World War II Home Front Flashcards

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Key terms for the WWII American home front, from industrial mobilization to civil liberties.

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Executive Order 9066

FDR's 1942 order authorizing the forced internment of ~120,000 Japanese Americans; two-thirds were US citizens.

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Supreme Court ruling (6-3) upholding Japanese American internment as constitutional; later repudiated as race-based injustice.

Rosie the Riveter

Propaganda icon representing the six million women who took industrial jobs during WWII.

War Production Board

Federal agency coordinating conversion of American industry to war production; the US out-produced all Axis nations combined.

Rationing

Government limits on civilian consumption of scarce goods (gasoline, rubber, meat, sugar) to redirect resources to the military.

Double V Campaign

African American WWII campaign: victory over fascism abroad + victory over racial discrimination at home.

Tuskegee Airmen

First Black military aviators in US history; flew 15,500+ combat sorties; compiled a distinguished WWII record.

Civil Liberties Act (1988)

US law apologizing for Japanese American internment and providing $20,000 reparations to surviving internees.

Second Great Migration

Movement of ~1.6 million Black Americans from the South to northern/western cities (1940–1970), accelerated by WWII defense industry jobs.

Victory gardens

Vegetable gardens planted by civilians at home to supplement food supply and reduce pressure on commercial agriculture during WWII.

Lend-Lease Act (1941)

Law allowing the US to lend or lease war supplies to Allied nations without violating neutrality; provided $50 billion in aid.

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