The Sleeping Giant Awakens The United States and World War II Domestic Mobilization.
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Domestic MobilizationWhat was unemployment at its peak during the Depression?25%.
What was unemployment in 1945?1.9%.
Needs to be addressed before going into war?1. Men2. Money3. Materials4. Making the Nation “safe”5. Scientific Achievements
Iron & steel workers in the 1940s
Unemployed during the 1930s
Waking the “Sleeping Giant”Raising an ArmyDraft passed in 1940 with 71% of the nation supporting it.
US Army before World War II?180,000
US Army in 1945?15 million
Women and Minorities in the War?250,000 women in service across all branchesMore than one million minorities in the military.
Waking the “Sleeping Giant”Supplying the Military
In 1944, the United States was on average producing:One plane every five minutes.
One warship everyday.
How did the Nation afford to do this?Bonds and Taxes.
Waking the “Sleeping Giant”American Production During World War II
By the end of the war the United States would produce:
60,973 tanks19,926 German2,464 Japanese
303,695 planes119,907 German80,787 Japanese
Battleships created?10
Aircraft carriers?27
Cruisers/Destroyer?907
Guns for tanks, planes, etc?41,000
Steel production in tons?434,000
Military vehicles of all types?2.4mi
Carbines and rifles?12.5mi
Yards of cotton textile?36bn
Bullets and ammunition?41bn
America on the Home FrontEntertainment at Home
During World War II entertainment at home changed in various ways. How did movie stars and athletes fair during the war?
"There's no crying in baseball!"