WW2 Homefront

The Slovanians wanted to rid of Austrian power.

gasoline, sugar, eggs, meat. As the war went on more and more things were rationed

My mother lived in California during this time and has told me that bread was ten cents a loaf. For a dollar you could go the store and get a large grocery bag filled with all sorts of vegetables and bread. Meat was more expensive. During the war prices were controlled by the government and many items were rationed.
the same it cost the day before

You could see a news reel, a full feature musical and the latest Flash Gordon serial at the movie theater for a dime. (According to my parents.)

I dont really know. so get some awnsers down!

Really bad

LOS ANGELES.

For the United States, the most important was the Battle of Midway, fought from June 4-7, 1942. It was a decisive victory which stopped the Japanese Navy's offensive in the Pacific and brought about near parity between the Japanese and U.S. fleets.

Also the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle in history took place between Japan & the US.

The Outside air raid shelter was named after sir John Anderson in 1938.

There were shortages: food, clothing, transportation, cosmetics and eligible men. There were long hours of hard work, there were sons, husbands and fathers to bury, yes. there were problems, but they survived and persevered.

Diana Nash faced many struggles as she worked for civil rights including facing sexism and racism from her peers. She also experienced difficulty in balancing her work and family life as she was a single mother with two children and a full-time job. Additionally Nash had to contend with the lack of support from her community as her activism was often met with opposition and even violence. Lastly Nash struggled to find her voice in the male-dominated civil rights movement as she was often overlooked and silenced.

• Faced sexism and racism from peers
• Difficulty balancing work and family life
• Lack of support from community
• Struggled to find her voice in the male-dominated civil rights movement

The government expected the cities to be bombed, so evacuated children to keep them safe. There was a period known as 'the phoney war' because no bombs fell and many children returned to their parents in the cities. However, on 7th September 1940, more than one year after the war had started, London was attacked by 450 bombers and many people were killed - including children.

1- After fighting two World Wars, the United Kingdom lost its standing as one of the top world powers.

2- UK had a large empire prior to WW2 but after the war many countries sought their independence. Some countries such as India did not gain their independence for many years but WW2 was a catalyst that began this change.

3- The UK had to borrow money from the US to pay for the war. This was not paid finally back until recently.

4- Food and clothing was rationed for many years. It was not until 1948 that the British could buy sweets (candy) again.

5- No cars were built between 1940 and 1950 so everybody had to drive round in old bangers for years.

6- The UK had to maintain a large army of occupation based in Germany for many years. This meant that all males had to spend two years in the armed services.

7- Many men returned from the war to find they had no job and had to find new jobs.

7- Large areas of countryside had been converted to aerodromes and army camps and could not be converted back. The beaches had to be cleared of anti-tank defenses and barbed wire.

8- Many cities had been seriously bombed and had to be rebuilt. Coventry Cathedral was totally destroyed and was rebuilt.

We went back to our families, I guess some who did not have any family left were sent somewhere else, but the rest of us went home. Myself, they say I cried to much and I was sent back to my dad and mum in Folkstone where my dad was stationed, and he was on the heavy ack ack guns shooting down the Germans as they came over the ocean.

Mostly the same as the rest of the population. Food was rationed and children had their own ration books. Some evacuee children were in the countryside and were able to have things like fresh eggs and vegetables that may not have been available to other people.

These were known as Victory Gardens, and were an effort to maintain the supply of food during the war years. In this way, everyone could participate and feel they were doing something to help the cause. See the Web Link to the left for more information and links.

women were expected to take on the responsibilty like taking care of the children and clean and so forth. Many were expected to work in factories until the men came back, and some went to war.

A. Manchester

B. London

C. Belfast

D. Sheffield

E. Coventry

F. Portsmouth

G. Glasgow

H. Edinburgh

I. Canterbury

J. Newcastle

K. Norwich

L. Sunderland

M. Liverpool

N. Bristol

O. Bath

P. Plymouth

Q. Exeter

R. Norwich

S. Ipswich

T. Birmingham

U. Nottingham

V. Hull

W. Middlesborough

X. Clydebank

Y. Swansea

Z. Cardiff

In the United States, there were few real shortages of food, tobacco and liquor. However, the Armed Forces did come first as was proper. In those days, Americans wanted their country to be victorious over the Germans and the Japanese. However, the biggest reason for rationing in the United States was to make everyone WAR CONSCIOUS. Rationing was the Roosevelt Adminsitration's way of bringing the war home to everyone and to make our people feel that they were contributing to the VICTORY, which we actually won over out enemies in 1945.

Hoover spent $500 million a year on public works and government programs to build or improve government properties. The most famous was the Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Congress established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (continued by FDR) which created an agency to help banks, railroads, and other key businesses to stay in business thus helping the economy. All of these things could not stem the tide of the economic collapse. Hoover believed in a balanced budget and not pumping government money into the economy.
President Hoover proposed the creation of public works projects to help Americans get back into jobs.

the United States

The roles of the women during and after WW1 were persuading their husbands to go to war to earn more money. During the war the women had the job of knitting clothes and packing parcels with food in them to send away to the soliders

It's not an actual place, it's a historical event of death.

kids and their mothers where put in refugee camps and mothers had to work and the kids where sad and wanted the war to be over so they could go home

Some Japanese Americans died in the camps due to inadequate medical care and the emotional stresses they encountered. Several were killed by military guards posted for allegedly resisting orders.