Home front during World War II

Due to the turmoil of World War II, various organization and agencies were constructed in order to rally support among citizens located on the home front. Organizations such as the Boy Scout of America were successful in providing the United States government with help which allowed them to focus on the more important matters facing the nation at the time. The Boy Scouts of America played large roles in the wartime efforts of the United States by garnering support for troops overseas by…

World War II changed both the types of work women would do and how challenging the work was. World War II provided various opportunities for women to apply for jobs that would have never been open to women before. Some major contributions that women gave America during World War Two is support, factory working, auxiliary forces and nursing. In this brutal war many soldiers would often lose faith and hope rather quickly. They would forget about everything they have to live for like their…

World War I and World War II were periods of change and adaptation for London citizens; the city itself was attacked several times, food became scarce and was rationed, and the able bodied men of the city were sent off to fight. The lack of men left in the city lead to a major changes for everyone that remained there, but specifically contributed to many changes for the women. These changes were focused on how women functioned in society and the roles that they played while the men were fighting…

During World War II, both the Japanese-American internees and the American POWs in Japan were feeling “invisible” and were also trying to “resist being invisible”. During the World War II, or the effects of-of it, Louie and Miné and some of their other friends and family were captured by the Japanese and were sent to one of there camps. The Japanese had some very strict rules and anyone who betrays those rules or doesn’t follow them will be isolated and dehumanized. Both Americans and…

starting families. The woman’s group is a group of women that work instead of men when men go to the war. Almost 400,000 women served the armed forces—a number that exceeded total male troop strength in 1939. During WWII, the role of women in the service and on the home front has expanded immensely. Women worked in nursing services, Air Force, Navy, Army, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. During this period some trade unions serving traditionally male occupations like engineering began to…

Just a few years after the last global conflict, the Second World War began. World War II was the most deadly and most widespread war in history. World War II was the most significant period of the 20th century. It brought about major leaps in technology and increased groundwork which permitted post-war social changes. WWII also made changes in the civil rights movemen, and the modern women’s rights movement, and also the programs for exploring outer space. The main opponents were the Axis…

When discussing about World War II, one might think about Hitler, the axis powers, the allies, and the “winners” and “losers” of this global war. Rarely does one consider how propaganda played a crucial role during this significant movement. Specifically, one fails to recognize the blunt, racist propaganda that was exposed to civilians. This would be the last thing on one’s mine when discussing World War II but that is just it. Propaganda did play a massive role; however, it has been brushed to…

that new gender roles for women created during the war existed alongside traditional beliefs concerning their primary domestic duties” (Lindsey, 2011, pg. 125). Just like that of World War II when the women were expected to leave the home front, and fill those jobs in the factories, shipyards, and mills that once was only maned by the breadwinners alone “men”. Although, many women would agree they loved the fact that they now had new found freedom away from home, they also knew it was going to…

During the course of World War II, soldiers sent letters home describing the events and conditions of the war; for historians, these letters give front-line insight to the war and of the “Greatest Generation.” George Hynes wrote a letter home from Amberley Stalion, Australia on 26 January 1941 mentioning a secret mission he hoped to take part of to save “the lives of [his] friends.” George Jr. wrote to his mom and dad to thank them for raising him in a good home, he even said, “if everyone had…

World War II, was known to be a “people’s war,” fighting to end imperialism, racism, totalitarianism and militarism throughout the world. The United State’s involvement indeed contributed to global change, but the profound changes that occurred on the home front during World War II ultimately reconstructed the social and economic structure of the United States for decades to come. War-culture America during WWII reinvigorated the economy, while offering abundant opportunities to minority groups…