World War II: The Home Front

WORLD WAR II: THE HOME FRONT

US History: Spiconardi

Rosie the Riveter The image of Rosie the

Riveter was used to encourage women to join the workforce

Rosie represented the “heroic” work of woman in wartime industries

During WWII there was a 57 percent jump in the number of working women

Rosie the Riveter “All the day long,

Whether rain or shine,She's a part of the assembly line.She's making history,Working for victory,Rosie the Riveter.Keeps a sharp lookout for sabotage,Sitting up there on the fuselage.That little girl will do more than a male will do”

Rationing Rationing was

introduced since certain goods were in short supply

Rationing ensured that everyone got their fare share and there were supplies for the troops

Rationing

Rationing

How will rationing help

the war effort?

Japanese Internment “An Enemy Race”

The government believed Japanese-Americas could be enemy agents

Relocation 120,000 Japanese-

Americans were forced to move to internment camps

This did not happen to German-and-Italian-Americans

Japanese Internment Why the Japanese?

Racism and stereotypes The Japanese were believed to be sneaky and

evil “The very fact that no sabotage has taken

place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken.” ~ General John L. DeWitt, Chief of the Western Defense Command

Japanese Internment Life in the Internment Camps

Japanese-Americans who were forced to relocate to internment camps had 48 hours to pack their belongings. Here is their baggage waiting to be claimed at the camp.

Japanese Internment Life in the internment camp

A windstorm blows through the barracks of a relocation camp at the foot of the Sierra Nevada

Japanese Internment Life in the internment camp

Many internees lost personal property due to the restrictions on what could be taken into the camps Theft in government storage facilities was also

a significant problem

What does this

edifice look like?

Japanese Internment Life in the internment camp

Japanese Internment Korematsu vs. US (1944)

In a 6 -3 decision, the Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the relocation of Japanese-Americans

Fred Korematsu sued on that basis that the government violated his Fifth Amendment rights.