U.S. History 2 – 4/12/10

I.  Bellwork
A.  Pgs. 560-561 Time line
What two significant military events occurred in 1941?
Identify what happened to Japanese Americans and in what year.
Who was president at the end of the war and how did he come into office?

II.  Objectives

• Describe the U.S. war mobilization effort and its impact on society

III.  Classwork
A.  Read & Discuss pages 562-568
B.  Clip
C.  17-1 Questions

1. Why does the text say the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor?
2. How did the US reaction prove the Japanese wrong?
3. How many soldiers initially volunteered?  Why did so many do so?
4. Why was the Selective Service System still necessary?  How many more troops were raised?
5. What was the W.A.A.C.?  What was it set up to do?
6. How did the automobile industry aid in the war effort?  What did other industries do to help?  Examples.
7. How did companies use women in the work force?
8. What role did minorities play in the work force during the war?
9. Who was A. Philip Randolph and what was his plan and why did he organize it?
10. What was FDR’s reaction originally and what was the end result of the problem?
11. Why was the Office of Science Research and Development set up?
12. What was the Manhattan Project, and what did it do?
13. Describe the roles of the Office of Price Administration and the War Production Board?
14. What was rationing, and why was it a necessary part of the war effort?