5/1/17 The War at Home Ms. Garvey Spring 2017 Field Trip Forms? • Friday Funny Video: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7leMctSTMc 1
5/1/17 Just Do It Rosie the Riveter Song https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=55NCElsbjeQ What movement or change is this song about? Where might we recognize Rosie the Riveter from outside of this song? Schedule Friday Funny: 5 min Just Do It: 5 min Introduction: 2 min Home Front Lecture: 10 min Poster / Materials Exploration: 25 min Propaganda Assignment: 7 min 2
5/1/17 Guiding Questions How did life at home (in the US) change as a result of World War II? How did the role of women and minorities change? Standards SOL USII.7b Life in the United States during WWII SOL USII.1d Interpreting Historical Events NCSS Themes: Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Environments; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; Science, Technology, and Society 3
5/1/17 SWBATs • Students will be able to identify changes that were made at home in the United States during World War II. • Students will be able to make personal connections to the past events at home during World War II. • Students will be able to create their own poster emphasizing one aspect of war time participation at home. Preparing to Fight The US is now involved in the war … So, what do we need now? Planes, ships, tanks, weapons, food, uniforms … 4
5/1/17 Increase in Production • Ship building up 600% • Aircraft production up 500% • Men are signing up to fight in the war … • Unemployment below 5% in 1942 • The Great Depression comes to an end On the Move Like in World War I, people move from rural areas to the urban regions for jobs in production 5
5/1/17 Expanding the Work Force Working aged males leave for war … Who is going to enter the work force? Women in the Workforce With the world and the men at war … it becomes much more socially acceptable for women to leave the home to work. 6
5/1/17 The Number of Women Working Outside the Home … DOUBLED during World War II. Working in factories to build the supplies we needed to win the war. Minorities More jobs are available, but are they available for everyone? Segregation is still largely in effect, but jobs DO become slightly more available OVER TIME. 7
5/1/17 • Roanoke VA Making Sacrifices • Left: The Scrap Brigade, Right: Grease Collection Rationing • Coffee, sugar, butter, canned goods • Petroleum/ Gas • Rubber (speed limit reduced to 35 mph) 8
5/1/17 Saving Materials • Lipstick tubes (30) à cartridges (20) • Pantyhose (2300) à parachutes (1) • Scrap metals (1 shovel) à grenades (4 grenades) • Rubber à military vehicles • Meat grease/fat (1 lb.) à glycerin for gun powder (1 lb.) Victory Bonds • To pay for the war • Buy a bond for $18.75 and in ten years it would be worth $25 9
5/1/17 Victory Gardens Design Your Victory Poster Pick a subject: Rationing (food, clothing), Victory Bonds, Victory Gardens, or Scrapping Materials (lipstick tubes, grease, pantyhose, rubber, metal) Create a poster that convinces your neighbors to participate in your chosen war effort. Make sure to include a catchy tagline and a colorful drawing! 10
5/1/17 Closure Share your poster with the class! Timeline Continued • Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941 • Declaration of War – December 8, 1941 11
5/1/17 Propaganda Assignment Continued 12
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