World War 2 had changed life on the homefront and completely switched gender roles. As men went off to war the women had to replace their jobs and work in factories manufacturing firearms, bullets, vehicles, etc. The boys who were not old enough to go to war collected scrap material to make items for the soldiers. People even had to put a certain type of shades on their windows to stop light from being seen on the outside in fear of giving the enemy bombers a target. World War 2 even started many social justice movements to stop racism even though it was still present during the war.
World War 2 impacted the united states economy greatly by giving many people jobs in factories producing items for the war effort. Men from 18-36 were given jobs as soldiers fighting in europe or the pacific. The women and minorities had to work in the factories making the items for the soldiers to use. World War 2 brought america out of the depression and gave the average citizen more income because the women of a family were now working as well as the men . Many factories converted their production to the war effort even car manufactures and a jukebox factory along with winchester built the .30 carbine the
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The government then imprisoned over 100,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps in fear of them becoming traitors. They had also taken any radios and kept them away from the coast. Japanese american men were allowed to fight in the war but only in europe not in the pacific. The japanese americans made supplies for the troops when they were in the camps. The camps were crowded and provided poor living conditions. The united states dropped two atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki japan killing over 1 people. These bombs were the only two atomic bombs ever used in warfare. Only 30,000 japanese american men served in World War 2 out of the total 16 million in
When World War II first began in 1939, the United States was still suffering from crippling economic debt and lack of jobs for its citizens, though the average GDP had been growing by 9% each year. When Britain and France declared war, President Roosevelt decided to provide aid towards the allies and shift the manufacturing of weapons into high gear for both British and American Armies. With this shift came a steady decrease in unemployment that helped balance the U.S. economy. Our economy and confidence continued to steadily recover until the attack on Pearl Harbor, where in response the United States unanimously joined the war effort.
During World War 1, the demand of food was high. The US provided for not only their own soldiers, but also those of other nations, and even the civilians in the rampaged neighborhoods. The farmers had confidence and used the income from the government to buy more land and machinery on credit. Banks supported the farmers while the industry boomed. When the war came to an end, the demand dropped but the supply rose.
The nation’s mobilization of resources during World War II would create an end for the era of the great depression. America entered the war after the Japanese had bombed a naval base in Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. During August 6, 1945, American planes had dropped atomic bombs that went over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. As of today, Hiroshima is currently has populated but radiation levels are still there. By using the atomic bomb, the atomic age began showing how the technology in America has evolved.
The end of WWI was a period known as the Roaring Twenties. Most were hoping for a period or happiness and delight. The US started to turn over from a time of war to a time of peace and celebration. Everyone spent money on improving their everyday lifestyle.
The world staggered in the aftermath of World War I. After the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, countries were left angry and frustrated; and America, though not as injured as those countries friendly with her, sat just as shell-shocked as others. For nations all over the world, the reality of the Great War affected economies and family units, debt was high and many families had lost loved ones. In America, battle deaths in World War I totaled over 55,000, with another 63,000 dying during military service, leaving the family structure challenged and changed. For children surviving this period, World War II would take on a different connotation as they, now as adults, faced their own responsibilities in a precarious and wounded world.
This was a violation of liberty which initially took away all the businesses, jobs, and the normal life of Japanese Americans. However, it is clear that U.S government tried to provide them a livable environment inside an internment camps. They were served with three meals a day, they could stay with their families, and they were totally protected with totally armed American soldiers. ( Not only from external threats but the hatred of U.S citizens toward Japanese people were already in uncontrolled level and Japanese internment compass were able to protect themselves from these threats
After Pearl Harbor was attacked many people became anti-Japanese, and were fearful. This fear led the Roosevelt team to make a policy toward these Japanese Americans. This policy consisted of forcing all Japanese Americans to leave their homes, and belongings and go to camps for most of the war. This policy was against many of the most essential constitutional rights of Japanese Americans. About 1,600 prisoners in these camps died, and many lost their properties and businesses because they were forced to leave.
“The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States was the forced relocation and incarceration during World War II of between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry who lived on the Pacific coast in camps in the interior of the country.” (Crawford 1). After the attack, the government felt threatened by the Japanese. Therefore, they could not trust any, even the ones living in the United States. Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps or military camps where they were not allowed to leave.
During WW2, almost all Japanese Americans got their rights taken away from them. They were all placed into internment camps by the United States government. These internment camps left many individuals traumatized and killed. 3 reasons why the United States government was not justified in placing Japanese Americans into internment camps is because they were discriminatory towards them, they believed they were not loyal individuals, and they stripped the Japanese Americans rights as a citizen.
According to the National WWII Museum the US government cited national security as the reason for sending all of these Japanese Americans to internment camps because the American public were fueled to be anti-Japanese because of the Japanese victories in Guam, Malaya, and The Philippines. Another way the government showed that what they were doing was to “prevent espionage”. As a way of doing so President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19th 1942. The order was passed and the camps were created so Japanese Americans would not be allowed the freedom to do as they please meaning they couldn't even go anywhere so this made the American citizens feel safer because there were no Japanese to spy on them if they were in internment camps. Overall it was ruled that, “relocation and internment was justified during circumstances of “emergency and peril ""(Students of History), as a way of saying both national security and preventing espionage were ways the US government justified sending Japanese Americans to internment camps was acceptable during the
The Effect of Women on the Outcome of World War Two World War II effected women tremendously by taking them out of their comfort zones and chucking them into the work force and pushing them to do most of the work men normally would have been doing. The war also effected women by providing opportunities for them to serve in non-traditional roles; in fact, some of them enlisted into the military to serve the United States. The way the war effected women is that they had to take care of family in addition to performing work normally done by men. It was difficult to find people to watch after kids which made life during this time very difficult. After the end of World War II society in general was effected considering the baby boom.
These guys felt the blunt force of discrimination during this time. Japanese-Americans were forced into one of ten permanent camps. This was the result of Executive Order 9066 and Pearl Harbor. These camps were given the name internment camps. The point of internment was to test the loyalty of the Japanese-Americans.
The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII was not justified. After Pearl Harbor, many Americans were scared of the Japanese Americans because they could sabotage the U.S. military. To try and solve the fear President Franklin D Roosevelt told the army in Executive order 9066 to relocate all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. They were relocated to detention centers in the desert. Many of them were in the detention centers for three years.
Women donated cooking pots, children gave up all of their metal toys and farmers sacrificed their old tractors. By helping collect scrap metal people started to believe that they were part of the war because of all of the contribution that they made. The World War 2 changed many American lives throughout the years. Women took over men 's jobs.
Firstly, it was the spike of jobs that occured when the war started, with a large increase of wartime jobs. These positions were filled by women and men that had not volunteered to serve overseas. Other non-wartime jobs were also filled. This meant that after the war ended, all employees of places such as munitions factories would become unemployed. With returning veterans also looking for a job, the number of jobless people increased drastically.