1. Life During WW II in the U.S.

2. U. S. War Bonds Gave money for the war
People invested in the war to help their government
Bonds were loans
Government promised to pay back with interest

3. Rationing Everyday goods were difficult to buy.
Housewives had to shop different stores looking for food.
Ration stamps were used like money.
Each family was given a "War Ration Book"
With many parents engaged in war work, children are being taught the facts of point rationing for helping out in family marketing." Alfred Palmer, February AA-322H-1.

4. Scrap Metal Drives
To build tanks, ships, planes, and weapons we needed massive amounts of metal.
Americans were asked to give scrap metal for recycling,
Schools and community groups across the country held scrap metal drives.
Movie star Rita Hayworth sacrificed her bumpers for the duration. Besides setting an example by turning in unessential metal car parts, Miss Hayworth has been active in selling war bonds."

5. Victory Gardens
People planted food for their family, friends, and neighbors
It was what you had to do
This gave more supplies to be shipped to our troops fighting the war

6. Sugar Rationing Sugar Rationing
Sugar was the first food to be rationed
Our supply of sugar was down to a third
Sugar Rationing

7. Meat Rationing Grocery stores started rationing canned goods
Meat was hard to buy
People over 12 years old were allowed 2 ½ pounds of meat per week

8. Working Women
Rosie the Riveter was a symbolic character to encourage females to take male jobs
They were quickly trained to prepare them for jobs operating machinery
Women did an extraordinary job
Jobs included: working in shipyards, lumber mills and steel mills.
Millions worked for the Defense industry
Women also joined the military
Riveter at Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, CA. 86-WWT-3-67

9. Minorities in the Work force
Men at war meant more jobs in factories.
African Americans moved from the south all over the country to fill these jobs.
White Americans protested over African Americans’ jobs
A. Philip Randolph threatened to lead 100,000 protestors because they were discriminated in defense jobs.
President Roosevelt didn’t want the protest in Washington DC
So he established the Fair Employment Practices Commission to promote minority hiring .

10. The Home Front Many people think that war is won on the battlefield
People living on the home front during World War II knew that hard work, sacrifice, and being positive were important to the United States winning.