1. What is this propaganda message from Disney asking Americans to
do? 2. Why do you think Disney is
involved in government propaganda campaigns?
Do Now: What is the message of this poster?
Who is this woman?
Objectives
• Describe the “War at Home” • Identify ways Americans mobilized for War • Compare and contrast the role of Women and African
Americans before and after WWII
EQ: How do we prepare for war?
Agenda • Song Analysis • Picture Analysis • Video Clip
“Rosie the Riveter”
Song written by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb (1942)
Song Analysis
• Artist: The Vagabonds
• Title of the song:
• What is your immediate reaction to the song?
• What lyric stands out to you?
• What is the message the song writers want to convey?
• What is going on in society at the time? How is this a reflected in the song?
• Who is the intended audience for the song?
• How do the song lyrics explain the role of women in the war effort?
Picture Analysis
Picture Analysis • For each picture
– Who created the picture? – Describe Rosie’s appearance.
• What type of clothing is she wearing? • How do you think she is feeling (by looking at
the expression on her face)? – Does the illustration highlight Rosie’s femininity or
downplay it? • Give examples to support your opinion
–What is the “message” of the picture? (what idea is the artist trying to get across to the viewer?)
“The women worked in pairs. I was the riveter and this big, strong, white girl from a cotton farm in Arkansas worked as the bucker. The riveter used a gun to shoot rivets through the metal and fasten it together. The bucker used a bucking bar on the other side of the metal to smooth out the rivets. Bucking was harder than shooting rivets; it required more muscle. Riveting required more skill.”
What can you gather about riveting from this quote?
The Changing Role of Women
Before WWII
After WWII
Do Now (fill in the blank): Role of African Americans in WWII
In WWII, the African American community in the United States began the Double V Campaign: Victory over fascism abroad, and victory over __________________at home. racism
What were Jim Crow Laws?
• State and local laws
• Enforced racial segregation
– “separate but equal”
– Led to extreme inequality
• De jure (in law) segregation in the south
• De facto (in practice) segregation in the north
As you watch…
Describe the experience of an African American soldier in the military during WWII.
– What happened to soldiers that refused to serve in a segregated Army?
– “A Jim Crow Army cannot fight for a free world.” What does this mean?
– Why weren’t most African American units sent to the front lines?
Executive Order 9981
• President Truman
• Abolished separation of military units based on race, religion or ethnicity.
• African-American and white soldiers, sailors, and airmen in integrated units by the time the Korean War began.
The Changing Role of African
Americans Before WWII
After WWII
Do Now: How are Germans and Japanese depicted in
this poster?
What effect could this have on people’s attitudes towards
German-Americans and Japanese Americans?
Objectives
• Identify the effects of WWII on Japanese Americans through the Japanese Internment
EQ: What impact do challenges abroad have on life at home?
Agenda
• Primary Source Analysis
• Discussion
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
“No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall
private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”
Executive Order 9066 (Japanese Internment)
Internment = the imprisonment of
people, commonly in large groups, without
trial
Why did Roosevelt endorse
Executive Order 9066? (Japanese Internment)
