(1.2.f, 1.3.

e) SWBAT
identify and evaluate
the impact of U.S.
involvement on the
American economy.

Given an exit card &

document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy) 1.
Answer 3 MC

questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of mobilization on
U.S. economy.
T-EQ: What impact did
involvement in the
Second World War have
on the United States?
O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
Second World War?

Title: Mobilization and U.S. Involvement in the

Economy
Date: November 12, 2014
Write down the
Topical Essential Question.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT

identify and evaluate
the impact of U.S.
involvement on the
American economy.

Given an exit card &

document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of mobilization on
U.S. economy.
T-EQ: What impact did
involvement in the
Second World War have
on the United States?
O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
Second World War?

The United States declared war on December 8th,

1941

The United States was now fighting a different war

than many others:

0-5: Two-Front War?

The US was not only fighting in one hemisphere,
but in both; the Pacific Stage and the European
Stage
0-5: Total War?
Where all parts of society are dedicated to winning
the war, not just the military.

The US was fighting a TOTAL WAR and required

citizens to join the effort in their own ways.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT

identify and evaluate
the impact of U.S.
involvement on the
American economy.

Given an exit card &

document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of mobilization on
U.S. economy.
T-EQ: What impact did
involvement in the
Second World War have
on the United States?
O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
Second World War?

Selective Service Act was

reinstated in early 1942
There were not enough

volunteers to meet the

needs of the US Armed
Forces

Expanded the draft and

eventually provided
another 10 million
soldiers to meet the
armed forces needs
Required many more

troops to fight the two

front war

TWS Historical Empathy:

Would you volunteer to be a
part of the war effort or would
you wait to be drafted? Justify.
CHALLENGE! - What role do
you think personal finances
played in whether or not
people joined the military?

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT

identify and evaluate
the impact of U.S.
involvement on the
American economy.

Given an exit card &

document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of mobilization on
U.S. economy.
T-EQ: What impact did
involvement in the
Second World War have
on the United States?
O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
Second World War?

The U.S. government

commissioned industries to
begin producing for
warfare
Munitions & arms
Airplanes
Supplies for Allies

Wartime production
brought the United States
economy out of the Great
Depression
Created thousands of jobs
Stimulated the positive

economic cycle

Critique this statement:

Military production
would dramatically
increase our current
economy (2014).
Critique and Justify.
Do you feel the
government should have
had the power to control
so much of the economy
during WWII? Explain!

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT

identify and evaluate
the impact of U.S.
involvement on the
American economy.

Given an exit card &

document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of mobilization on
U.S. economy.
T-EQ: What impact did
involvement in the
Second World War have
on the United States?
O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
Second World War?

Office of Price Administration (OPA) fought

inflation by freezing prices on most goods.
Congress also raised income taxes and extended the tax to

millions of people who had never paid it before.

The Government encouraged Americans to use their extra

cash to buy war bonds.

War Production Board (WPB) ensured that the

armed forces and the war effort (war industries)
received the resources it needed to win the war.
It also organized nationwide recycling campaigns.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT

identify and evaluate
the impact of U.S.
involvement on the
American economy.

Given an exit card &

document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of mobilization on
U.S. economy.
T-EQ: What impact did
involvement in the
Second World War have
on the United States?
O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
Second World War?

Rationing establishing
fixed allotments of goods
deemed essential for the
military.

Examples: meat, shoes,

sugar, coffee, and gasoline

Most Americans accepted

rationing as a personal
contribution to the war
effort.