wwii groups
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This slideshow is a basic overview of groups contributing to WWII effort using material extracted from my class' 8th grade U.S. History book.TRANSCRIPT
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WW IIPeople in America
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American ServicemenCalled “GI”s--stands for “Government Issue”
troops had few basics, few supplies, little toilet paper & soap, etc.
homesickness was common
> 292,000 American GIs died in WWII :(
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Women during W.W. II> 6 million women entered labor force (took jobs)
Worked as welders, electricians, machinists, railroad workers, Doctors, etc.
but only earned 60% of men’s pay
200,000 women in non-combat jobs in military
nurses, radio operators, translators, code breakers, mechanics, etc.
200 women (mostly nurses) died in line of duty
When GI’s returned, many women lost their jobs
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“Rosie the Riveter”
Click here for more info on many “Rosies”
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consumers...YOU! (American Public)
Americans began hoarding goods.
Office of Price Administration (OPA) created a rationing (limiting) system: sugar, coffee, meat, butter, tires, fuel (3 gallons per adult per week), cloth, etc.
given coupon books/stamps
recycle waste products (tin, steel, stockings (for gun powder bags), tires (gas masks), bacon grease (ammunition)
planted “victory gardens” to grow their own food
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rationinga week worth of food
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Childrenscrap-metal drives to buy war bonds/stamps; contributed $100 million to war effort
dad at war + mom at work = left alone
dropped out of school to get jobs
crime increased
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African Americans@ first, 900,000 blacks trained for non-combat jobs
as soldiers, they were segregated, but, by the end of the war, they served along side whites in combat roles
dorie miller
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Mexican Americans500,000 Latinos in WWII
Not segregated, but still faced prejudice in military
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Native American “Code Talkers”
Thousands worked in war factories or armed forces
Used Navajo language as a code that was never broken
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Jewish Americans1944: FDR creates “War Refugee Board” which rescues 200,000 Jews from Nazis
many not let in before for fear that they’d take American jobs fr/workers
550,000 Jews served in WWII