1. Chapter 20 Sec. 1
Mobilizing for War
The War dramatically change
American society—it ended the
Great Depression.
“The industrial output of the US
during the war astounded the rest of
the world. American workers were
twice as productive as German
workers and five times more
productive than Japanese worker.”

2. American Industry Gets the Job Done
• 600,000 Jeeps
• 88,000 tanks
• 7000 ships—liberty ships (welded not
riveted)Cheap, easy to build and hard to sink
• 20 million rifles
• 40 billion bullets
• 43 million men drafted
• As well as mines, helmets, cooking utensils,
airplanes and scores of other military equipment

3. The War Production Board-

4. You’re in the Army Now
• Over 40 million men were drafted. First given
physical exams and injections against smallpox
and typhoid. They were issued uniforms,
boots, and whatever equipment was available.
The clothing bore the label GI meaning
Government Issue. Which is why American
soldiers were called GIs. Then they were giving
aptitude tests and shipped off to 8 weeks of
basic training.

5. • http://130thgeneralhospital.com/

6. A Segregated Army
• African Americans had separated barracks,
latrines, mess halls, and recreational facilities.
• Double V Campaign—a victory over Hitler’s
racism aboard and a victory over racism at
home.
• Tuskegee Airman
• http://youtu.be/BpA6TC0T_Lw

7. Women in the Army
• Women’s Army Corps, nurses, administrative
and clerical jobs
• 2nd Lt. Elmira Dalrymple

8. “They walk like free men”

9. Life on the Home Front
• “Rosie the Riveter”
• Eventually 2.5 million
Women went to work in
Shipyards, aircraft factories
And other manufacturing
plants

10. African American
• Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802—
declaring no discrimination in the
employment of worker in defense industries
or government because of race.

11. Japanese American Relocation
• Because of fear and racism all persons of
Japanese ancestry were ordered to evacuate
to internment camps.
• http://www.imdb.com/media/rm497324544/t
t0099291