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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 labor market changed radically.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II is a 1994 historical, biographical book by American author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin published by Simon & Schuster.
Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park (8 P) Pages in category "United States home front during World War II" The following 117 pages are in this category, out of 117 total.
Films set on the United States home front during World War II (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Films set on the home front during World War II" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total.
The sisters, who were living in Poland, were separated and put into work camps as teens, not sure they would ever see each other again Fate had other plans, and now living in the U.S., the sisters ...
The United Kingdom home front during World War II covers the political, social and economic history during 1939–1945. The war was expensive and financed through high taxes, selling off assets, and accepting large amounts of Lend Lease from the US and Canada. The US provided $30 billion in munitions, while Canada also contributed aid.
An early parade of the LDV in July 1940. The committee arose from a desire by the American public to provide private arms for the defense of British homes. [1] Offers had been made to the British Purchasing Commission (BPC), responsible for co-ordinating the British procurement of war supplies in North America, by the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies (CDAAA) in early July.