UNIT 6 Chapter 24 – WWII: The Road to War Chapter 25 – WWII: The Americans at war

1. UNIT 6Chapter 24 – WWII: The Road to WarChapter 25 – WWII: The Americans at war WORLD WAR II

2. Presidents of the United States • #21 - … • Chester A. Arthur; Republican (1881) • Grover Cleveland; Democrat (1884) • Benjamin Harrison; Republican (1888) • Grover Cleveland; Democrat (1892) • William McKinley; Republican (1896) • Theodore Roosevelt; Republican (1901) • William Howard Taft; Republican (1908) • Woodrow Wilson; Democrat (1912) • Warren G. Harding; Republican (1920) • Calvin Coolidge; Republican (1923) • Herbert Hoover; Republican (1928) • Franklin D. Roosevelt; Democrat (1932) • George Washington; Federalist (1788) • John Adams; Federalist (1796) • Thomas Jefferson (1800) • James Madison (1808) • James Monroe (1816) • John Quincy Adams (1824) • Andrew Jackson; Democrat (1828) • Martin Van Buren; Democrat (1836) • William Henry Harrison; Whig (1840) • John Tyler; Whig (1841) • James K. Polk; Democrat (1844) • Zachary Taylor; Whig (1848) • Millard Fillmore; Whig (1850) • Franklin Pierce; Democrat (1852) • James Buchanan; Democrat (1856) • Abraham Lincoln; Republican (1860) • Andrew Johnson; Democrat (1865) • Ulysses S. Grant; Republican (1868) • Rutherford B. Hayes; Republican (1876) • James Garfield; Republican (1880)

3. America: Pathways to the Present Chapter 25: World War II: Americans at War (1941–1945) Section 1: Mobilization Section 2: Retaking Europe Section 3: The Holocaust Section 4: The War in the Pacific Section 5: The Social Impact of the War

4. OBJECTIVES • CORE OBJECTIVE: Analyze the causes & consequences of World War II and the impact the war had on American society. • Objective 6.4:How did the Roosevelt mobilize troops and prepare the economy for war? • Objective 6.5:Describe the causes and effects of the Holocaust. • Objective 6.6:How did the allies turn the tide of war in retaking Europe and the Pacific? • Objective 6.7:How did the war change social conditions for women and minorities?

5. Chapter 25 SECTION 8 THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF World war ii When the economy…

6. WRITE THIS DOWN! African Americans • In 1941, industries searched for millions of new workers to meet the demands of the Lend-Lease program. • Still, one out of five potential African American workers remained jobless. • Finally, on June 25, 1941, the President signed Executive Order 8802, opening jobs and job training programs in defense plants to all Americans “without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin.” • As a result, during the 1940s, more than 2 million African Americans migrated from the South to cities in the North. • African American and white soldiers risked their lives equally in the war. • Yet African Americans were segregated on the war front and discriminated against at home. • In 1942, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded in Chicago. CORE believed in using nonviolent techniques to end racism.

7. Mexican Americans • Mexican American citizens also served in the armed forces, contributed to the wartime economy, and faced discrimination in the United States during the war. • A shortage of farm laborers led the United States to seek help from Mexico. • In 1942, an agreement between the two nations provided for transportation, food, shelter, and medical attention for thousands of braceros, Mexican farm laborers brought to work in the United States. • The program brought a rise in the Latino population of southern California. • Many Latino’s lived in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods called barrios. WRITE THIS DOWN!

8. WRITE THIS DOWN! Japanese Americans • Japanese Americans suffered official discrimination during the war. • Hostility toward Japanese Americans grew into hatred after Pearl Harbor. • In 1942, the War Relocation Authority removed all people of Japanese ancestry, both citizens and non-citizens, from the West Coast. • They were to be interned, or confined, in camps in remote areas • Many Japanese Americans lost their homes, possessions, and businesses • Some were uncomfortable with similarities between the internment camps and the German concentration camps. • As time passed, many Americans came to view internment as a great injustice. • In 1988, Congress awarded $20,000 to each surviving Japanese American internee, and issued an official apology. • After 1943, Japanese Americans were accepted into the armed forces. • Most were Nisei, citizens born in United States to Japanese immigrant parents. • Many all-Nisei units won recognition for their courage in Europe. • In fact, the soldiers of the all-Japanese 442nd Regimental Combat Team won more medals for bravery than any other unit in United States history.

9. WRITE THIS DOWN! Working Women • As the war left many factory jobs vacant, women were either entering the work force for the first time, or leaving the low-paying jobs traditionally held by women. • Rosie the Riveter (a fictional character from a song in 1942) became the popular name for all women who worked in war-production jobs. • Many women found that employment outside the home made a big difference in their lives, giving them self-confidence as well as economic independence. • In spite of the benefits of working, women, especially African American women, faced discrimination in the workplace. • They often encountered hostile reactions from other workers, they received less pay for the same work, and many had to make arrangements for child care. • After the war, the government encouraged women to leave their jobs and return home. • As the economy returned to peacetime status, twice as many women as men lost factory jobs.

10. The Social Impact of the War—Assessment Braceros were ___________. (A) people who stabilized aircraft engines on assembly lines (B) citizens born in the United States to Japanese immigrant parents (C) Native Americans who volunteered for the armed forces (D) Mexican farm laborers brought to work in the United States Nisei were __________________. (A) people who stabilized aircraft engines on assembly lines (B) citizens born in the United States to Japanese immigrant parents (C) Native Americans who volunteered for the armed forces (D) Mexican farm laborers brought to work in the United States

11. The Social Impact of the War—Assessment Braceros were ___________. (A) people who stabilized aircraft engines on assembly lines (B) citizens born in the United States to Japanese immigrant parents (C) Native Americans who volunteered for the armed forces (D) Mexican farm laborers brought to work in the United States Nisei were __________________. (A) people who stabilized aircraft engines on assembly lines (B) citizens born in the United States to Japanese immigrant parents (C) Native Americans who volunteered for the armed forces (D) Mexican farm laborers brought to work in the United States

12. CRASH COURSE ON WWII • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE