Homefront in WWII
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| Rationing | Limiting the use of certain items during wartime (during WWII, items such as gasoline, rubber, meat, sugar and more)
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| Internment | The imprisonment or confinement of a large group of people without charges being brought, a trial, or sometimes even evidence of wrongdoing. Example: Japanese Americans in WWII
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| Women in WWII | During WWII large numbers of women served in the military for the first time, and large numbers of women went to work in factories (Rosie the Riveter)
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| Victory Gardens | Americans were encouraged to grow these in an effort to grow more food and allow food from large farms to be sent to Europe for the war effort
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| Tuskegee Airmen | 332nd Fighter Group was an all African American group of fighter pilots who shot down more than 200 enemy planes.
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| War Bonds | An effort to fund the war (also helped control inflation). Purchasers would get a small return on their investment as well as being able to feel they were contributing to the war effort
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| Propaganda | Information designed to promote a specific point of view. Generally designed to get a person to think or do a certain thing. Example: Rosie the Riveter
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| mobilization | military and civilian preparations for war
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| Rosie the Riveter | Advertising campaign (propaganda) designed to encourage women to work in factories during WWII
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| Scrap Metal Drives | Designed to conserve materials and contribute materials for war supplies (tanks, guns, planes, etc)
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