Daddy s gone to War The Home Front during WWII II I World War II and Economic Recovery 1 GNP doubles during the war 2 Good working conditions wages union membership high 3 Between 1940 45 wages of lower class go up 68 African Americans and War Mobilization 1 700 000 move north to get work 2 segregation and racism there too a Detroit race riot 1943 b Northern whites against black migration c Beginning of inner city ghettos 3 employment discrimination a Philadelphia Transit strike 1944 b Factories still segregated c Army still segregated 4 Some Progress a the Federal Employment Practices Committee e Black self empowerment unions newspapers etc III Women and Mobilization gender conflicts 1 Pink Collar Jobs 2 Industrial jobs increasing a Rosie the Riveter b Only 20 women worked a factory job 3 Government support i reflects traditional views of women 4 gender discrimination at the factory a government doesn t want to blur gender lines b illegal to pay women less but it still happened 5 Latchkey Kids and delinquency a Left at home alone while mom was at work and dad was at war b Causes delinquency rates to rise 1 6 Despite all this working is a liberating experience for many women IV Japanese Americans and Racial Hysteria 1 March 1942 Relocation begins a Racial segregation not near as bad as during WWI EXCEPT on the West coast after Pearl Harbor 2 Civil Rights violations loss of homes businesses assets dignity 3 Supreme Court assents i ii Hirabayashi vs United States 1943 Korematsu vs United States 1944 1 Internment is illegal 4 Irony the glory of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team a Army recruited from internment camps b VERY successful 2
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