Why did uncle sam believe people should 'work or fight'? Why did he tell america this?

Question

i dont understand what uncle sam meant by 'work or fight'. why did people need to either 'work or fight'

Answer 1

So they are doing something to benefit their country. And it really wasn't "work or fight" it was fight or be sent to prison once the draft was put into action.

Answer 2

When a country is at war, everyone has to pull together and do their part.

In WWII, men lined up to volunteer, because the U.S. was directly attacked and the sense of the nation is that we either engage the enemies in war, or our very homes would be in danger.

With so many enlisting, less workers were available for the factories, including those making supplies for the military. That was a time when many women went to work for the first time.

He meant that if you were not in the military and ready to go "over there" and fight, you needed to work here to support the country by being a producer.

Now that we have been attacked again, it is not so simple is it? We are not fighting a clearly defined enemy. I believe that is why so many dispute the point of the war. Enlistment is down in every branch of the service.

We are going to be attacked again, and probably worse. It is a frightening world. When that happens, I suspect things will change again. The country needs to pull together, but I suspect it will take another major tragedy before that happens.

Anyway, I hope I helped to answer your question.

Sue

Answer 3

It's a form of 'Political Obligation'. Propoganda is use to convey to the American people that they need to assist their country. This can be done with the workforce or in the boots. A higher grade workforce degrades inflation, which then makes product pricing cheaper. Or they could join the other uniformed personnel.

Propoganda during wars has always been a tool to influence mass populus. Propoganda is usually a banner or advertisment used to sway citizen's views, and often with some cartoon depiction.

~ The Cerberus

Answer 4

Uncle Sam was a meat packer from Troy New York.

Answer 5

I can only assume this is WWII. This was an absolutely huge war effort, second only to the civil war for how it impacted the civilians of this country. Something like 75% of citizens who were employed were either active military or in an industry that supported the war effort. Food was in short supply, sugar, gas and other basic commodities were rationed. Metal was in short supply and rubber was funnelled for the war effort. Horsemeat was commonly consumed. People planted "victory gardens" at home, in order to make more food available for our troops overseas.

Great Britain was at the verge of being overrun and no longer existing when we *finally* decided to join the fray. With Pearl Harbor, it became obvious that the isolationist policy was not going to be effective, and it was generally accepted that the American war effort was to be all out.

In summary, it was necessary to secure victory in that war.

Answer 6

Because unlike today, there was NO social welfare programs so people could sit on their *** and do nothing.
We were at war. We worked together as a TEAM.

Answer 7

Was wondering the same question

Answer 8

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