On the Home Front
Before You Begin...
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People: Using the provided links, define the people or groups of people.
In your own words and on your own paper, describe the roles the following people had during World War II. Also, state one or two interesting facts about this person. Use the provided links AND watch the videos.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Scroll down and read "America at War")
Harry S. Truman (Read the introduction and then scroll down and read "First President from Missouri."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Mini Bio
Harry Truman: Mini Bio
Oppenheimer: The Man Behind the Bomb
The Story Behind Rosie, the Riveter
Women during WWII
Who were the W.A.S.P?
What was their purpose?
https://www.army.mil/women/history/pilots.html
Terms: Using the provided links, define the following terms as they relate to World War II.
Japanese Internment Camps
What was the purpose of this executive order?
Who was affected by this executive order?
Explain Proclamation No. 21.
Executive Order 9066
Japanese Internment Camps:
Newsela Article #1 and Newsela Article #2
Describe life in internment camps.
Besides people of Japanese ancestry, who else were sent to internment camps?
When released, what did the Japanese Americans return home to?
Ugly History: Japanese American Incarceration Camps
Amache Internment Camp Survivor Bob Fuchigami
Japanese Internment Camp in Colorado
Where in Colorado was Amache located?
What kind of businesses did the "inmates" create?
How many people passed through this internment camp?
Describe their educational system.
Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project: Watch the videos and read the article. Answer the question below.
Was the dropping of the atomic bomb justified? Explain your answer.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki (BrainPop Video)
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The Manhattan Project Trinity Test
Ration Coupons, Victory Gardens, & War Bonds
During the Second World War, the United States government introduced rationing because certain things were in short supply and rationing was the only way to make sure everyone got their fair share.
During World War II, what items were rationed? (Use the link embedded in the article.)
What was the first non-food item rationed? Why?
Describe how fuel was rationed? Who was allowed more than the normal 4 gallons per week?
What was the purpose of victory gardens?
How did schools participate in victory gardens?
What was the purpose of War Bonds?
How much money was raised for the effort through the purchase of war bonds? How many Americans purchased war bonds during WWII?
