When the United States decided to join World War II, it impacts the citizens on the homefront by forcing them to work harder to aid the soldiers abroad, so that the the U.S. would have better chance of winning the war. The whole reason why the United States joined WWII was because they were deliberately attacked by the Empire of Japan. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed the naval base in Pearl Harbor, with the intended goal to destroy the Pacific Fleet and other military supplies that was located there. On that day, 2500 men died, with another 1000 wounded. Although the attack did heavy damage, the Japanese attackers were not successful in destroying the whole Pacific Fleet. “The day that will live infamy”, coined by President Franklin D.
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During the Spring of 1942, the Food Rationing Program was started to regulate the the amount of commodities that consumers could obtain. American citizens were asked by the government to ration all the resources they already had, like gas, clothes, and oil. They were also given grocery coupons, which were used so that the upper class couldn’t purchase big amounts of groceries, leaving none for the rest of the shoppers. This was beneficial because this allowed the government to send even more supplies and resources to troops that were fighting abroad in the war (Doc B). By rationing, American citizens showcased the American Core Value of Morality and Humanitarianism. This means that all Americans believe in providing for the less fortunate and that they have to do what is considered right to them. The citizens of the homefront participated in the rationing of goods because they wanted to do the right thing and help the less fortunate soldiers. They did things like carpool to save gas and buying less groceries so that there was more food for the troops By rationing their resources, the citizens granted the government with the opportunity to ship even more necessities to the soldiers overseas, assisting the war cause
During the Spring of 1942, the Food Rationing Program was started to regulate the the amount of commodities that consumers could obtain. American citizens were asked by the government to ration all the resources they already had, like gas, clothes, and oil. They were also given grocery coupons, which were used so that the upper class couldn’t purchase big amounts of groceries, leaving none for the rest of the shoppers. This was beneficial because this allowed the government to send even more supplies and resources to troops that were fighting abroad in the war (Doc B). By rationing, American citizens showcased the American Core Value of Morality and Humanitarianism. This means that all Americans believe in providing for the less fortunate and that they have to do what is considered right to them. The citizens of the homefront participated in the rationing of goods because they wanted to do the right thing and help the less fortunate soldiers. They did things like carpool to save gas and buying less groceries so that there was more food for the troops By rationing their resources, the citizens granted the government with the opportunity to ship even more necessities to the soldiers overseas, assisting the war cause