WWIIHomefrontDBQ

America'sisolationfromwarendedonDecember7,1941,whenJapanstagedasurpriseattackon
AmericanmilitaryinstallationsinthePacific.ThemostdevastatingstrikecameatPearlHarbor,the
HawaiiannavalbasewheremuchoftheUSPacificFleetwasmoored.Inatwohourattack,Japanese
warplanessankordamaged18warshipsanddestroyed164aircraft.Over2,400servicemenand
civilianslosttheirlives.
"Nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustoovercomethispremeditatedinvasion,theAmericanpeoplein
theirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory."PresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt,December
8,1941
ThoughstunnedbytheeventsofDecember7,Americanswerealsoresolute.OnDecember8,
PresidentRooseveltaskedCongresstodeclarewaragainstJapan.Thedeclarationpassedwithjust
onedissentingvote.Threedayslater,GermanyandItaly,alliedwithJapan,declaredwarontheUnited
States.Americawasnowdrawnintoaglobalwar.IthadalliesinthisfightmostimportantlyGreat
BritainandtheSovietUnion.ButthejobthenationfacedinDecember1941wasformidable.
Excerptfrom:
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/forstudents/ww2history/americagoestowar.html

21stCenturySkills
Effectivewrittencommunicationwritinganessay
Analyzinginformationanalyzingdocuments
Criticalthinkingcreatinganargumentandsupportingitwithevidence

Task
1. Read,annotate,andsummarizeallofthedocumentexcerptsincludedinthispacket.Payclose
attentiontothewaysthatWorldWarIIaffectedAmericansathome.Trytocategorizethe
documentsinto3or4categories.

2. WriteawellconstructedDBQthataddressesthefollowingprompt:
AnalyzetheeffectsthatWorldWarIIhadontheAmericanhomefront.

3. YourDBQshouldincludeathesisstatementintheintroductionparagraphthatclearlyresponds
totheaboveprompt.Thethesisstatementshouldidentifythreesignificantareasoflifeonthe
AmericanhomefrontthatwereimpactedbyWorldWarII.

4. Eachofthethreeareasyouidentifiedinyourthesisstatementshouldformthetopicsentence
foreachofyourthreebodyparagraphs.Rememberatopicsentenceislikeaminithesis
statementforeachparagraph.Ittellsyourreaderwhattheparagraphwillbeabout.

5. Withineachbodyparagraph,youmustreferenceandandexplainatleast2documentsas
supportforyourargument.

6. Includeashortconclusionandmakesurethatyouhaveproofreadyourwriting.

7. ThisassignmentshouldbetypedandisdueonThursday4/30


Document#1:SongLyricsto
Hes1AintheArmyandHesA1inMyHeart
byHelenForrest
(1941)

Fromcoasttocoastinthisgreatnation
Eachmanhasgotaclassification
Praytellme,praytellme,what'syours
I'vegotaguywho'sreallysomethin'
Thismanofmine,heain'tmissin'nothin'
NowonderI'mhappytosay...

He's1Ainthearmyandhe'sA1inmyheart
He'sgonetohelpthecountrythathelpedhimtogetastart
IlovehimsobecauseIknowhewantstodohispart
Forhe's1Ainthearmyandhe'sA1inmyheart

Andjustincaseyou'requizzical,I'mgonnatellyounow
Hepassedthetoughestphysical,hepassedit,folks,andhow!
ForIknowwhyheratessohighonUncleSammy'schart
'Causehe's1Ainthearmyandhe'sA1inmyheart

Stepupfolksandseethefun,here'sthatbuglemannumberA1

Folks,ifyou'renotsatisfied,here'swhatwehavetoshow
Howthatwouldsoundwhenmultiplied,fourbuglesinarow

NowyouknowseewhytheyratesohighonUncleSammy'schart
'Causehe's1Ainthearmyandhe'sA1inmyheart

Document#2:USPoster(1942)

Document#3:
LyricstoArmsfortheLoveofAmerica
byIrvingBerlin(1941)

Onlandandontheseaandintheair
We'vegottabethere,we'vegottabethere
Americaissoundingheralarm
We'vegottahavearms,we'vegottahavearms

ArmsfortheloveofAmerica!
Theyspeakinaforeignland,withweaponsineveryhand
Whatevertheytry,we'vegottareply
Inlanguagethattheyunderstand

ArmsfortheloveofAmerica!
Andfortheloveofeverymother'sson
Who'sdependingontheworkthatmustbedone
Bythemanbehindthemanbehindthegun

They'reinthecampsandinthetrainingschools
Nowgive'emthetools,they'vegottahavetools
Wecalledthemfromthefactoriesandthefarms
Nowgive'emthearms,they'vegottahavearms

We'vegottagetintheraceandworkatalivelypace
Theysayoverhere,we'venothingtofear
Butlet'sgetreadyjustincase
ArmsfortheloveofAmerica!

Ohthefightforfreedomcanbelostorwon
Bythemanbehindthemanbehindthegun

ArmsfortheloveofAmerica!
FortheloveofAmerica,
Arms!

Document#4:
PosterbyJonWhitcombfortheU.S.Navy(1944)

Document#5
:
ChartonU.S.GrossNationalProduct19391946

Document#6:AdeleErenburgonDefenseWork(19421945)

WhenthewarstartedIwastwentysix,unmarried,andworkingasacosmeticsclerkinadrugstorein
LosAngeles.Iwasrunningthewholedepartment,handlingtheinventoryandallthat.Itseemed
asinine,though,tobesellinglipstickwhenthecountrywasatwar.IfeltthatIwascapableofdoing
somethingmorethanthattowardthewareffort

Forme,defenseworkwasthebeginningofmyemancipationasawoman.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeI
foundoutthatIcoulddosomethingwithmyhandsbesidesbakeapie.IfoundoutthatIhadmanual
dexterityandthementalitytoreadblueprintsandguages,andtobeinquisitiveenoughaboutthingsto
developskillsotherthantheconventionalrolesthatwomenhadatthattime.Ihadthe
consciousnessraisingexperienceofbeingtheonlywomaninthemachineshopandhavingthemantle
ofchallengelaiddownbythemen,whichstimulatedmycompetitivenessandforcedmetoprove
myself.This...gavemealotofselfconfidence.

Document#7:ThingsThatOnlyMenHadDoneBeforebyWilmonaEspinosa(1942)

InJuly1942IleftGrandJunction,Colorado,whereIgrewup,andcametoSanDiegowithmy
brotherinlawandmysister.Iwas19andmyfiancehadjoinedtheArmyandwasinWashingtonstate.
Inmymind,SanDiegosoundedclosertoWashingtonthanColorado,andIthoughtthatwouldmakeit
easierforustoseeeachother.Ialsowantedtodosomethingtohelpthecountrygetthewaroverwith
andIknewtherewerealotofdefensejobsinSanDiego.

IappliedforajobatRohrAircraft,andtheysentmetoasixweektrainingschool.Youlearnedhowto
useanelectricdrill,howtodoprecisiondrilling,howtorivet.Ihadntseenanythinglikearivetgunor
anelectricdrillmotorbefore...ButIwasaneagerlearner,andIsoonbecameanoutstandingriveter.

AtRohr,IworkedrivetingtheboomdoorsonP38s[afighterplane].Theywerebig,long,hugedoors
thathadthreeorfourthicknessesofskins,andyouhadtorivetthoseskinstogether.Everythinghadto
beprecise.Itallhadtopassinspection

Document#8:LifeinaJapaneseInternmentCampbyCharlesKukuchi(1942)

ThewholefamilypitchedintobuildournewhomeatTanforan.Weraidedtheclubhouse[Tanforan
hadbeenahorseracingparkhurriedlyconvertedintoarelocationcenter]andtoreoffthelinoleumfrom
thebartableandputitonourfloor

Therearestillmanyproblemstobesolvedsuchasheating,cleanerdishes,morevarietyoffoods,
recreationalandothersocialproblemsbuttheywillmostlikelybesettledintime.

Isawasoldierinatallguardhousenearthebarbedwirefenceanddidnotlikeitbecauseitreminded
meofaconcentrationcamp.IamwonderingwhattheeffectswillbeontheJapanesesocutofffrom
theworldlikethis...Ihardlyknowhowthewarisgoingnow

IstillthinkitisabigmistaketoevacuatealltheJapanese.Segregationistheleastdesirablethingthat
couldhappenanditcertainlyisgoingtoincreasetheproblemoffuturesocialadjustments.Howcanwe
expecttodevelopAmericanizationwhentheyareallputtogetherwiththestigmaofdisloyaltypointedat
them[theJapanese]?IamconvincethattheNisei[secondgenerationJapaneseAmericans]could
becomegoodAmericansandwillbe,iftheyarenottreatedwithasmuchsuspicion.

Document#9:PresidentRooseveltsExecutiveOrder9066(1942)

Whereasthesuccessfulprosecutionofthewarrequireseverypossibleprotectionagainstespionage
[spying]andagainstsabotagetonationaldefensematerial,nationaldefensepremises,and
nationaldefenseutilities...ByvirtueoftheauthorityvestedinmeasPresidentoftheUnitedStates,and
CommanderinChiefoftheArmyandNavy,IherebyauthorizeanddirecttheSecretaryofWar,andthe
MilitaryCommanderswhomhemayfromtimetotimedesignate...toprescribemilitaryareas...from
whichanyorallpersonsmaybeexcluded,andwithrespecttowhich,therightofanypersontoenter,
remainin,orleaveshallbesubjecttowhateverrestrictionstheSecretaryofWarortheappropriate
MilitaryCommandermayimpose....TheSecretaryofWarisherebyauthorizedtoprovideforresidents
ofanysucharea...transportation,food,shelter,andotheraccommodationsasmaybenecessary.

IherebyfurtherauthorizeanddirecttheSecretaryofWarandthesaidMilitaryCommanderstotake
suchotherstepsasheortheappropriateMilitaryCommandermaydeemadvisabletoenforce
compliancewiththerestrictionsapplicable...includingtheuseofFederaltroops

Document#10:USPoster(1943)

Document#11:InstructionsforRationingBook(1943)

Document#12:USPoster(1943)

Outline

Introduction


YourthesisshouldidentifythreesignificantareasoflifeontheAmericanhomefrontthatwere
impactedbyWorldWarII.

#1____________________#2____________________#3____________________

BodyParagraph#1
Impactedarea#1____________________

Topicsentence:

Evidencetosupportthis:

Document#_____

Explain:

Document#_____

Explain:

BodyParagraph#2
Impactedarea#2____________________

Topicsentence:

Evidencetosupportthis:

Document#_____

Explain:

Document#_____

Explain:

BodyParagraph#3
Impactedarea#3____________________

Topicsentence:

Evidencetosupportthis:

Document#_____

Explain:

Document#_____

Explain:

Conclusion:

Restatethesisindifferentwords:

Concludingstatements:

GradingRubric

Thesisstatementclearlyaddressesthepromptandincludes3specificeffectsofWWIIontheAmerican
homefront

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2
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Bodyparagraphsarefocusedonasingletopicthatreflectsthethesisstatement

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2
3
4
5

Eachbodyparagraphreferencesatleast2differentdocumentsthatarerelevanttothetopic

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2
3
4
5

Documentsareaccuratelyandthoroughlyexplained

1
2
3
4
5

EssayreflectsoverallaccurateandthoroughunderstandingofWorldWarIIsimpactontheAmerican
homefront

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2
3
4
5

Essayhasbeenproofreadforspellingandgrammarmistakes

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2
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4
5

TOTAL:__________/30points