Repercussions of Pearl Harbor Attack

Executive Order 9066

War Relocation Authority

• 120,313 people were under WRA control• Japanese Americans up and down the West Coast

were removed neighborhood by neighborhood through these "exclusion orders." Most Japanese Americans were taken to a local "assembly center," or temporary detention camp, upon arrival.

• 33,000 Japanese Americans serve and some of the most highly decorated units

A Belated Apology: The Civil

Liberties Act of 1988

America mobilizes for war

A. America builds up a military

• 15 million Americans served in WWII

• Selective Service = draft

• G.I. = government issue

• soldier’s ave. age = 26

• 8 wks. basic training

B. Women join the military

• 1st time women could enlist in the military

• many joined the WAAC (Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps)

• 64,000 women served as nurses

Women’s Army Air Corps PilotsWomen’s Army Air Corps Pilots

C. War Production Board

• WPB told factories what to produce, how much to produce & how much to charge

• Defense industries boom, unemployment falls to 1.2% in 1944

• Factories convert from civilian to war production (ex. Cars to tanks)

D. “Rosie the Riveter”Percentage of women in work force rises to 35%

E. Paying for the War

How did the government pay for the war?

1) taxes (paid for 40%)

2) war bonds (paid for 60%)

F. Propaganda: used to sway public opinion & ensure support for the war

G. US Government Rations Goods

• rationing was used to keep prices down & manage product shortages (meat, butter, gas…)

Other Ways of Pitching In…Other Ways of Pitching In…

Racism in America during the war:

Double V Campaign: African Americans fought for a Double Victory

1) a victory against racism overseas

2) a victory against racial discrimination at home • 1 million African Americans

serve; live, work in segregated units

Racism in America during the war:

• Tension in Los Angeles

• Anti-Mexican zoot suit riots involve thousands servicemen and civilians

• Due to rumors sailors, attacked a Mexican American neighborhood targeting teens and police did not intervene.