The bloodiest and most gruesome war known to man had an affect on everybody, including those who were miles away from the battlefield. From 1939 to 1945, soldiers all around the world risked their lives to fight for the country they loved. In 1942 America entered the war fueled by revenge following the events of pearl harbor. The sense of nationalism and pride was sensed and felt around the country. The war took a toll on American lives at home, including, the need for the rationing of resources, women now taking on jobs of men, the acquired xenophobia and the numerous number of casualties affecting families.
The need for supplies resulted in the rationing of everyday items and resources such as rubber, oil and food. As displayed on the propaganda …show more content…
Xenophobia, or the fear of foreigners, was a certain aspect of the war that caused certain actions to be made. For example, the picture of an internment camp displays 3 Japanese kids behind a barbed fence gazing into the field (doc 5). This demonstrates the fear of people back on the homefront and how they let fear control their actions. After pearl harbor, all Japanese people were seen as threats and potential spies. Americans feared that the Japanese living in California were dangerous and might still be loyal to the emperor. Fred Korematsu was a prime example of how fear caused many Americans to be bias and racist. During the Fred Korematsu case, Korematsu used the 5th amendment to defend his claim and that the government had deprived him of his freedom and liberty. He still lost the case though as the supreme court justified his relocation. Furthermore, the amount of casualties affected life on the home front because it tore apart families and allowed for more women to work in factories. Document 6 displays a table showing the amount of deaths of a specific race during World War 2. World War 2 caused 405,400 total military deaths which were primarily male subsequently leading to women having to take over the jobs. Not only did the deaths destroy families but gave women a new task and a chance to fulfill the men’s
The need for supplies resulted in the rationing of everyday items and resources such as rubber, oil and food. As displayed on the propaganda …show more content…
Xenophobia, or the fear of foreigners, was a certain aspect of the war that caused certain actions to be made. For example, the picture of an internment camp displays 3 Japanese kids behind a barbed fence gazing into the field (doc 5). This demonstrates the fear of people back on the homefront and how they let fear control their actions. After pearl harbor, all Japanese people were seen as threats and potential spies. Americans feared that the Japanese living in California were dangerous and might still be loyal to the emperor. Fred Korematsu was a prime example of how fear caused many Americans to be bias and racist. During the Fred Korematsu case, Korematsu used the 5th amendment to defend his claim and that the government had deprived him of his freedom and liberty. He still lost the case though as the supreme court justified his relocation. Furthermore, the amount of casualties affected life on the home front because it tore apart families and allowed for more women to work in factories. Document 6 displays a table showing the amount of deaths of a specific race during World War 2. World War 2 caused 405,400 total military deaths which were primarily male subsequently leading to women having to take over the jobs. Not only did the deaths destroy families but gave women a new task and a chance to fulfill the men’s