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World War II: On The Homefront Summary

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Teacher’s Bibliography (a) Non-fiction Emert, P. R. (1996). World War II: On the Homefront. Carlisle, MA: Discovery Enterprises. World War II: On the Homefront recounts how Americans worked together on the home front to survive World War II. Americans had to ration food, rubber, and metal to help America win the war. Emert discusses how Americans contributed to the home front. She also depicts the changing face of the American worker during the war. Throughout this book, the war efforts of children are discussed. It features speeches, statistics, and personal accounts of people who lived during World War II. Winkler, A. M. (1986). Home Front U.S.A: America During World War II. Arlington Heights, IL: H. Davidson. Home Front U.S.A: America During World War II is a great reference book on the American civilian life during World War II. Winkler’s purpose is to discuss how the involvement of Americans during World War II contributed to the nations victory. He focuses on the roles and contributions of women and children towards the war efforts of World War II. (b) Articles Witkowski, T. H. (2003). World War II Poster Campaigns: Preaching Frugality to American Consumers. Journal of Advertising, 32(1), 69-82. doi:10.1080/00913367.2003.10639053 World War II Poster Campaigns: Preaching …show more content…

He states that by building a garden their rations would last longer. This image gives insight to the importance of victory gardens during World War II. Victory Gardens allowed people to grow their own fruits and vegetables for their personal use. During this time America was using rationing books to give an equal amount of food to all, but for many it wasn’t enough. They also cut the costs of food because if people grew their own food there wouldn’t be such a high demand. This propaganda poster depicts victory gardens as a civic duty that helps America win the

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