WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Americans began to purchase bigger houses to support larger families
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Americans donated much of their time to leisure activity
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Americans began to ration food, purchase war bonds, and grow victory gardens
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Americans began to use breadlines and soup kitchens more than ever
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many Americans supported the war effort by purchasing war bonds. Women replaced men in sports leagues, orchestras and community institutions. Americans grew 60% of the produce they consumed in “Victory Gardens”. The war effort on the United States Home Front was a total effort.
Detailed explanation-2: -As well as encouraging people to grow their own produce, the Victory Garden Program urged Americans to conserve and ration raw materials needed for the war effort, such as cans, fuel, rubber, glass jars, and wax paper.
Detailed explanation-3: -Food, gas and clothing were rationed. Communities conducted scrap metal drives and planted “victory gardens.” To help build the armaments necessary to win the war, women and Blacks found employment as electricians, welders and riveters in defense plants.