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japanese internment This was the confinement of many Japanese Americans because of the war against Japan many Americans were discriminating the Japanese.
After the bombing on Pearl Harbor panic-stricken American citizens feared that the Japanese would soon attack the U.S. Some people believed the rumors that Japanese Americans were commiting sabotage by mining costal harbors and posioning vegetables. This sense of fear and uncertainty caused a wave of prejudice against Japanese Americans.
1,444 or 1 percent of Hawaii's Japanese Americans were sent to these camps. They were forced to leave their homes by military officers. President Roosevelt said that the movement of the Japanese Americans was necessary of national security.
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ways americans contributed to the war effort Many Americans contributed to the war effort, including all races and genders. More than 18 million workers were laboring in the war industries.
Across the nation automobile plants had been retooled to produce tanks, planes, boats and command cars.
Shipyards started to expand with great speed. By the end of 1942 Henry J. Kaiser had built seven new massive ship yards that turned out Liberty Ships (cargo carriers), tankers, troop transports, and "baby' aircraft carriers.
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office of price ADMINISTRATION (opa) The OPA fought inflation and raised the tax of many americans
The OPA fought inflation by freezing the prices on most goods. Congress and raised the income tax rates to all citizens so consumer demand on scarce goods reduced because workers had less to spend.
gi bill This bill was sent in place in 1944 to ease the tension of returning servicemen to civilian life (A.K.A. the Readjustment Act)
This provided education and training for veterans paid for by the government and allowed about 7.8 million vets attend colleges and technical schools. This bill also provided Federal loan guarantees to vets buying homes, farms or starting new businesses.
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Rosie the riveter Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of women working to help the war effort.
The war gave women the chance to prove they could be just as productive as men. 35% of women were in the workforce during the war.
wartime rationing Rationing was a big deal, many couldn't afford all of their groceries and when people rationed the government had more food to send over to the troops.
Households received ration books with coupons to be used for buying scarce foods such as meat, sugar, coffee, gasoline and shoes. People carpooled or didn't use their cars to save on gasoline.
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core american valuesNationalism is portrayed in the WWII by the fact that when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor man yAmericans started hating the Japanese and not letting them into their establishments or businesses.
During war time the nation started making wartime goods faster and better then any other country and showed progress in their efficiency at the factories. With all of the men away at war women got their factory jobs and there was a spark of equality for them, although it did not last for long and it wasn't complete equality. |
changes from previous era Now the United states had atomic bombs for wartime use that was introduced thanks to the Manhattan Project and nationalism because the US wanted to compete in the atomic bomb race and wanted to win. Women played a larger role in the war by working in factories and they had a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and they got to help fight in the war.
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