Homefront. How did our effort in World War II begin? In other words, what resource was the most...

Homefront

World War II

How did our effort in World War II begin? In other words, what resource was the most important in the entire campaign?

Warm-up

Today I will evaluate the effort that Americans made at home to create the resources needed to win WWII

Content Objective

US Army overwhelmed by volunteers after Pearl Harbor

Draft

African-American “Double-V”Hispanics- 17 Congressional Medals of Honor

Code-TalkersWomen

Civil Rights

Tuskegee Airmen Trailer

Windtalker Trailer

Two-ocean navyHow did the government get companies to make products as fast as possible?

Production “Miracle”

Rationing

Byrnes warns against lag in production

War Production BoardNo cars made for 3

yearsWhat should happen to

violators?

Rationing

What is a black market? Why do they exist?

Black Market

Top 10 MarketsBiological organsTransportation providersIllegal drugsProstitutionWeaponryAlcohol and tobacco Copyrighted mediaCurrencyFuelPeople?

Black Market

Black market- a market outside of the established state market.

Black markets exist because…

Black Market

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