Which Which agreement agreement would have would have
been been unpopular unpopular with the with the
gentleman gentleman speaking speaking
in the in the cartoon?cartoon?
Mobilizing for Defense: Image Mobilizing for Defense: Image AnalysisAnalysis
Give a brief description of the image. (5 Give a brief description of the image. (5 W’s)W’s)
Using your homework chart to help you, Using your homework chart to help you, explain how this image is representative explain how this image is representative of the United States’ mobilization for war.of the United States’ mobilization for war.
What clues in the image helped you What clues in the image helped you relate it to your chart?relate it to your chart?
Prepare to share your analysis with the Prepare to share your analysis with the class.class.
Selective ServiceSelective Service“I wanted to be a hero, let’s face it. I was havin’ trouble in school…The war’d been goin’ on for two years. I didn’t wanna miss it… I was an American. I was seventeen.” ~Roger Tuttrup
WomenWomen“There are
innumerable duties now being
performed by soldiers that can be
done better by women.” ~ Army
Chief of Staff George Marshall
George MarshallGeorge Marshall
Minorities Minorities Face a Face a DilemmaDilemma
“Why die for democracy for some foreign
country when we don’t even have it here?” – editorial
in an African American
newspaper
“Just carve on my tombstone, ‘Here lies a black man killed fighting a yellow man for
the protection of a white man.” -African American upon
receiving his draft notice
A. Philip RandolphA. Philip Randolph
Manufacturing/War Manufacturing/War Production BoardProduction Board
Office of Scientific Research Office of Scientific Research and Developmentand Development
EntertainmentEntertainment
Office of Price Office of Price AdministrationAdministration
Rationing
NiseiNisei
WWII: Dogs of War LIFE MagazineLIFE Magazine
RAFTing through the Homefront during WWII!!
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Radio Announcer US citizens Radio Advertisement The importance of baseball during WWII
Sports reporter Philadelphia fans Inside the NFL Steagles
Zoot Suiter US Sailor Dialogue- Street fight (verbal, not physical)
The tensions between the sailors and Mexicans in CA
A. Philip Randolph FDR Voicemail Conditions of African Americans on the homefront in WWII
World New Reporter US citizens Newscast live from the scene Detroit Race Riots
Seventy year old survivor of Japanese internment camp
President Bill Clinton Letter Trying to convince him and the courts to grant you and others reparations.
Navajo Code Talker Japanese Soldier Rap How the code talkers will help defeat the Japanese
Woman living during WWII Diary Diary entry Life on the homefront for women during WWII
Judith Cohen Granddaughter Conversation Experiences during WWII