Home front during World War II

were the great depression, and world war II, ever since was elected into office, he had a goal of a new deal that would bring the United States out of depression, and despite some of the people who did not like this idea at all, it has greatly helped save the United States. FDR also went through tough times in World War II, where he had to keep the United States together, and also his greatest ally, The United Kingdom. Franklin D. Roosevelt: The New Deal and War, was the book chosen to be…

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, Americans flocked to their local shopping centers to purchase the latest and greatest consumer goods. Thanks to higher wages, the GI Bill, and a booming job market, consumers used their new spending power to purchase a wide array of products including televisions, washing machines, refrigerators, toaster ovens, and vacuum cleaners. Among the most desired of these postwar products was the latest in bug-killing technology, a chemical known as DDT…

dominated the hockey world consistently for the past decade, this era of Soviet superiority came to an end as the underdog American team routed the Soviets four to three, moving to the next round of competition with a chance to win the gold medal in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. The game symbolized confrontation between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) after decades of being locked in a proxy war. The Cold War, most notably…

States entered World War II on December 7, 1941 after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After this women began to take a role in helpping the war effort after men enlisted in the military and rushed off to war. Many women started to loose their homemaker image and work outside the home. By 1945 one out of every four married women worked outside of the home. These women changed everyday women 's roles by working in industry, military, and the community around them. World War II…

American women had a big effect on World War Two and World War Two changed the way America saw its women. American women served their country in the armed forces, in industry, and on the home front. Over 350,000 women served at home and abroad in the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. After the Pearl Harbor attacks women could serve in army, navy, marines and coast guard. The military needed women to do smaller tasks to free up men for active duty. Women served in auxiliary…

World War Two was filled with sorrow and hardship worldwide. The second world war officially lasted from 1939 to 1945, but the conflicts that led up to this began before this date. “…the Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths.”- History.com. The war consisted of many terrible things including the mass killing of many minorities such as gypsies and homosexuals, but…

World War II: The Great War, Versailles, and Hitler When World War I ended the American attitude toward Germany was one of apathy and resolution. This ,coupled with the shared shrewdness and vengeful demands toward Germany inside the Treaty of Versailles, as well as Hitler's increasingly isolationist and Aryan views of the world and power, led to the catastrophe that was World War II. Even before the end of World War I, the American populous felt that anything German- music, food, language-…

Many young Japanese-Americans, or Nisei, were released from their bonds and captivity in the relocation camps and were allowed to further their education in college or join and fight in World War II. Many of these Nisei went on to join the army and created the 442nd Infantry Regiment.The most decorated regiment in all of United States history, the 442nd Infantry Regiment, was composed almost entirely of these Nisei. 14,000 men served in the…

live through World War II in internment camps after the executive order 9066 was passed. The artists depicted mainly scenes of the internment camps through the eyes of those trapped on the inside. I found a painting by Kenjiro…

Eleanor Roosevelt was born in October, America and died in New York in the month of November 1962 and she was Franklin Roosevelt’s wife, the first lady of America (O'Farrell, 2010).Eleanor’s parents were Elliott and Anna Roosevelt whereby she grew up in a wealthy family who were committed to serving the community. However, Eleanor’s at the age of ten years went to stay with her relatives after the death of her parents. The coursework explains how Eleanor Roosevelt positively impacted the…