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WW2 Homefront
WW2 home front refers to the activities of the civilians during WW2. The governments of affected countries required their civilians to assist in the war effort. While the men fought at the front lines, the women provided logistic support.
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What are ten things that were rationed in world war 2?
sword, armor and canon
Second Answer from Editor: World War 2 had rationing of tires, metals, hosiery, fuel, certain medications, foods (chocolate, meat, produce, milk, soda pop, etc.) and clothing, fabric and shoes. This was true for Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and the UK. Even the enemies of the Allied Forces enforced rationing in their nations.
No, tragically, she did not. After 25 months in hiding, someone informed the Gestapo of the Frank family hiding place and they were taken to concentration camps where Anne died several months later.
How did the us and the soviet union start the arms race?
The Cuban missile crisis in the early 1960's.
How was food during world war 2 sent to the soldiers?
During World War I, food and water (as well as other supplies) were transported to the soldiers through a variety of means. In quiet sectors, these could be delivered directly to the front lines. In less quiet sectors, communication trenches were dug in order to enable suppliers to approach the front without being seen and attacked by the enemy.
How many people used blackout curtains were there in World War 2?
Black out screens were used because the German and Japanese might be trying to bomb us, so the curtains were used to prevent them from finding targets and being able to use large metropolitan areas as navigational aids.
Where did World War two take place?
There were two world wars: one in the years 1914-18, which was fought in Europe, but got the whole world involved. This war was particularly on the boundaries between France and Germany, Belgium and Germany, and Russia and Germany. The second world war (1939-45) was fought again in Europe, and again got the whole world involved. This was a war against the Germans, who had taken over Austria, Hungary, Czechoslavakia, Poland, and France. Their dictator, Hitler, was trying to take over the world.
How many concentration camps were there in World War II?
Many of the camps had satellite camps, some of which functioned for only fairly short periods of time. The Wikipedia article - see below - gives the names of the main camps and some information about the satellite camps.
Where were the children evacuated to?
children who lived in the cities of Britain were evacuated to the countryside, because German bombers would want to bomb big industrial cities where there are lots of people rather than countryside villages.
What was life like on the home front during World War 2?
World War II had a great impact on those on the homefront. The national debt increased to cover the cost of the war which meant that taxes would also increase. Many businesses accepted wartime unionization of workers, even though they opposed it prior to the war. Women joined the workforce in large numbers to make up for the loss of manpower as a result of men joining the military. (Rosie the Riveter) Government agencies were created to help the war effort at home. One example was the Office of Price Administration which had the job of controlling consumer prices so that the effect of high wages and scarcity of goods did not lead to runaway inflation. A National War Labor Board was created to mediate industrial disputes. Many consumer goods were scarce, not because there was not enough of the product, but because most of the items produced were for the military. There was rationing of important items, like gas. Individuals were only allowed so many gallons of gas for their automobiles per week. The major reason for gas rationing was not the fear of little petroleum, but the fear of a rubber shortage since the Japanese gained control of most of the world's rubber tree plantations. Driving less would mean less wear and tear on tires. There were neighborhood drives to collect items to help the war effort. Iron, steel, tin, and paper were some of the items collected by groups such as the boy scouts. The shortage of certain food items lead to gardening as a "patriotic" endeavor. MrV
If the family wasn't intact due to a parent's service obligations, the "at home" parent assumed all of the responsibilities of both parents. Back in that time, extended families often lived together, lessening the burdens of everyone involved.
Many commodities such as sugar, butter, gasoline and tires were rationed.
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Young boys wore mostly short pants and older boys mostly wore long pants.
What are Japanese American interment camps?
Japanese internment camps were meant to house any Japanese Americans whom "posed a threat" to the American Government or people during WWII. Though this sounds innocent, the Americans took total liberty in putting any Japanese they could get there hands on in there.
What was it like to be a evacuee in world war 2?
- 1.sad and also shie to live with a strange family
- 2.angry because maby this family is mean to you
- 3.hoping to see your family really soon and not live with that family
Did the blitz work in World War 2?
Blitzkrieg was a tactical system developed by the Germans. The word literally means "lightning war". It was new and completely revolutionary. The essence of it was that tanks, instead of being spread out and used just to support infantry, would be concentrated in large columns. The tanks would attack and break through the enemy line. they would then spread out in the enemy rear areas destroying supplies and ammunition and capturing command posts and headquarters, thus paralyzing the front lines so they could be easily attacked by the infantry. They called it blitzgrieg because the tanks spreading out behind the lines looked, on a map, like the branches of a bolt of lightning. To see how effective this was look at how easy the German victories were in the early part of the war. They defeated Poland in six weeks, Denmark in a single day, Holland in a few days, Belgium in a couple of weeks and France in six weeks. They conquered vast amounts of Russia in a matter of weeks. Eventually though their enemies learned how to use the same tactical system and applied it against them. When the tide turned and British, American and Russian armies began to advance they were using essentially the same ideas. Modifications of the blitzkrieg arew still used by advanced armies today.Michael Montagne
What group was placed in internment camps in the US during World War 2?
I think you are referring to the WWII Japanese internment camps. After Pearl Harbor, it was thought that Japanese-American citizens could not be trusted, so they were rounded up and forced to live at various "camps" around the U.S. until the war was over. See the Related Links below.
What were traditional womens' roles and jobs before World War 2 in Australia?
The majority of the time in the past a womens role was basically to raise a family, when women persue jobs, the jobs usually require traits such caring and communication.Very frequent jobs are things like teaching, secretaries, factory workers, caring for children....
The WAVES did not accept African-American women into the division until late 1944, at which point they trained one black woman for every 36 white women enlisted in the WAVES.
What was the enlistment age during World War 2?
In World War 2 men came home one of three ways. Wounded, dead or when the war was over. After Pearl Harbor the draft was mute because men signed up by the droves. It is in Viet Nam that the draft became the means to man the army.
What volunteer work did women do during World War 2?
The women were involved in many activities. One was the 'Cheer-Up Huts' which provided entertainment for soldiers. In Adelaide, there was one on the corner near Parliament House. Other activities included making clothing for servicemen. This had the added benefit of bringing women together for mutual support. Preparing and sending food parcels for the troops, writing letters even to those they did not know were other organized activities.
When and where did Benjamin o Davis jr die?
he died in Washington D.C. on July 4, 2002 of Alzheimer's disease
Did general george smith Patton jr have children?
as a boy george smith Patton worked on his maternal grandfather's farm. he didnt go to school until he was 12 so his spellig suffered but he was an ambiguos reader being he loved to read about his ancestors and past war stories
What was the morality of using the atomic bomb?
The morality presented was that dropping the bomb would end the war and save more lives because the U.S. would not have to invade and fight through the cities there to subdue it. == The standard answer (and arguably most true) is that using the Atomic Bomb stopped the Japanese from fighting a protracted war for Japan. While a horrific thing to be sure the loss of life encountered by the dropping of 2 bombs was probably less than what would have been experienced in an island to island, to the last man war of attrition. Hindsight is always 20/20 and people can say all day that we shouldn't have done it, but the reality is that we did it and it can't be taken back. The other thing to consider here is that we warned Japan repeatedly that we were in possession of a weapon that would change the very face of war as we knew it, and that we were prepared to use it. The Japanese told the US to get bent, basically, and even after we dropped the first bomb they refused to surrender. I guess when you get down to brass tacks there really is nothing moral about war. It is a terrible thing to undertake and I think that the decision to use atomic weapons was the best option we had at the time. ==
What did the Manhattan project do?
Created the first Atomic Weapon (Nuclear Bomb). And ended WW2 with the dropping of 2 A-Bombs on Japan.
What did the people in Manzanar Internment camp eat?
most camps served the Japanese fruit syrup poured over rice, stew, and organ meats such as kidney, heart and liver.
How did the Vietnam War affect families?
It was the 1960s and early 70s in the US, most women didn't work outside the home. They were housewives, and cooked dinner every night. Vietnam was really the first televised war, and reporters were allowed to participate to an even greater extent than they do now, accompanying soldiers on any mission they wanted to. Many families ate dinner in front of the TV every night while the news played horrific footage of the war.
Why did Harry Truman order the atomic bomb?
He was faced with the choice of using the Bomb or of ordering a conventional invasion of mainland Japan, which The Pentagon estimated would cost up to a million Allied lives. Because the number of casualties in the Far East had already been horrifically high, and because the Japanese military were known to be extremely cruel to their captors, he regarded the conventional option as unacceptable.
