United States home front during World War II
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The United States home front during World War II encompasses the social, economic, and political mobilization of American civilians, industry, and government agencies to support the war effort, including major shifts in labor, civil rights, and daily life.
Aliases (10)
- World War II home front ×3
- World War II home front in the United States ×3
- U.S. home front during World War II ×1
- United States during World War II ×1
- United States war effort in World War II ×1
- World War II home front service ×1
- World War II home-front photography ×1
- World War II in the United States home front ×1
- World War II shipbuilding program of the United States ×1
- World War II – United States home front ×1
Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aspect of World War II
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historical period → |
| civilRightsAspect |
Double V campaign
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Mexican American labor mobilization → Zoot Suit Riots → discrimination against Japanese Americans → early civil rights activism → racial segregation in military and industry → |
| country |
United States
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| culturalImpact |
USO shows
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patriotic music → war-themed radio programs → wartime Hollywood films → |
| demographicEffect |
Great Migration acceleration
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population growth in West Coast → rise of Sun Belt → urbanization → |
| economicPolicy |
excess profits tax
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price controls → rationing → wage controls → war bond drives → war economy → |
| educationEffect |
expansion of technical training programs
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wartime research at universities → |
| endDate |
1945-09-02
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| endEvent |
end of World War II
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| homeLifeChange |
blackouts in coastal areas
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food rationing → gasoline rationing → increased female-headed households → rubber shortages → |
| iconicSymbol |
Rosie the Riveter
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Uncle Sam recruitment posters → V for Victory sign → “Loose Lips Sink Ships” slogan → |
| involvedAgency |
Manhattan Project
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Office of Civilian Defense → Office of Price Administration → Office of Scientific Research and Development → Office of War Information → War Manpower Commission → War Production Board → War Relocation Authority → |
| involvedGovernment |
United States federal government
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| keyProgram |
Bracero Program
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GI Bill → Lend-Lease → Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 → Victory Program → civil defense measures → daylight saving time expansion → internment of Japanese Americans → scrap drives → victory gardens → |
| laborPolicy |
creation of Fair Employment Practice Committee
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no-strike pledges by major unions → |
| legislation |
Revenue Acts of 1942 and 1943
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Second War Powers Act → Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 → Smith-Connally Act → |
| longTermConsequence |
expansion of military-industrial complex
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foundation for modern civil rights movement → postwar economic boom → strengthening of federal government role in economy → |
| mainConflict |
World War II
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| majorIndustry |
aircraft production
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automobile conversion to military production → munitions manufacturing → shipbuilding → steel production → |
| politicalLeader |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Harry S. Truman → |
| propagandaTheme |
sacrifice on the home front
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secrecy and anti-rumor campaigns → unity of the Allies → war bond promotion → |
| socialChange |
expansion of middle class
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growth of organized labor → increased African American migration to defense industries → mass entry of women into industrial workforce → rise of youth culture → |
| startDate |
1941-12-07
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| startEvent |
attack on Pearl Harbor
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| timePeriod |
1939–1945
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1941–1945 → |