Home Front Basics
What term describes the civilian effort to support the war during WWII?
What is the Home Front?
What is rationing?
Limiting the amount of goods people can buy
What symbol represented women working in factories during WWII?
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
What is propaganda?
Information used to influence opinions or behavior
What group was forced into internment camps during WWII?
Japanese Americans
Name one way civilians contributed to the war effort at home.
Buying war bonds, rationing, factory work, recycling, victory gardens
Name two item that was rationed during WWII.
Gasoline, Rubber, Sugar, Meat, Tires
Why did more women enter the workforce during WWII?
Men were fighting overseas
What emotion was most commonly used in WWII propaganda?
Fear, patriotism, pride, guilt
What event led to Japanese American internment?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Why did the U.S. government need civilian cooperation during WWII?
To support soldiers, conserve resources, and fund the war
Why was rationing necessary during WWII?
To conserve resources for the military
What types of jobs did women take during the war?
Factory work, shipbuilding, aviation, manufacturing
Who was propaganda mainly targeting on the Home Front?
Civilians, workers, women, children
What was the government’s main justification for internment?
National security fears
Which event pushed the U.S. to mobilize the Home Front quickly?
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
What were ration books used for?
To track and limit how much people could buy
How were women treated after WWII ended?
Many were expected to return to traditional roles
How did propaganda encourage rationing or war bond purchases?
By linking sacrifice to patriotism
What rights were violated by internment?
Due process, freedom, property rights
How did the Home Front change daily life for Americans?
Rationing, longer work hours, job shifts, government involvement
Who was most affected by rationing and why?
Poor families; they had fewer resources to adapt
Did women’s wartime work permanently change gender roles? Explain.
Partially; it expanded opportunities but limits remained
What is one danger of propaganda during wartime?
It can exaggerate, spread fear, or justify discrimination
Name one of the Camps in Arkansas
(One start with an R and another starts with a J)
What is Jerome & Rhower Arkansas