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After the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, Series E bonds became known as war bonds. On June 4, 1943, students of the south-central district of the Chicago Public Schools purchased $263,148.83 in war bonds—enough to finance 125 jeeps, two pursuit planes and a motorcycle.
Canada's involvement in the First World War began in 1914, with Canadian war bonds called "Victory Bonds" after 1917. [7] The first domestic war loan was raised in November 1915, but not until the fourth campaign of November 1917 was the term Victory Loan applied.
The USA entered the Second World War in December 1941 and the entertainment industry was used to shape opinion and foster support. The main focus that the US wanted to make on films was their own historical phenomena and a spread of US culture. [4] The war films made focused mostly on the "desperate affirmation" and the "societal tensions". [4]
The U.S. government first issued Series E bonds to fund itself during World War II, and it continued to sell them until 1980, when Series EE bonds superseded them. Series E bonds are no longer issued.
In December 1941, the U.S. entered World War II, and Dietrich became one of the first public figures to help sell war bonds. She toured the U.S. from January 1942 to September 1943 (appearing before 250,000 troops on the Pacific Coast leg of her tour alone) and was reported to have sold more war bonds than any other star. [41] [42]
Filled collection booklets could later be used to purchase Series E war bonds. For example, a full 25-cent booklet contained 75 stamps and was worth $18.75, which was the initial price of a $25 war bond. Thus, a full 25-cent booklet would be exchanged for a $25 war bond with a time to maturity of ten years. [8]
War bond rallies and drives were common, and were staged at many social events. [241] Teachers passed out booklets to children to allow them to save toward a bond by purchasing war bond stamps. [242] Marlene Dietrich and many other female movie stars sold many thousands of dollars' worth of war bonds. [243]
Tickets were sold to fans in the form of the war bonds. Forty thousand unreserved tickets were sold for a $25 war bond each, with almost 10,000 reserved and box seats available for $100 or $1,000 bonds. [2] All three teams had win–loss records above .500 entering the exhibition.