How Did Young Americans Support War Effort in WWII? Boy Scouts collect milkweed pods for lifejacket stuffing
1 America was shocked and angered by the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 Click here to find out more about Pearl Harbor
2 Click here open to Google Earth and visit Pearl Harbor
3 American wanted to fight back to avenge the attack.
4 America Declared War on the Axis Powers – Japan, Germany and Italy Click to hear President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressing the US Congress
5 Americans of all ages pitched in to support the war effort They grew their own food in “Victory Gardens”
6 They tried hard to conserve and reuse resources
7 Watch this movie!
8 Play the online Homefront simulation game
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