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1. War Productions Board – tell factories WHAT to produce
a. “the great arsenal of democracy”
War Mobilization
Arsenal of Democracy
1. War Productions Board – tell factories WHAT to produce
a. “the great arsenal of democracy”
2. Office of Price Administration – control wages, distribution, and prices
a. ration oil, rubber, and tinb. Plant victory gardens
War Mobilization
rationing
Scrap Drives
Victory Gardens
3. Office of War information - encouraged support of war
a. Sold Bonds = certificate promises to pay the buyer back the purchase amt plus interest later
(SUMMARIZE ME)
Paying for the War Paying for the War
Bond Drives
3. Office of War information: encouraged support of war
a. Bonds… b. Propaganda: gov advertisement
Poster 1
1. What symbols, if any, are used in the poster… what do they represent?
2. Who do you think is the intended audience?
3. What does the government hope the audience will do?
4. Is this poster effective, why-why not?
Poster 2
1. What symbols, if any, are used in the poster… what do they represent?
2. Who do you think is the intended audience?
3. What does the government hope the audience will do?
4. Is this poster effective, why-why not?
Poster 3
1. What symbols, if any, are used in the poster… what do they represent?
2. Who do you think is the intended audience?
3. What does the government hope the audience will do?
4. Is this poster effective, why-why not?
Poster 5
1. What symbols, if any, are used in the poster… what do they represent?
2. Who do you think is the intended audience?
3. What does the government hope the audience will do?
4. Is this poster effective, why-why not?
Domestic Propaganda
http://thinkorthwim.com/2007/08/19/1034/
4. Sunbelt = revived southern region
a. Lockheed – defense plant
5. WWII Ends unemployment and Depression
Social Changes
1. Rosie the Riveter: 6 million women (MARRIED) work!
While other girls attend their fav’ritecocktail bar
Sipping Martinis, munching caviarThere’s a girl who’s really putting
them to shameRosie is her name
All the day long whether rain or shineShe’s a part of the assembly line
She’s making history, working for victoryRosie the Riveter
Keeps a sharp lookout for sabotageSitting up there on the fuselage
That little frail can do more than a male will do
Rosie the RiveterRosie’s got a boyfriend, Charlie
Charlie, he’s a MarineRosie is protecting CharlieWorking overtime on the
riveting machineWhen they gave her a production “E”She was as proud as a girl could be
There’s something true aboutRed, white, and blue about
Rosie the RiveterEveryone stops to admire the scene
Rosie at work on the B-NineteenShe’s never twittery, nervous or jittery
Rosie the RiveterWhat if she’s smeared full of
oil and greaseDoing her bit for the old Lendlease
She keeps the gang aroundThey love to hang around
Rosie the RiveterRosie buys a lot of war bonds
That girl really has senseWishes she could purchase
more bondsPutting all her cash into national
defenseSenator Jones who is “in the know”Shouted these words on the radio
Berlin will hear aboutMoscow will cheer about
Rosie the Riveter!
Join the Women’s Army Join the Women’s Army CorpsCorps
Join the Women’s Army Join the Women’s Army CorpsCorps
Women’s Army Air Women’s Army Air CorpsCorpsPilotsPilots
Women’s Army Air Women’s Army Air CorpsCorpsPilotsPilots
Female War Female War PhotographerPhotographerFemale War Female War
PhotographerPhotographer
“What should we do - send the boys returning from WAR back to the
kitchen?”
Women in Uniform
2. “Double V Campaign” – victory against dictators and discrimination
a. A Philip Randolph – threatens march on Washington
i. Demands end to discrimination in gov
ii. FDR fears protest will undermine war effort
iii. Executive Order 8802: demands fair hiring practices in gov jobs
b. Inc membership in NAACP and CORE (congress of racial equality)
"Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within. Freedom is never
granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is
never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels
of human, social, economic, political and religious
relationship.“ - A. Philip Randolph
Education for Death
