The War at Home Ms. Garvey Spring 2017 Field Trip Forms? Friday - - PDF document

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The War at Home

• Ms. Garvey

Spring 2017

Field Trip Forms?

• Friday Funny Video:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7leMctSTMc

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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.

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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.

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Making Sacrifices

• Roanoke VA
• Left: The Scrap Brigade,

Right: Grease Collection

Rationing

• Coffee, sugar, butter,

canned goods

• Petroleum/ Gas
• Rubber (speed limit

reduced to 35 mph)

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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

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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!

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Closure

Share your poster with the class!

Timeline Continued

• Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941
• Declaration of War – December 8, 1941

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Propaganda Assignment Continued