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THE USA AND WORLD WAR II
IMPACTS OF THE WAR AND AFTERWARDS
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IMPACTS OF THE WAR AND AFTERWARDS
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Original article: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-american-home-front-and-world-war-ii.htm
1. Introduction
2. The American Home Front Before World War II
2A The Greater United States
2B World War I, The Great Depression, and The New Deal
3. The American Home Front and the Buildup to World War II
3A Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best
3A(1) Pan American Airways on the Home Front in the Pacific
3B The Selective Service Act and the Arsenal of Democracy
4. The American Home Front During World War II
4A A Date That Will Live in Infamy
4A(i) Maria Ylagan Orosa
4B Enemies on the Home Front
4C Incarceration and Martial Law
4D Rationing, Recycling, and Victory Gardens
4D(i) Restrictions and Rationing on the World War II Home Front
4D(ii) Food Rationing on the World War II Home Front
4D(ii)(a) Nutrition on the Home Front in World War II
4D(ii)(b) Coffee Rationing on the World War II Home Front
4D(ii)(c) Meat Rationing on the World War II Home Front
4D(ii)(d) Sugar: The First and Last Food Rationed on the World War II Home Front
4D(iii) Rationing of Non-Food Items on the World War II Home Front
4D(iv) Home Front Illicit Trade and Black Markets in World War II
4D(v) Material Drives on the World War II Home Front
4D(v)(a) Uncle Sam Needs to Borrow Your… Dog?
4D(vi) Victory Gardens on the World War II Home Front
4D(vi)(a) Canning and Food Preservation on the World War II Home Front
4E The Economy
4E(i) Currency on the World War II Home Front
4E(ii) The Servel Company in World War II & the History of Refrigeration
5. The American Home Front After World War II
5A The End of the War and Its Legacies
5A(i) Post World War II Food
Full Bibliography
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
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