wwii homefront propoganda
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WWII Homefront Propoganda. Urging citizens to remember…. Buy War Bonds to support the war!. Debt securities used by the government to finance the war Yields interest Controls inflations. More War Bond posters. Posters often played on the fears of Americans, especially women. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WWII Homefront Propoganda
Urging citizens to remember…
Buy War Bonds to support the war!
Debt securities used by the government to finance the war
Yields interest
Controls inflations
More War Bond posters
Posters often played on the fears of Americans, especially women.
Commemorate Pearl Harbor by buying extra War Bonds!
Americans should work hard for the war effort…
Women should do their part outside of the home…
Rosie the Riveter Became an iconic
figure for women in the workplace
We Can Do It! Was a rallying cry for women to work outside the home in factories to support the war effort
Became a tagline for the women’s rights movement
Women in the Armed Forces
Women were encouraged to join auxiliary branches of the armed forces
Their jobs were domestic and consisted largely of administrative duties
Most were given equal military pay
WAVES – Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
What does the name imply?
Men were heavily recruited
What do these posters say about men who enlist?
Americans at home were encouraged to conserve & ration
Wasted food= wasted lives
Quick and careful production became essential
Americans were encouraged not to share information
Religion and the war
Racial equality ?