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Life on the home front during World War II was a significant part of the war effort for all participants and had a major impact on the outcome of the war. Governments became involved with new issues such as rationing, manpower allocation, home defense, evacuation in the face of air raids, and response to occupation by an enemy power.
The United States home front during World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to government-managed rationing and price controls. There was a general feeling of agreement that the sacrifices were for the national good during the war.
The "We Can Do It!" poster was widely seen on the United States home front during World War II; it became popular in the 1980s. Today, it is often associated with the cultural icon Rosie the Riveter, although it does not actually depict her. "I am a good war hen, I eat little and produce a lot." French poster from World War I.
American Civil War Economic history of the American Civil War; Economy of the Confederate States of America; Home front during World War I. German occupation of Belgium during World War I
The Double V campaign, initiated by the Pittsburgh Courier from February 1942, was a drive to promote the fight for democracy in overseas campaigns and at the home front in the United States for African Americans during World War II. The idea of the Double V originated from a letter written by James G. Thompson on January 31, 1942.
Home front during World War II (6 C, 27 P) M. Military economics (7 C, 45 P) Military logistics (13 C, 77 P) ... Civil defense; Combat support; H. Home front during ...
During the war almost 7,000 Civil Defence workers were killed. [1] In all some 1.5 million men and women served within the organisation during World War Two. Over 127,000 full-time personnel were involved at the height of the Blitz but by the end of 1943 this had dropped to 70,000.
Second Italo-Abyssinian War (October 3, 1935 – February 19, 1937) Spanish Civil War (July 17, 1936 – April 1, 1939) S-Plan (January 16, 1939 – March 1940) Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine (March 14–18, 1939) Slovak-Hungarian War (March 23 – 31, 1939) Italian invasion of Albania (April 7–12, 1939)