info is in the pdf
One of the main jobs of historians is to interpret the past by reviewing primary
documents, scholarly secondary sources, and then creating an analysis of this
research. After reading your text and reviewing the assigned materials, submit an
analysis of the American homefront during World War Two.
You might want to consider the following questions, but you are not limited to them:
How were people on the home front encouraged to participate in the war effort? Which
of the posters do you think was most effective? In what ways were people’s part in the
war impactful? Where can you still see evidence of these behaviors? You can also focus
on the “Double Victory” or women’s role/changes based on their homefront experience.
This assignment should be at least 300 words and contain your reactions or questions
about some specific issue within the historical narrative that you find compelling. For full
credit, your paper must not simply sum up the reading or repeat points made there.
Rather, I’m looking for you to create your own interpretation, explain the emotional
content of the piece, or discuss some original insight. Include citations as needed.
Read the provided articles and view the resources regarding propaganda and the homefront
during World War II.
● Article: Home Front
● Links to an external site.
● – The roughly 116 million Americans who remained on the homefront played a crucial
role in the fight during WWII.
● Primary Document: Radio Clip Sheet
● Links to an external site.
● -radio script from WWII
● Online Exhibit: Powers of Persuasion
● Links to an external site.
● -created by the National Archives
● Photo: The Price of Eggs -an image of a grocery store in WWII
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/home-front
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/home-front
https://www.archives.gov/files/boston/exhibits/homefront/1.02-radio-clips
https://www.archives.gov/files/boston/exhibits/homefront/1.02-radio-clips
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers-of-persuasion
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers-of-persuasion
https://canvas.tccd.edu/courses/73938/files/10714182/preview