The
United States of America
-The fear of attack after the
bombing of Pearl Harbor translated into a ready acceptance by a majority of
Americans of the need to sacrifice in order to achieve victory. During the
spring of 1942, a rationing program was established that set limits on the
amount of gas, food and clothing consumers could purchase. Families were issued
ration stamps that were used to buy their allotment of
everything from
meat, sugar, fat, butter, vegetables and fruit to gas, tires, clothing and fuel
oil. The United States Office of War Information released posters (propaganda)
in which Americans were urged to “Do with less–so they’ll have enough” (they
being the soldiers). Individuals purchased U.S. war bonds to help pay for the
high cost of armed conflict.
-It was clear that
enormous quantities of airplanes, tanks, warships, rifles and other armaments
would be essential to beating America’s aggressors. U.S. workers played a vital
role in the production of such war-related materials. Many of these workers were
women. This gave women the opportunity to really show what they could do to help
their country. Women began securing jobs as welders, electricians and riveters
in defense plants.
-Baseball in America changed as well; 95 percent of all professional baseball players who donned
major league uniforms
during the 1941 season were directly involved in the
conflict. Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams exchanged
their baseball jerseys for military uniforms. Because baseball lost so many
able bodies, athletes who otherwise would have never been considered, made the
big leagues and won spots on rosters.
Britain -Britain's total mobilization during this period proved to be successful in winning the war, by maintaining strong support from public opinion. The war was a "people's war" that enlarged democratic aspirations and produced promises of a postwar welfare state. Britain actually had around the same situations that the United States did throughout the war. Women were more liberated and they plenty of opportunities to prove themselves. Soviet union
-The most significant aspect of
the home front was Soviet war production. The Soviets were able to
maintain and even expand war production despite the huge area conquered by the
Wehrmacht. Stalin had built an industrial base capable of producing war material
on an immense level.
-The whole of the Soviet
Union become dedicated to the war effort. The population of the Soviet Union was
probably better prepared than any other nation involved in the fighting of World
War II to endure the material hardships of the war.
This is primarily
because the Soviets were so used to shortages and coping with economic crisis in
the past, especially during wartime. The government implemented rationing in
1941 and first applied it to bread, flour, cereal, pasta, butter, margarine,
vegetable oil, meat, fish, sugar and confectionary all across the country. The
rations remained largely stable in other places during the war.
Germany
-The home front in Germany
during the Second World War was most commonly characterized by both
its wartime economy; an economy led by the Nazi-driven industrial production of
war materiel, and that of an existence under the continued uncertainty and
terror imposed by the Allied bombing campaign.
japan
-The Japanese home front was
not well organized, as the government paid more attention to propaganda and not
enough on mobilization of manpower, identification of critical choke points,
food supplies, logistics, air raid shelters, and the evacuation of civilians
from targeted cities. There was only a small increase of 1.4 million women
entering the labor force between 1940 and
1944. The Japanese food rationing
system was effective throughout the war, and there were no serious incidences of
malnutrition.
United States of America
-The fear of attack after the
bombing of Pearl Harbor translated into a ready acceptance by a majority of
Americans of the need to sacrifice in order to achieve victory. During the
spring of 1942, a rationing program was established that set limits on the
amount of gas, food and clothing consumers could purchase. Families were issued
ration stamps that were used to buy their allotment of
everything from
meat, sugar, fat, butter, vegetables and fruit to gas, tires, clothing and fuel
oil. The United States Office of War Information released posters (propaganda)
in which Americans were urged to “Do with less–so they’ll have enough” (they
being the soldiers). Individuals purchased U.S. war bonds to help pay for the
high cost of armed conflict.
-It was clear that
enormous quantities of airplanes, tanks, warships, rifles and other armaments
would be essential to beating America’s aggressors. U.S. workers played a vital
role in the production of such war-related materials. Many of these workers were
women. This gave women the opportunity to really show what they could do to help
their country. Women began securing jobs as welders, electricians and riveters
in defense plants.
-Baseball in America changed as well; 95 percent of all professional baseball players who donned
major league uniforms
during the 1941 season were directly involved in the
conflict. Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams exchanged
their baseball jerseys for military uniforms. Because baseball lost so many
able bodies, athletes who otherwise would have never been considered, made the
big leagues and won spots on rosters.
Britain -Britain's total mobilization during this period proved to be successful in winning the war, by maintaining strong support from public opinion. The war was a "people's war" that enlarged democratic aspirations and produced promises of a postwar welfare state. Britain actually had around the same situations that the United States did throughout the war. Women were more liberated and they plenty of opportunities to prove themselves. Soviet union
-The most significant aspect of
the home front was Soviet war production. The Soviets were able to
maintain and even expand war production despite the huge area conquered by the
Wehrmacht. Stalin had built an industrial base capable of producing war material
on an immense level.
-The whole of the Soviet
Union become dedicated to the war effort. The population of the Soviet Union was
probably better prepared than any other nation involved in the fighting of World
War II to endure the material hardships of the war.
This is primarily
because the Soviets were so used to shortages and coping with economic crisis in
the past, especially during wartime. The government implemented rationing in
1941 and first applied it to bread, flour, cereal, pasta, butter, margarine,
vegetable oil, meat, fish, sugar and confectionary all across the country. The
rations remained largely stable in other places during the war.
Germany
-The home front in Germany
during the Second World War was most commonly characterized by both
its wartime economy; an economy led by the Nazi-driven industrial production of
war materiel, and that of an existence under the continued uncertainty and
terror imposed by the Allied bombing campaign.
japan
-The Japanese home front was
not well organized, as the government paid more attention to propaganda and not
enough on mobilization of manpower, identification of critical choke points,
food supplies, logistics, air raid shelters, and the evacuation of civilians
from targeted cities. There was only a small increase of 1.4 million women
entering the labor force between 1940 and
1944. The Japanese food rationing
system was effective throughout the war, and there were no serious incidences of
malnutrition.