1. World War II 1939 to 1945

2. Announcement ofEntering the War The United States stayed neutral in WWII until theattack on Pearl Harbor President Roosevelt declared war for the United Stateson December 8, 1941 The United States joined the War because of the attackon Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is a Navy base in Hawaii Japan attacked Pearl Harborhttp://www.history.com/topics/franklin-d-roosevelt/audio#fd 3. Children During WWII The children in WWII had to participate in air raiddrills during school The children had to be prepared incase of an attack The children and families slept in bomb shelters duringthe war They did not have any computers back then and atelevision cost the amount of a small car. Not manyfamilies owned a television 4. Home FrontOn the home front people were asked to ration everything. They were only allowed to get so much of one thing.Women went into the work force. They were doing all the work men did while they were at war.The Japanese Americans lost many of their rights in the United States during WWII because of the attack on Pearl Harbor