium, Copper, Coal, Zinc, natural gas
What did executive order 8802 do?
It banned discrimination in federal buisnesses
How did AZ contribute to the war?
Mining, airfields, Ira Hayes, Navajo code talkers, POW camps, military training bases
What did automobile creators (and other industries) do to contribute to the war?
Automobile (car) creators and industries ceased production to make vechicles for the war instead.
Ira Hayes is most famous for
Raising the flag after the battle of Iwo Jima
What did executive order 9066 say?
All people of Japanese ancestry were to be removed from society and put in internment camps.
Other than war bonds, how did the US pay for the war?
Income taxes
Braceros were Mexican nationals that did what?
Worked on farms
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
A person who encouraged women to work in factories and other wartime industries (by posing for pictures)
Which people would not support a war bond tour?
Bankers
How do hollywood stars and cultural groups help from home?
They make movies supporting the war, depicting the other side as the bad guys
What were ration books and how did they work?
Every year, every American citizen would get a ration book with ration slips even babies. These ration slips were slips allowing people to buy things, such as bread, sugar, gasoline, meat, and more. Without them, you could not buy anything. This was in order to ration supplies. There was a black market for forged versions of these, but anyone caught engaging in it would be arrested. It was considered going against the war effort ot do this
How did WWII help start women’s rights ideas?
Women helped to fill up the jobs of men who had went to war, and they proved that they could do these jobs that were typically considered “men’s” jobs. This helped to start women’s rights ideas.
How did Hispanics help?
Many hispanics fought in the war, others known as braceros worked on farms. A program kept them protected because of their work, and it even lasted after the war was done.
Why were the leaves of many servicemen taken away?
Zoot suit riots which were partially caused by white servicemen took attention off the war, which was bad for the war effort.
