WWII questions...again.....?

Question

1)Explain how the role of women changed during the war.
2)Give an example of how women made a difference on the Home Front.
4)How did the war time posters help mobilize the Home Front for war?
5)What are the posters indicating about living conditions in America during this time?

1) Describe the poster.

2) Does the poster contain a hidden/implied message? What is the desired effect?

3) What emotions do the images convey? What words are chosen for impact?

4) In what ways does the poster glamorize or villainize war or the people involved?

5) What effect would this poster have had on people of different ages and backgrounds in the 40's? For example, how would a teenager react to it? A veteran of World War I? A mother? A doctor? A minister?

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Answer 1

1. It showed that women had a place in the work force, there were a lot of women that didn't go back to the kitchen after the war. one of the most popular posters giving a example of this was Rosey the riveter.

2Women made a huge difference they were transport pilots flying airplanes to different locations they built them, they were building tanks, cars, jeeps you name it.

3. Well a lot of different ways, it helped finance it with war bonds. And there was a famous saying that came from one of them loose lips sink ships, that meant keep your mouth shut about what your building there could be spies around.

4. This one is tough for me, this may apply, the gas stamps, the food stamps and the advertisements for cars made partially out of wood because of the metal shortage.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

You did not stipulate as to whether You are after the British or American point of view, so I shall just cover 'England'. I will try to be brief.

#1) Woman were given the opportunity to conduct Their own affairs, run Their own lives without the need to ask permission from the Male members of the household.
#2) War Time regulations prevented Women from serving in front line combat units. They could (and did) man the radar and direction finding equipment on search lights and anti-aircraft guns. Those in civilian employment took over most of the jobs normally done by Men. Munitions workers, Bus Drivers, Farm Laborers, Post'men', Milk'men', Ambulance Drivers, Taxi Drivers, Train Conductors, Bus conductors,etc, ect, ect, ...(get the idea?) It is a little known or acknowledged fact that Women even ferried aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean from America and Canada to Ireland and England.
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#4) Most of the wartime Home Front Propaganda can best be divided into 4 catagories:
The Army needs You,
Defense of the Realm,
Waste not want not, and,
Loose lips sink ships

Each is self explanatory but basically what they were designed to do was to utilise the British inherrent subservience (Aristorcracy Telling the Commoners what to do) and marshall what meagre resources that were at hand. (After Dunkirk the only two military formations in all of Britain that were fully equiped were 2 brigades of Australian infantry and a Division of Canadian Infantry).
#5) That was a sore spot at the begining of WWII. Prior to Dec 7th, 1941 most Americans were opposed to becoming involved in at European "shooting" War. (The First American Serviceman {an Army Captain attached to the US Embassy in Warsaw} was killed 2 weeks after the invasion of Poland [Sept 1st, 1939]). The British People were never kept fully informed as to what support th US of A was actually giving them. America had already lost 40 ships before Pearl Harbour, but this had to remain a secret.

The effect of the War on American was far less dramatic and yet had a much more profound effect on Women's pursuit of equality.
"Technically" America was not bombed, (The Japanese did sent balloons carrying bombs accross the Pacific which did detinate on US soil). There were never any rael shortages of food. Some items were in short supply, but that ws about all. Women were mobilized into the work force, most working for the huge wages avalaible, rather than for a need to arm There country in a time of war. Women joined the Military, Unions and Social Organizations that would previously have excluded Them. While the Men were away fighting the Womens collective voive was heard and Their views and opinions started to be taken into consideration. Their vote counted for something and was much sort after by politicians. The rest is history.
I hope that this is of some assistance to You. Cheers!