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WW II
People in America
American Servicemen
Called GIs--stands for
Government Issue
troops had few basics, few
supplies, little toilet paper &
soap, etc.
homesickness was common
> 292,000 American GIs died
in WWII :(
Women during W.W. II> 6 million women entered labor force (took jobs)
Worked as welders, electricians, machinists, railroad
workers, Doctors, etc.
but only earned 60% of mens pay
200,000 women in non-combat jobs in military
nurses, radio operators, translators, code breakers,
mechanics, etc.
200 women (mostly nurses) died in line of duty
When GIs returned, many women lost their jobs
Rosie the
Riveter
Click here for more info on
many Rosies
consumers...YOU!
(American Public)
(American Public)Americans began hoarding goods.
Office of Price Administration (OPA) created a rationing
(limiting) system: sugar, coffee, meat, butter, tires, fuel (3
gallons per adult per week), cloth, etc.
given coupon books/stamps
recycle waste products (tin, steel, stockings (for gun
powder bags), tires (gas masks), bacon grease
(ammunition)
planted victory gardens to grow their own food
rationing
a week worth of food
Children
scrap-metal drives to buy war
bonds/stamps; contributed
$100 million to war effort
dad at war + mom at work =
left alone
dropped out of school to
get jobs
crime increased
African Americans
@ first, 900,000 blacks trained for
non-combat jobs
as soldiers, they were segregated,
but, by the end of the war, they
served along side whites in combat
roles
dorie miller
Mexican Americans
500,000 Latinos in WWII
Not segregated, but still faced
prejudice in military
Native
American
Code
Talkers
Thousands worked in war factories or armed forces
Used Navajo language as a code that was never broken
Jewish Americans
1944: FDR creates War
Refugee Board which rescues
200,000 Jews from Nazis
many not let in before for fear
that theyd take American jobs
fr/workers
550,000 Jews served in WWII
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WWII Groups

  • 1. WW II People in America
  • 2. American Servicemen Called GIs--stands for Government Issue troops had few basics, few supplies, little toilet paper & soap, etc. homesickness was common > 292,000 American GIs died in WWII :(
  • 3. Women during W.W. II> 6 million women entered labor force (took jobs) Worked as welders, electricians, machinists, railroad workers, Doctors, etc. but only earned 60% of mens pay 200,000 women in non-combat jobs in military nurses, radio operators, translators, code breakers, mechanics, etc. 200 women (mostly nurses) died in line of duty When GIs returned, many women lost their jobs
  • 4. Rosie the Riveter Click here for more info on many Rosies
  • 5. consumers...YOU! (American Public) (American Public)Americans began hoarding goods. Office of Price Administration (OPA) created a rationing (limiting) system: sugar, coffee, meat, butter, tires, fuel (3 gallons per adult per week), cloth, etc. given coupon books/stamps recycle waste products (tin, steel, stockings (for gun powder bags), tires (gas masks), bacon grease (ammunition) planted victory gardens to grow their own food
  • 7. Children scrap-metal drives to buy war bonds/stamps; contributed $100 million to war effort dad at war + mom at work = left alone dropped out of school to get jobs crime increased
  • 8. African Americans @ first, 900,000 blacks trained for non-combat jobs as soldiers, they were segregated, but, by the end of the war, they served along side whites in combat roles dorie miller
  • 9. Mexican Americans 500,000 Latinos in WWII Not segregated, but still faced prejudice in military
  • 10. Native American Code Talkers Thousands worked in war factories or armed forces Used Navajo language as a code that was never broken
  • 11. Jewish Americans 1944: FDR creates War Refugee Board which rescues 200,000 Jews from Nazis many not let in before for fear that theyd take American jobs fr/workers 550,000 Jews served in WWII