American History Chapter 24-4

The Home Front

• HISTORY’S VOICES• “Not all of us can have the privilege of fighting our

enemies in distant parts of the world … But there is one front and one battle where everyone in the United States is in action. That front is right here at home.”

• —Franklin D. Roosevelt, radio address, April 28, 1942

Victory garden

Sacrifice and Struggle at Home• Rationing- Limiting the use of certain products.– Butter, coffee, sugar, meat, gas.– Ration books were distributed.

• Scrap drives were held:– Citizens collected scrap metal, glass, rubber.

Other Ways Americans Supported War• Americans bought millions of dollars worth of war

bonds.– 85 million Americans bought bonds, raising $185 billion.

Poster Propaganda

Dealing With the Emotional Toll

• Americans read the news reports written by journalist Ernie Pyle.

• Read the cartoons by cartoonist Bill Mauldin.

Winning American Support• Propaganda-Information and ideas designed to gain

support for a cause. (OWI)

Impact of Hollywood• 1940s: 90 million Americans attended movies each

week.• Hollywood produced WWII propaganda.– Made patriotic films.– Movie stars promoted bonds & entertained troops.

Japanese Internment• After Pearl Harbor, people discriminated against

Japanese Americans.• Internment Camps- Executive Order 9066 forced

relocation and confinement of Japanese Americans.– Many lost their homes & businesses.– Many joined the military & fought bravely for the U.S.

• Survivors were given an apology and a payment from the gov’t.– 1988: President Reagan issued an apology and

dispersed a $1.8 billion reparation.