Rationing- government regulated the amount of goods that a consumer could obtain.

Victory Gardens – Americans planted vegetable gardens to support the war effort by ensuring that there was adequate food supply available for troops and civilians.

Expansion of industrial production ended the high unemployment of the Great Depression.

War Bonds – reduced the amount of currency in the economy, helping to keep inflation rates down.

War Bonds were a symbol of the high levels of volunteerism.

Vernon Baker – African American nominated him for the Distinguished Service Cross. 

African Americans registered for the draft and Native Americans in the war effort.

Executive Order 9066 – Raised constitutional issues in wartime. Japanese Americans lived in Primitive and crowded conditions.

Genocide – After the outbreak of the war, the Nazi leaders decided to murder all European Jews (also known as the “Final Solution”)

Women joined the new  Women’s Army Corps or WACs. and “Rosie the Riveter” celebrated women’s new roles.

Pearl Harbor- United States declared war against Japan.

Korematsu v. U.S. – Constitutional liberties may be limited in  wartime

The Japanese  surrendered shortly  after the second explosion of the Atomic Bomb. Estimated killed/missing from bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (230,000)

D-Day – Allies invade Normandy, France. Western Allies and Soviets invade Germany.

The Battle of Midway helped the Japanese advance the Pacific