Life+on+the+Homefront+during+WWII

= America enters the War = After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States entered the war. Since the Japanese were responsible for the attack on American soil, the government became concerned that other attacks could be possible. As a result Roosevelt issued Executive order #9066 that impacted all Japanese Americans.

According to this order, all Japanese Americans were to be relocated to Internment camps

Check out the link below to learn more about the camp. http://caamedia.org/jainternment/camps/index.html = Shift from Peace to War = The United States needed to prepare for war. This didn't just include the military but the whole country had to make changes in order to help in the war efforts. = Implementing the Draft = Even before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the military had already implemented the draft for men who were 21- 45 years of age. At first, the men were only required to serve one year, but as the United States entered the war, men tours were longer. By the end of 1945 50 million men had served in the military through the draft program. // Information collected from // //http://www.nationalww2museum.org//

= Women in the workforce =

As more men went off to fight on the front lines, women were left at home to take care of the day to day issues of daily life. This meant that more women began working in the factories to help build the materials need to fight the war. The concept of Rosie the Riveter came to life as a campaign ad by the government to get people to help with the war efforts on the home front. Check out the video clip below to learn more.

https://vimeo.com/157320898

=Women in the workforce, rationing, and life on the Homefront. Click on the link and go the United States section. Click on the images to learn more about life at home during World War II= http://www.history.com/inside-wwii-interactive

=Victory Gardens= Victory gardens helped Americans do their part in the war effort.

= Scrap Drives =

**Scrapping** – One way in which all Americans could feel patriotic
was in collecting materials needed for the war effort. Rubber, metal, and paper were some of the highest priorities. Kids would organize metal drives in their neighborhoods. They would collect old toys, old pots and pans, and even bottle caps off the street in order to make a small difference in the war effort. Paper was scarce too so everyone saved paper for recycling. Students would go door to door collecting scrap paper. They felt it was their patriotic duty.



= Rationing This is another way that Americans did their part on the home front. In order to make sure that the soldiers got the food, gasoline, and other supplies that were needed in the war effort, many Americans back home had to learn to ration- stretch out what they need in order to help out. Rationing cards were used when buying goods needed. If your rations ran out before the end of the month, then you would have to do without for the rest of the month.= Check out the link below to learn more. http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/idealabs/wwii/

=Propaganda posters=