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America in War Time

Thesis:

Women entering the workforce and the discrimination against immigrants

both occurred during World War 1 and World War 2.

However, these wars differed in terms of how they dealt with consumer goods.

Differences

Similarities

Rationing & Controlling Prices

Treatment of Immigrant

Communities

Role of Women

Analysis

The World War I poster depicts an American soldier encouraging other Americans to limit their consuming. Meanwhile, the World War II poster encourages Americans to ration gasoline and instead save those rations to aid the Allies. The system of rationing and controlling prices had a greater impact on the overall war effort.

WWI

WWII

During both world wars, the treatment of immigrant communities was very severe. German and Japanese Americans were stripped from their rights and were discriminated against by the American population.

WWI

The posters from both WWI and WWII depict the strengthening of the female figure by demonstrating her fulfilling jobs typically done by men, imploring American women to step up as a active members in the war effort. Along with the government committees that arose to support the increasing number of women who entered into the work force during the war, demonstrating the increased influence of women.

WWII

During World War I the United States did not have food rationing, but they heavily relied on persuading the public to moderate food consumption.

WWI

WWII

In 1942, the Combined Food Board was set up to coordinate the worldwide supply of food to the Allies, with special attention to flows from the U.S. and Britain.

Executive Order 9066 - Signed into action in 1942, by FDR allowing the secretary of war to declare certain areas as war zones, allowing for the internment of Japanese, German and Italian citizens.

The maleficent portrayal of the German man, along with the derogatory name 'Hun'.

Female labor force

grew by 50%; 19.5 million

by 1945

The woman standing with her arms spread wide, pridefully joining the war effort.

Causation

During World War I, moderating food consumption was encouraged to the public through propaganda campaigns focused on aiding American soldiers. During World War II, moderating food consumption and prices were encouraged through the system of rationing. By rationing, Americans believed the overall demand on goods would decrease, and instead could be sent as aid to the Allies.

Causation

Causation

WWII

The animosity stemmed from the fighting in the world wars. The strained relations between these countries initiated the discrimination movement against the Germans and the Japanese.

While men enlisted for both wars, there was a labor vacuum back home. This lack of workers made women have to fill the void which led to increased numbers of women in the work force.

WWI

During World War II gasoline was highly rationed as Americans were required to use a gas and ration booklet.

WWII

The United States Food Administration was established in 1917 to manage the nations food distribution and food prices.

WWI

A woman participating in manual labor, a job typically held by men

The evil face of the Japanese man, including his sharpened teeth. The innocence of the woman, making her look helpless

Women’s Committee of the Council of National Defense was created to manage the female war effort.

President Woodrow Wilson spoke disapprovingly of "hyphenated Americans" whose loyalty he claimed was divided. One government official warned that "Every citizen must declare himself American--or traitor."

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