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Bellwork January 29, 2014

Bellwork January 29, 2014. Placed around the room you will find pictures from WWII. On the sheet provided to you answer the questions for each picture that you see, the pictures are numbered so make sure you write down the number. When I say change please move to another picture

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Bellwork January 29, 2014

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  1. Bellwork January 29, 2014 • Placed around the room you will find pictures from WWII. • On the sheet provided to you answer the questions for each picture that you see, the pictures are numbered so make sure you write down the number. • When I say change please move to another picture • There should be minimal talking

  2. Women and the War • New opportunities • More women than ever entered the work force • Rosie the Riveter • Encouraged women to take factory jobs • Earned less then men • War ends, what happens to their jobs? • Women were sent home and back to the kitchen • The war changed public opinion about women’s right to work

  3. African Americans and the War • About 1 Million African American men and women served in the armed forces during the war • At first most were given low-level assignments • Segregation • 1942 the Army began to train whites and African Americans together • Allowed to take combat assignments

  4. Tuskegee Airmen • Shot down more than 200 enemy planes • Benjamin Davis, Jr., became the first African American general in the United States Air Force

  5. Asking for change • Summer 1941, labor leader, A. Philip Randolph demanded that the government ban discrimination against African Americans in defense industries • Planned a demonstration in Washington • Persuaded by FDR to call of the demonstration • Fair Employment Practices Commission- combatted discrimination in industries that help government contracts

  6. Asking for Change • Large numbers of African Americans moved from the rural south to industrialized cities in North and the West • In some cities, racial tensions turned to violence which sometimes resulted in death • Langston Hughes • “Yet you say we’re fightin’ for democracy. Then why don’t democracy include me?”

  7. Hispanic Americans • 250,000 served in the armed forces • Medal of Honor • Awarded to 12 Mexican Americans • Mercedes Cubría • First Hispanic women officer in the Women’s Army Corps • HoracioRivero • From Puerto Rico- first 4-star admiral since 1870 • Barcero Program • U.S. labor agents recruited thousands of farm and railroad workers from Mexico • Stimulated emigration from Mexico during the war

  8. BRAIN BREAK • Everyone stand up and turn around 5 times then sit back down • Careful not to make yourself dizzy

  9. Arizona’s Contribution

  10. Native Americans • Many left reservations to work in the defense industry • Thousands served in the armed forces • Ira Hayes • Pima Native American • Marine corporal • 1 of the 6 who raised the flag on Iwo Jima

  11. Code Talkers • Who were they? • Native Americans • What tribe did they represent? • Navajo • What language did they speak? • Diné • Where were they stationed? • Pacific Theater

  12. The Code- How it worked • Use Navajo word, take the first letter of English word • Wol-la-chee Ant • Be-la sana Apple • Tse-hill Axe • AAA  Navy • Navajo words unrelated to the English word • Besh-lo  iron fish • submarine • Dah-he-tih-hi  hummingbird • fighter plane • Debeh-li-zine  black street • squad

  13. Your Turn • Homework: worth 15 points • I want you to make your own code • You can work alone of with a partner • Make 10 code words for words that you used everyday OR • Make a code for 2 COMPLETE Sentences • This will be due tomorrow January 30, 2014 • Be prepared to share with the class • Most importantly make sure that you are using appropriate words

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