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The Shock of War

U.S. faced 2 front war:

Japan & Germany

Goal: Get Germany first

U.S. also had to shift from depression to all-out war production

Ethnic Groups within the U.S.

WWII sped up the assimilation of many ethnic groups (unlike WWI)

Very little immigration prior to the war years

One group exception Japanese

2/3 of them were American-born citizens

Japanese Internment

Japanese Internment

Building the War Machine

Building the War Machine

A lot of new technology was created during WW2:

Radar and Sonar Ultra Magic

Building the War Machine

Labor Issues

Roosevelt called on the nation to

Freedom of speech Freedom of worship Freedom from want; and Freedom from fear