Homefront-United States-World War II | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-16

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_home_front_during_World_War_II


00:01:59 1 Controls and taxes
00:06:05 2 Personal savings
00:08:11 3 Labor
00:10:05 3.1 Women
00:13:48 3.2 Farming
00:15:31 3.3 Children
00:16:08 3.4 Teenagers
00:17:13 3.5 Labor unions
00:22:30 4 Civilian support for war effort
00:25:59 4.1 Draft
00:29:09 4.2 Pacifism
00:30:43 4.3 Suspected disloyalty
00:31:38 5 Population movements
00:33:00 5.1 Racial tensions
00:34:25 6 Role of women
00:35:01 6.1 Employment
00:39:32 6.2 Nursing
00:40:11 6.3 Volunteer activities
00:41:24 6.4 Baby boom
00:43:00 6.5 Housewives
00:43:55 7 Racial politics of the war
00:44:06 7.1 Immigration policies during and after World War II
00:46:35 7.2 Internment
00:50:19 7.3 FEPC
00:52:31 7.4 African Americans and the Double V campaign
00:54:41 7.5 Racism in propaganda
00:57:06 8 Wartime politics
00:58:25 9 Propaganda and culture
00:59:30 9.1 Posters
01:00:22 9.2 Bond drives
01:01:13 9.3 Hollywood
01:05:11 9.4 Censorship
01:05:55 10 Local activism
01:07:20 11 Attacks on U.S. soil
01:09:47 12 See also



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The home front of the United States in World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to government-managed rationing and price controls. There was a general feeling of agreement that the sacrifices were for the national good "for the duration [of the war]."
The labor market changed radically. Peacetime conflicts with respect to race and labor took on a special dimension because of the pressure for national unity. The Hollywood film industry was important for propaganda. Every aspect of life from politics to personal savings changed when put on a wartime footing. This was achieved by tens of millions of workers moving from low to high productivity jobs in industrial centers. Millions of students, retirees, housewives, and unemployed moved into the active labor force. The hours they had to work increased dramatically as time for leisure activities declined sharply.
Gasoline, meat, and clothing were tightly rationed. Most families were allocated 3 US gallons (11 l; 2.5 imp gal) of gasoline a week, which sharply curtailed driving for any purpose. Production of most durable goods, like cars, new housing, vacuum cleaners, and kitchen appliances, was banned until the war ended. In industrial areas housing was in short supply as people doubled up and lived in cramped quarters. Prices and wages were controlled. Americans saved a high portion of their incomes, which led to renewed growth after the war.