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    Over 16 million American men served during World War II, along with 350,000 women and over 1 million African Americans. The home front was crucial to the war effort through increased industrial production, financing through war bonds, food rationing, propaganda, and women entering the workforce. The government established agencies to control resources and set production goals, and over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly interned in camps during the war.

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    Over 16 million American men served during World War II, along with 350,000 women and over 1 million African Americans. The home front was crucial to the war effort through increased industrial production, financing through war bonds, food rationing, propaganda, and women entering the workforce. The government established agencies to control resources and set production goals, and over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly interned in camps during the war.

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    Life on the Home Front

    Who Went?
    • 21-36 year old males
    • Over 16 million men
    would serve during the
    war
    • 25,000 Native Americans
    • 300,000 Mexican
    Americans
    • 1 million African
    Americans
    • 350,000 women
    • However, many served in
    segregated units
    What was the Home Front?
    • The war would be won or lost based upon
    America’s ability to wage war:
    • Military production
    • Money
    • Sacrifice
    • Support
    • Total war
    Government Controls
    • War information
    Board
    • Propaganda
    • War Production
    Board
    • Controlled
    resources
    • Office of War
    Mobilization
    • Production goals
    What were some of the Victory
    efforts?
    • Victory Gardens
    • Propaganda
    • Rationing/recycling
    • Paying for the war
    through war bonds
    What were new roles for Women?
    • Women needed in
    industry to replace
    workers serving in
    military
    • Women needed to
    meet production goals
    • Women allowed to
    enter new jobs
    What was internment?
    • American citizens of
    Japanese, German
    and Italian Decent
    • Forced to leave
    homes and live in
    camps
    • 120,000 Japanese
    2/3 were citizens
    Compare WWII and current
    conflict in War in Iraq
    • What is America currently experiencing on the
    home front?

    • How does this compare to World War II?

    • Why do you think things are different?

    • Could anything like internment happen now?

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