World War One and the Homefront
World War One was truly a war that involved the entire United States population - not just the soldiers. It did not matter your age, gender, or race, as everyone was able to play a part to help the United States win. The United States federal government also played a HUGE role in regulating the economy to ensure the products needed for war got there. How was this accomplished?
War Industries Board Propaganda
World War Two and the Homefront
The power of the United States industry was on full force during this war. Much like World War One, each citizen played a role in winning this war. This time, though, it was on a level that had never been seen before.
"There is one front and one battle where everyone in the United States—every man, woman, and child—is in action, and will be privileged to remain in action throughout this war. That front is right here at home, in our daily lives, and in our daily tasks."
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 28 April 1942 |
World War Two Propaganda
"[African-Americans] could see the vestiges of discrimination here, that California was going to be exactly like Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia and every place else if we didn't do something." - Tarea Hall Pittman, community organizer who helped newly arrived southern blacks adjust to their new life in California
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"I think a lot of women said, Screw that noise. 'Cause they had a taste of freedom, they had a taste of making their own money, a taste of spending their own money, making their own decisions. I think the beginning of the women's movement had its seeds right there in World War Two." - Dellie Hahne, an educator who worked as a nurse's aid for the Red Cross during the war