Mobilizing for War

Consumer Goods

Military Goods

“If you are going to try and go to war, or to prepare for war, in a capitalist country, you have got to let businesses make money out of the process or business won’t work.”Henry Stimson

Building up the ArmyBuilding up the Army

Selective Service and Training Selective Service and Training ActAct

This was a plan for the first This was a plan for the first peacetime draft in American historypeacetime draft in American history

Before 1940 most Americans Before 1940 most Americans opposed a peacetime draftopposed a peacetime draft

What changed their minds…?What changed their minds…? Germany defeated France in 1940Germany defeated France in 1940

Selective Service System Selective Service System TodayToday

Men between the ages of 18-25 are Men between the ages of 18-25 are required by law to registerrequired by law to register

1948-1973 during peacetime and 1948-1973 during peacetime and conflict men were drafted to fill conflict men were drafted to fill vacancies that weren’t filled through vacancies that weren’t filled through volunteersvolunteers

1973=all volunteer military1973=all volunteer military Registration ended in 1975 and re-Registration ended in 1975 and re-

began in 1980began in 1980

U.S. Policies…U.S. Policies…

Do you think that current policy would Do you think that current policy would allow the government to mobilize allow the government to mobilize effectively?effectively?

How do you feel about requiring persons How do you feel about requiring persons of specific ages, gender, and citizenship of specific ages, gender, and citizenship status to register?status to register?

What if someone refuses to register? Will What if someone refuses to register? Will they get in trouble?they get in trouble?

Do you think that women should be Do you think that women should be required to register? Why or why not?required to register? Why or why not?

Entering the ArmyEntering the Army

Reception center=physical exams and Reception center=physical exams and injections against smallpox and typhoidinjections against smallpox and typhoid

Issued uniforms, boots, and equipmentIssued uniforms, boots, and equipment Clothing labeled G.I. which stood for Clothing labeled G.I. which stood for

Government IssueGovernment Issue Basic training=8 weeksBasic training=8 weeks Basic training broke down barriers Basic training broke down barriers

between soldiersbetween soldiers

Basic TrainingBasic Training

Training created a Training created a “special sense of “special sense of kinship…The kinship…The reason you storm reason you storm the beaches is not the beaches is not patriotism or patriotism or bravery. It’s that bravery. It’s that sense of not sense of not wanting to fail your wanting to fail your buddies.”buddies.”

““Double V”Double V” Some African Americans Some African Americans

did not want to support did not want to support the war, however, most the war, however, most supported the warsupported the war

Pg 616Pg 616 Double Victory= victory Double Victory= victory

over Hitler’s racism and over Hitler’s racism and America’s racismAmerica’s racism

Eventually the army Eventually the army became less segregatedbecame less segregated

Construction and supply Construction and supply units to actual combatunits to actual combat

Women at War Women barred Women barred

from combatfrom combat Women given Women given

administrative and administrative and clerical jobs so clerical jobs so more men are more men are freed up for freed up for fightingfighting

Women’s Army Women’s Army CorpsCorps

Japanese American Japanese American InternmentInternment

Lots of racism towards Japanese Lots of racism towards Japanese Americans after Pearl HarborAmericans after Pearl Harbor

Some wanted Japanese Americans Some wanted Japanese Americans removed from the West Coastremoved from the West Coast

West Coast declared a military zone West Coast declared a military zone People of Japanese American decent People of Japanese American decent

were sent to internment campswere sent to internment camps

Internment CampsInternment Camps

Navajo Code TalkersNavajo Code Talkers

Soldiers used radios Soldiers used radios to communicate to communicate during attacksduring attacks

No time to use a No time to use a code machinecode machine

Recruited Navajos to Recruited Navajos to be “code talkers”be “code talkers”

Could relay Could relay messages quickly messages quickly

Zoot Suit RiotsZoot Suit Riots

Zoot Suits- wore baggy pants, long Zoot Suits- wore baggy pants, long jackets, and wide brimmed hatsjackets, and wide brimmed hats

Most men wore “victory suits”- didn’t Most men wore “victory suits”- didn’t use as much fabricuse as much fabric

Rumors that zoot suits attacked sailorsRumors that zoot suits attacked sailors Sailors and soldiers attacked Mexican Sailors and soldiers attacked Mexican

American neighborhoods in LA- cut American neighborhoods in LA- cut their hair and tore off their zoot suitstheir hair and tore off their zoot suits

Zoot SuitZoot Suit

Daily LifeDaily Life Americans rationed Americans rationed

foodfood Ration coupons- had to Ration coupons- had to

give enough coupons give enough coupons to cover the purchaseto cover the purchase

Victory gardens and Victory gardens and scrap drivesscrap drives

Govt. raised taxes to Govt. raised taxes to pay for warpay for war

Govt. issued war bondsGovt. issued war bonds

PropagandaPropaganda

Information used to Information used to promote or destroy promote or destroy a causea cause

A way of selling the A way of selling the war to peoplewar to people

Encouraged Encouraged women to work in women to work in industry and men industry and men to join the armed to join the armed forcesforces