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 Subject: Meta Bernstein (Sam's grandma) & Kay Campbell (Duncan's grandma)**
 * Topic: Homefront During WWII

From the years of 1941 to 1945, World War II affected every American. We will be interviewing two of those Americans. Those who lived on the home front played an important role in the success of the United States. As a result of this, World War II brought about a number of changes in American society that had long-lasting effects and are still around today. Every American's work added up to the ultimate goal of winning the war.

As soon as America entered the war, patriotism went to an all time high. Citizens were willing to carry out blackout drills and civil defense drills. Americans recycled everything from metals to cooking fats. Overall Americans made their lives work with less so they could help the war effort.

Children did things little things around their towns, suburbs and cities that would slowly add up to be a helpful sum. Without help from every piece of the family, including children, the ultimate goal would've had much more trouble. Throughout the average child day they would see advertisements trying to make the normal American citizen go out and help its country by any means necessary. One would be rationed so that the extra food would go oversees. One would save waste paper which could be recycled. Even kids would sell war bonds. With the pride of America in children's hearts the nation was bound for success.

Women began to enter the workforce in huge numbers. Due to all the men across seas fighting, women were working in jobs once reserved for men. They worked as journalists, factory workers, drivers, farmers, mail delivery personnel, garbage collectors, builders and mechanics. Women also played a huge role in the success over seas. They served in the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) and worked in World War II defense industries, and support services etc. The United States would not have succeeded in the war without the monumental help of women.

Resources:

Hanes, Richard C., and Kelly Rudd. //American Home Front in World War II//. Detroit: Thompson Gale, 2005. Print.

Danzer, Gerald, J. Jorge Klor de Alva, Larry S. Krieger, Louis E. Wilson, and Nancy Woloch. //The Americans//. Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell A houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. 730-733. Print

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