• America First Committee– Established in 1940– Opposed aid to the Allies because of

fear of involvement in the war.– After Pearl Harbor, committee

dissolved and supported the war efforts

• Isolationists– Opposed war with Europe– Jeanette Rankin

• Congresswoman from Montana• Only vote against going to war after the

Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor

Opposition to EntryOpposition to Entry

Support to EntryEntering WWII put an end to the Depression

• Rationing– Most Americans had to ration

certain everyday items.– Ration stamps were used for

some things.– Victory gardens were grown by

Americans for their own use so more food could be used for the troops.

– Conserving resources

Get Your Ration Cards

S..t..r..e..t..c..h That Food!

S..t..r..e..t..c..h That Food!

Support the Troops

• War Bonds– Helped pay for the war.– Bond drives were made to get

people to buy war bonds.• War Production Board (WPB)

– Formed to make sure that the right war materials were produced.

– Peace time production to War time production.

Fighting the Enemy on the Battlefield &

on the Home Front

Fighting the Enemy on the Battlefield &

on the Home Front

Buy, Buy, Buy, Buy a Bond:It Will Lead to VICTORY!

Buy, Buy, Buy, Buy a Bond:It Will Lead to VICTORY!

“Rosie, the Riveter”“Rosie, the Riveter”

Women effects

• Women went to work in the factories.– The symbol of “Rosie the Riveter”

invented to get women into the war industries and factories.• Paid less than men• Worked for USO’s• New units formed to allow women to

serve in administrative duties.• Supported Bond drives, recycling

drives.

Join the Women’s Army Corps

Join the Women’s Army Corps

Women’s Army Air CorpsPilots

Women’s Army Air CorpsPilots

We Need Nurses BadlyWe Need Nurses Badly

African American effects• Served with distinction throughout

the war in segregated units.• Tuskegee Airmen

– A group of African Americans that served as fighter group in Europe.

• Many found jobs in the war industries.

• Charles Drew– African American physician and medical

researcher.– Helped to develop large scale blood

banks.• Researched the field of blood transfusions.

Segregated UnitsSegregated Units

American Indian effects

• Group from the Navajo tribe were used as code talkers to pass on secrets.

Navajo “Code Talkers”Navajo “Code Talkers”

Japanese American effectsJapanese American effects• Placed in internment camps after

Pearl Harbor, 1942.– Taken from their homes to live in

internment camps throughout the western part of the United States• California, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah

– The United States government felt the Japanese-Americans could not be trusted after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

– Authorized by a Presidential order in 1942 for the security of the United States

• Many still enlisted and served with honor in the war in Europe.

Japanese-American Boy Scout Troop in an Internment

Camp

Japanese-American Boy Scout Troop in an Internment

Camp

WW II Memorial in Washington, DC

WW II Memorial in Washington, DC

Dedicated on April 29, 2004Dedicated on April 29, 2004

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