1 Social Impact of World War II __________ in the United States: 1939-1945 Daily Life in the United States during World War II ♣ Pre-World War II ___________ ♣ World War II ___________ American __________ dramatically African-American Experience in World War II ♣ Blacks on the _____________ ♣ ____________, Supportive of War Effort ♣ Economic ________________ ♣ _______ ______ - _______ ______ during Depression Years ♣ FDR signed __________ Order _______ - no discrimination based on _______ in hiring (applied to Defense jobs)
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Social Impact ofWorld War II
__________ in the UnitedStates: 1939-1945
Daily Life in the United Statesduring World War II
♣ Pre-World War II___________
♣ World War II___________American__________dramatically
African-American Experience inWorld War II
♣ Blacks on the _____________♣ ____________, Supportive of
War Effort♣ Economic ________________
♣ _______ ______ -_______ ______ duringDepression Years
♣ FDR signed __________Order _______ - nodiscrimination based on_______ in hiring (appliedto Defense jobs)
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African-Americans in the War
♣ Black _____________Participation
♣ _______________Armed Forces♣ ______________ Units
and ____________opportunities
♣ Most famous African-American military groupof WW 2 = The___________ ________
The Tuskegee Airmen
♣ Group of ____________ Pilots - 99thPursuit “___________” Squadron
♣ Trained in Tuskegee, ___________♣ _____________ as an escort
squadron - fought over _________.♣ Col. Paul ___________ (new
elementary school in Lincoln namedafter him) from Lincoln served as aTuskegee Airman
Segregation in the Military
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Native American Contributionsduring World War II
♣ 25,000 Native Americansjoined _________ forces
♣ 23,000 worked at__________ plants and____________
♣ Notable were the________ ____________(Communicated in theNavajo language)
♣ Japanese military_______ broke the code♣ Movie recently:
Windtalkers
Mexican-American contributionsduring World War II
♣ ______________Program - Mexican farmlaborers came to theU.S.
♣ 1942-1947 - 200,000braceros worked
♣ Most lived in barrios
♣ ________-______ Riots(Los Angeles) - Off dutyGIs targeted MexicanAmerican youth forstyles of clothing (zoot-suits) - 1943
Native and Mexican-Americans inWWII
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Japanese-American Experienceduring World War II
♣ 110,000 Americans ofJapanese descent“____________” at camps inWestern United States
♣ Executive Order ________ byFDR made it official
♣ Japanese ______ challenges= Korematsu v. United States(1944)♣ Ruled in favor of ___
___________♣ 1988 - ____________
awarded each survivinginternee $20,000
♣ ____________ U.S. apology
An Internment Camp - Manzanar
Japanese 442nd InfantryRegiment
♣ Japanese-American___________ unit
♣ Stationed in _______
♣ __________ highlydecorated unit in USmilitary history
♣ 21 ________ __ _______recipients
♣ Most of their familieswere “interned” in the US
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Japanese-Americans
Women in World War II America
♣ At Home…♣ Many _______
taken in absenceof men
♣ “________________________”
Women in World War II America
♣ Women in the ArmedServices
♣ _________, WAVEs,SPARs
♣ Served in different _____-___________ capacities
