WWII Home Front

buying war bonds

collecting scrap metal

planting victory gardens

civilians should quit their jobs to enlist in the military

planting victory gardens would help support the war effort

soldiers would have jobs waiting for them when the war ended

women were allowed to work in war industries

Japanese-Americans were relocated to prison camps

food and gasoline had to be rationed

declining consumer demand for automobiles

the need to provide jobs for returning soldiers

the higher wages demanded by female factory workers

they used too much scarce fabric

they were inspired by Japanese fashions

they were worn as a form of protest against the war

were relocated to concentration camps

served in segregated units

faced racial hostility