American Shipyards

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Classroom Material
Keywords
Ken Burns The War World War II WWII WW2 world war two second world war women workforce gender roles segregation war effort industry labor manufacturers manufacturing factories labor labor force homefront shipbuilding shipyards Mobile Alabama discrimination racism John Hope Franklin African-Americans African American history black history John Gray unemployment Mobile war town manufacturing Clyde Odum Katharine Phillips defense plants women's history rosie the riveter home front war mobilization Ken Burns America WETA
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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American Shipyards

Learning Objectives:

Students will:

  • Analyze how war production pumped new energy to American cities that struggled during the Great Depression.
  • Analyze how the influx of workers to wartowns lead to tensions between the newcomers and residents.

About the Author:

Classroom activities created by Eden McCauslin, a Social Studies and English teacher in Chicago Public Schools. Eden previously taught in the District of Columbia Public Schools.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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