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
WW IIPeople in America
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 :(
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
“Rosie the Riveter”
Click here for more info on many “Rosies”
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
rationinga week worth of food
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
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
Mexican Americans500,000 Latinos in WWII
Not segregated, but still faced prejudice in military
Native American “Code Talkers”
Thousands worked in war factories or armed forces
Used Navajo language as a code that was never broken
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