WW2 Homefront

The dropping of two nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War II.

This caused Japan to surrender unconditionally on 2 September 1945

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945

its more dependent on rail roads

There are many advantages and disadvantages of working for someone else, if the individual has needs and needs must then obviously they are going to need to work and earn money for to buy those things that they need, and to be able to provide for themselves at some point in their life asthey cant depend on someone else ding it for them for the rest of their lifes.

Food rationing began in 1939 then ended in 1954

Families changed a lot because the men would leave to go to the war. When your dad is not home you get lonely and frightened. One reason you would get frightened is because your dad is not there to protect you. Your mama is, but your dad is more secure feeling. Your mama could protect you no matter what. Also it is scary because your dad could die. Some families already know what it is like to have the man or women ( mom or dad) out the house. The family unit changed dramatically during WWII because women were needed to take over factory jobs. Not to mention women were treated with a new respect that they did not have before, and the lack of men during WW2 gave women the opportunity to show they are equal to men, so maybe without this war having taken place women would still be seen as second class citizens and be prevented from working.

The family unit became the center of American patriotism and was the cushion to fall back on when something terrible happened. It was the only thing that provided security and protection, together we stand, divided we fall.

Meat, nylons, peanut butter, butter, gas, tires, Tea, bread, sugar, cheese and more.

You could get a replacement, but you were quizzed in detail about the incident. It was serious, rather like losing a passport.

One major new aspect of American culture that emerged after the Revolutionary War was nationalism. Before the war, the colonies were fragmented in their allegiances. After the victory in the war, most Americans were proud to part of the new nation.

There are 1,000,000 old lira in 1 New Turkish lira, so your old lira have little money value, just curiosity value. (1 New Turkish lira is worth (March 2009) about US$0.75.)

Any remaining old lira has to be converted at either the Turkish Central Bank or T.C. Ziraat Bank branches, at the rate of 1 million old lira = 1 new lira

Certainly women's roles have changed in the past one hundred years. Women are no longer just housewives. Women have gone from being housekeepers, cooks, laundresses, child rearers, and puppets to their husband or fathers to being Executives of Fortune 500 businesses and fifty percent of the workforce. Now women are mothers who are either married, divorced or never married. It was unacceptable for women to have children out of wedlock and to be divorced. Women today can be the breadwinners and have the father stay at home to manage the household and children. Women today can work in jobs that was unheard of in 1910. They can work in jobs only held by men before. They can serve in the Military in hundreds of jobs never held by women before. They contribute greatly to society now and they can even vote.

They didn't they were forced to surrender in 1939.

At first, it appeared that WW II was a European conflict that did not really concern the US. War is a very expensive and terrible business; it has a very high cost in terms of both human life, and money. Therefore, it is not a good idea to go to war unless you have a very strong motive. America did not seem to have any strong motive, until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor provided the motive.

Way, WAY too many to name. There were upwards of 45,000,000 men that fought in WW2.

They faced many problems such as building housing, difficulty getting water, dangers of unsafe drinking water, plowing the tough prairie sod, earning money while waiting for crops to come in and having to make their own necessities like clothing and soap.

They were not part of Allied powers, but had an alliance as the Axis powers.

Interesting that WWI changed the rest of the world much more than it did America. The USA was changed much more by WWII. By the end of WWI, the monarchies that had ruled Europe and thus most of the world for many centuries had largely disappeared. The seeds were laid for the dissolution of the great imperial empires of Britain and France although it would take another half century to complete the process. The USA changed very little however. WWII was different for the USA. By the end of the war, Americans had become much more involved in world affairs and so continue to this day. The mass involvement by women and blacks in the military/industrial effort laid the groundwork for the civil rights movements of the 60's and 70's. Thus the war put the USA into a definite world leadership position politically and militarily for the first time in history.

If you wish to do it the easy, non-laborious way, simply send the information to; Deutsche Dienststelle f�r die Benachrichtigung der n�chsten Angeh�rigen von Gefallenen der ehemaligen deutschen Wehrmacht (WASt).

Adress;

Postfach 51 06 57, 13400 Berlin

Telephone +49 30 41904 0

Fax +49 30 41904 118

email; wast@com-de.com

This federal institution is tasked with the very mission of identifying fallen soldiers of the former Wehrmacht, and notifying next of kin when they do.

If he is already identified and buried properly, your source will be;

Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgr�berf�rsorge

Adress; Werner-Hilpert-Stra�e 2

34112 Kassel

Telephone: 0561/70090

Fax: 0561/7009221

email; presse@volksbund.de

These are the caretakers of German wargraves, and have huge databanks that one can search.

If the object in you care carries a name, it will most probably not be an Erkennungsmarke - i.e. dog tag - since these normally (and legally) only carried the soldier serialnumber, the blood type (capital letter) and the name of his unit. The tag had oval shape and was made of cheaper metal (zink, often) and only the lower half was taken from the body of a fallen soldier. It would have the unit name on top, with a serialnumber under it (normally 4 digit) and then bloodgroup right of the number.

My suggestion being - if it is not an Erkennungsmarke/dog tag, maybe Zimmerman ("Lumberjack" - a fairly common name here) didn't die? If not, he will be all that more easily found, and so will his next of kin and other family.

The number is really the key to feasibly finding his family on your own. Do you read German? Have access to German national archives?

World war two brought women into the work force in mass. This dynamically changed the american work force forever. The resulting change to the american economy and social structure of the american family were changed just as much. Employers have a larger pool of prospective employees to choose from which lowers the pay scale because of the simple laws of supply and demand.

In the end all of these changes led to the failing of the family values as now women can earn a living an don't need a man to fulfil that role which makes divorce a much easier alternative to a difficult relationship.

Bread was continued to be rationed in Europe and the UK after the war was over. The US and Canada were supplying the bread for many nations and people. They had to distribute it fairly and equally so rationing was still in place for bread and most foods.

The total death count is estimated to be around 43,000. Though this may vary depending on which websites are visited. Around 2000 people were killed on the first night of the Blitz (September 7th, 1940) in London.

Adults Weekly Ration in May, 1941

- 3 pints of milk

- 55g of tea

- one shilling's worth of meat

- 225g of jam

- 170g of butter

- 55g of cooking fat

- 225g of sugar

- 115g of bacon

- 30g of cheese

- 1 egg

Not a lot to last you for a week is all that I can say!

Women had three main roles in the war. The most common was being a nurse. Many women treated sick and wounded soldiers in field hospitals and general hospitals. The second was being a spy used to infiltrate the enemy, because men believed that women were less like to be suspected. The third, and perhaps the least common, was cross dressing (dressing like a man by cutting their hair and wearing men's clothing) and joining their army, whether it be the Union or the Confederacy.

Life in the plains was much rougher then originally expected. The ground was harder and drier then they were used to. Farmers adapted by creating heavier plows, barbed wire and making sod houses instead of wooden ones.

There was very little they could do protect their home from the vast barrage of bombs dropped. Everyone was asked to build Anderson shelters if their garden would allow, tape up all glass windows and glass doors which would often shatter with the blast effect, some would place wooden shutters over windows to reduce blast. In the home some would build small hiding places beneath stairs to try and shelter from dropping house debris. All houses were expected to use blackout curtains or heavy cloth to cover windows and doors where light could emit giving bombers a light target. Other than these basic precautions when bombs were dropped on civilian targets its was just left to fate and hope that they missed your home