EQ: How did WWII affect South Carolina and its people?

1. EQ: How did WWII affect South Carolina and its people? QUIZ TODAY!! Write down EQ in planner Get notebook paper for quiz Clear desk Wait quietly! 

2. During World War II How South Carolina was effected

3. Economically • WWII ended the Great Depression • SC enjoyed full employment • Joined the Armed Forces, but led to less people to work the farms. • Some left farms for mill jobs • People rationed rare items during the war • Expansion of Military Bases to meet needs • Fort Jackson • Parris Island • Charleston Naval Base • New Air Base in Columbia • Women now went to work

4. Industries • Industries were making war products again, resulting in the increase of our economy (last slide). • Less unemployment • More mill/industry jobs than farming • Created clothing, sheets, backpacks, and other textile supplies for soldiers

5. Agriculture • Less jobs during the war because there was a higher demand for war supplies. • Many African Americans were involved in the war effort, so they left the farms to serve or to work in the mill/factory for higher wages.

6. African Americans in SC • Joined the Armed Forces • Many left farms for factory jobs in SC towns

7. James F. Byrnes Director of economic stabilization Director of war mobilization for FDR during WWII. Secretary of State under Harry Truman

8. After World War II How South Carolina was effected

9. Economically • Prosperity continued in South Carolina • Based on Manufacturing & Tourism • Spending increased- • Now people could buy goods that they couldn’t during the war • People saved money during the war that they were now able to spend. • GI Bill Benefits was money for veterans to get an education, buy house, or start a new business. • Thurmond helped SC’s economic growth

10. Strom Thurmond • Governor 1947-51, Dixiecrat nominee for President in 1948, long-time senator • Expansion & modernization of ports in Charleston • One of nation’s leading seaports by the 1950’s • Container facilities • Education reform- • 9 months • 12th grade added to high school • SC Trade School- technical colleges • Highways/ roads improved • Supported Segregation, but fought for Civil Rights

11. Industries • “Right to work”- • Employees were allowed to work in a factory without joining a union. • Now had a more educated work force • State Development Board- • To attract industries to South Carolina • Recruits businesses to SC

12. Agriculture • Mechanization- • Crops harvested by machine (soybeans) • Less people to work the farm after WWII, so they depended on machines more. • Since cotton was harvested by hand, there was less grown in SC. • Fertilizer • Falling prices led to depression of crops again. • SC’s economy was no longer agricultural. • Less people lived in rural areas

13. African Americans in SC • Still discriminated against • FDR ordered SC to offer some jobs in wartime industries. • They also moved off SC farms in search of better economic and social opportunities in the cities of the North and West.

14. Tourism in the state Promoted tourism to southern cities in the summer because of the warmer climate Charleston and Myrtle Beach- popular vacation spots Aiken and Camden for horse races and hunting Former Plantations Large tracts of land owned by the state Used to state parks (tourism) and research of plant life

15. Tourism continued… Highways after the 1920’s Fast food and motels The availability of more automobiles made the tourism industry boom because people could travel farther Air conditioning Because SC is so hot in the summer, air conditioning in vehicles and motels made traveling easier More people traveling and retiring to these places after war time.