US History › Section N · World War II and the early Cold War › Topic N.2
The World War II home front
No battles were fought on the American mainland, yet the war remade daily life there. It ended the Depression, moved millions of people, and opened jobs to women and Americans of colour, while fear and racism led to the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans.
In this topic
- Turning factories to war
- Rationing, taxes and bonds
- Raising an army
- Rosie the Riveter
- A nation on the move
- The Double V campaign
- Mexican Americans and the Zoot Suit Riots
- Japanese American incarceration
- Worked example: Korematsu and redress
- Worked example: did the war advance equality?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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