at home in wartime group 3. people help the war effort americans disagreed about the war before 1941...
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PEOPLE HELP THE WAR EFFORT
• Americans disagreed about the war before 1941
• Pearl Harbor united Americans
• Organizations sent supplies over seas
• Kids collected old tires and meatal to use to make military weapons
• The food was rationed and limited
• Women planted victory gardens
FAMILIES DURING WAR
• Nearly everyone in US new people in military
• People read newspapers and watched Newsreels
• Newsreels: A short film about current events
WWII AFFECTED US CULTURE
• Writers and artists expressed the country’s feelings about this huge event
• Many paintings, books, and movies were about the war
MUSIC DURING WARTIME
• Music was also often about war too
• Popular songs reminded people of loved ones over seas
• To forget their worries, people danced to swing and jazz