Impact Of The Homefront On The World War II

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Don’t you always wonder what really happened at a particular event in history? Not the Semi-biased history, the real history. There is one distinct event that has always made me wonder and curious, World War Two. However, World War Two is such a comprehensive topic since all kinds of different things were going on in just the six years. In high school I took several history classes, we learned all about the great battles of the war, but didn’t really focus on the Home Front. However, since we didn’t really spend time on the Homefront doesn’t mean that it didn’t play a substantial role of the Success of America. Therefore, something that lacks in a history textbook is the importance the Home Front had on the outcome of the War. In this essay, will look deeper into how the Homefront, this military-industrial complex, had a significant impact not only in America’s success in World War 2 but the early years of the Cold War. However, before I begin I would like to share that I believe the Home front had long lasting impacts on society and history. During World War Two, millions Americans were sent across the globe fighting to defend our beliefs on what it meant to be an “American.” However, what history books didn’t mention is that although America was “fighting to defend democracy,” were we really democratic at home? The Homefront, which we will analyze thanks to the great primary source choice takes a deeper look into what it was like back home. We will also look closely at the broader context, this source has on history. World War Two had a lasting impact on the culture of the American People. Although, one distinct thing that changed during the War was an increase in the power of the Amer... ... middle of paper ... ...roader context of this source is how it was used with several other distinct documents to achieve cohesion between the War and the home front. The War and Food Administration used several different techniques of propaganda and persuasion to unite the American people to achieve one goal, everyone contributes to the war effort. The thing that always impressed me about World War Two is how effective and efficient these people called “Americans” were at ration goods and contributing to the war effort. In Conclusion, the success of the war was substantial impacted by the work on the home front. However, even though it had a substantial impact it wasn’t the only reason America was so successful. The way the production changed during World War Two still impacts our lives today due to all the great inventions we got out of World War Two and the decades after.

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