Content Elaboration:
The mobilization of the United
States to a wartime economy during World War II was massive. The federal
government reorganized existing plants to produce goods and services for the
war effort and instituted policies to ration and redirect resources.
Mobilization caused major impacts on the lives of Americans. A peacetime draft was instituted in 1940 to supplement military enlistments. Scrap drives were conducted to reallocate materials for war goods. Regulations were imposed on some wages and prices. Some products were subjected to rationing. Citizens raised victory gardens to supplement food supplies and purchased war bonds to help fund the war. Some labor unions signed no-strike pledges.
Job opportunities in the civilian workforce and in the military opened for women and minorities. African Americans organized to end discrimination and segregation so that they could contribute to the war effort. Although Japanese Americans were interned in relocation camps by the U.S. government, many enlisted in the armed services
Mobilization caused major impacts on the lives of Americans. A peacetime draft was instituted in 1940 to supplement military enlistments. Scrap drives were conducted to reallocate materials for war goods. Regulations were imposed on some wages and prices. Some products were subjected to rationing. Citizens raised victory gardens to supplement food supplies and purchased war bonds to help fund the war. Some labor unions signed no-strike pledges.
Job opportunities in the civilian workforce and in the military opened for women and minorities. African Americans organized to end discrimination and segregation so that they could contribute to the war effort. Although Japanese Americans were interned in relocation camps by the U.S. government, many enlisted in the armed services
WWII Webquest:
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WWII Video Activity:
DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions below using information from the video.
1. What were the general outlines of the Neutrality Acts?
2. How was the U.S. part of WWII before our official entrance into the war?
3. Describe the process of island hopping.
4. What were the major fronts of WWII?
5. What eventually ends WWII for the U.S.?
2. How was the U.S. part of WWII before our official entrance into the war?
3. Describe the process of island hopping.
4. What were the major fronts of WWII?
5. What eventually ends WWII for the U.S.?
WWII - America Enters the War
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WWII - Mobilizing for War
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WWII Video & Worksheet
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WWII - The Early Battles
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WWII - Life on the Home Front
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WWII - Pushing Back the Axis
Tehran ConferenceTehran Conference Video:
Island HoppingIsland Hopping:
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Battle of the BulgeBattle of the Bulge:
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WWII - The War Ends
Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project:
Potsdam ConferencePotsdam Conference:
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The United NationsThe United Nations:
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WWII Video Activity #2
1. Describe up to three ways the government responded to the war effort.
2. How did women aid the war effort?
3. Explain how the G.I. Bill positively affected returning soldiers following WWII.
4. What extremely negative action occurred to Japanese Americans during WWII?
5. What was the purpose of the U.N., IMF, and World Bank following WWII?
2. How did women aid the war effort?
3. Explain how the G.I. Bill positively affected returning soldiers following WWII.
4. What extremely negative action occurred to Japanese Americans during WWII?
5. What was the purpose of the U.N., IMF, and World Bank following WWII?
WWII Study Guide
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