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Neutrality• Most Americans wanted
to stay out of World affairs
• US fought in WWI for democracy, yet imperialism still existed
• US had its own problems at home-the Great Depression
• Congress passes the Neutrality Acts in an effort to keep America out of the War.
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• December 7, 1941-Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor
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Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy…FDR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhtuMrMVJDk (FDR Speech video #10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX4sTBJ0tvA (attack on Pearl Harbor video #9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl2tHMcaLRk (remembering Pearl Harbor)
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US enters the War:
• December 7, 1941-Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• December 8, 1941-FDR asked Congress to declare war on Japan
• December 11, 1941-Italy and Germany declare war on the U.S.
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Enlistment and Patriotism• The American military was
not prepared for an all out war.
• The U.S. calls on American men to enlist.
• In fact the Government is overwhelmed by the number that decide to join.
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Pre-Attack After
U.S. Military
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Shift in Production
• American Industry had to go from peace time production to war time production
• GM, Ford, and Chrysler went from creating cars to tanks.
• Boeing from regular airplanes to bombers and fighter planes.
• Gun makers like Colt, from hunting rifles to machine guns, flamethrowers, war rifles.
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War Production• In full war mode, the U.S.
was producing weapons faster than anybody around thought that it would or could.
• In one month, the U.S. was able to produce up to 4,000 tanks and 4,500 planes.
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Ship and Submarine Production
Ships and
Subs
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF LABOR
• By 1944, nearly 18 million workers were laboring in war industries (3 x the number in 1941)
• More than 6 millionwere women and nearly 2 millionwere minority.
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As in WWI…
• Rationing
• Victory gardens
• War bonds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TUPUbvO0eU (Bugs Bunny war bonds)
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Executive Order 9066
• February 19th 1942: Executive Order 9066 moved 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes into internment camps.
• The US justified their action by claiming there was a danger of Japanese Americans spying for Japan
• More than 2/3 of those interned were American citizens and 1/2 of them were children.
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